State Grid's subsidiary steps up its CSR efforts in Brazil

Growing up in the most dangerous Brazilian favela (slum), 15-year-old Daniel never thought of becoming a professional instrumentalist before he joined the Mare Orchestra.

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Anta profit up on sporting boom

Anta Sports Products Ltd, the mainland's largest sportswear retailer by market value, posted record annual profits for a third year in a row as its multi-brand strategy paid off and the company gained from the rising demand for sportswear and sporting goods in the country.

Nine Dragons Paper to hike product prices

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings), the largest container board producer in China, said on Tuesday that higher raw material costs would force the company to increase product prices.

APEX derivatives bourse gets green light in Singapore

The Asia-Pacific Exchange, set up by a consortium of Chinese companies, has received final consent from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, making it the first Chinese-backed derivatives exchange to be launched in an overseas market.

Are we heading for US-China trade war?

After a warming up of relations with China in 2017, the Trump administration has again triggered concerns about a possible trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Sinomach banks on B&R boost

China National Machinery Industry Corp, also known as Sinomach, will expand its business in economies related to the Belt and Road Initiative in partnership with privately run companies this year, said a top executive.

Zhejiang farming town becomes piano-making base

HANGZHOU - It is rare to see farmers playing pianos, but even more rare that in a small town in Zhejiang province, farmers can earn a fortune making pianos. Luoshe, a town with a population of less than 20,000, has more than 60 piano factories, and over 50,000 pianos were produced there last year.

Malaysia-China industrial park to give new impetus for bilateral ties

KUANTAN - Mohd Shukri bin Arifin, 40, who is responsible for the last working procedure on the metalworking production line of Alliance Steel, has little idea what the wire rods or the metal bars are used for. But he knows he is working for the biggest iron works in Malaysia, and perhaps one of the most advanced in Southeast Asia.

Deadline for IPO reforms extended by two years

China's top legislature has extended the deadline for the government to launch registration-based initial public offerings for another two years, a move reflecting a gradual and cautious approach of the country's IPO reform, analysts said on Monday.

Fosun furthers efforts to tap fashion market

Shanghai-based outbound conglomerate Fosun International Ltd has maintained momentum in the Chinese New Year with its purchase of a controlling stake in French fashion house Jeanne Lanvin SAS.

COMAC gets orders for 30 more C919 from Huarong

The C919, China's first home-built large passenger plane, gained another 30 orders on Monday from China Huarong Financial Leasing Co Ltd, the subsidiary of China's largest financial asset management firm, lifting its total orders to 815.