Although gold prices, which have been slumping of late, have showed signs of a rebound on softening US dollar, the upside may not last long due to a variety of factors, analysts said.
In one room, with tools of various kinds and sizes hanging on the walls, Sui Yiyang stands by a table on which lie two pieces of wood with frames of the musical instrument the guqin that he has been working on for many months. In another room he brushes raw lacquer on the frames of a guqin patiently over and over again.
In the basement of a five-star hotel in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, the battle to restore a mural painting from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is in full swing.
When Chen Zhichao, 23, ends his long work day at a medical college in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, he eschews the kinds of places many of his peers repair to, such as bars, cinemas and shops. Instead, he goes to a square on the southern part of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a landmark in Xi'an built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
The Chinese fashion designer Yang Jie is well known for his works, such as his design for torch relay bearers' clothes for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and the clothes for the pilots of the Chinese Air Force's August 1st Air Demonstration Team in 2009.
While the 2018 FIFA World Cup is winning the hearts of billions of soccer fans on summer nights, its top-level sponsor Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd is stepping up efforts to back the nation's sports industry in its own way.
SHANGHAI - Starting Sunday, China cut import tariffs for daily consumer goods. The average tariff rate for cultured and fished aquatic products has been cut from 15.2 percent to 6.9 percent.
As China curbs the use of diesel in its battle against air pollution, demand for natural gas powered trucks will continue to rise, especially in the logistics, postal services and public transportation sectors, according to industry experts.
London-based hedge fund manager Winton Group Ltd said it will launch a futures fund in China within two months, reflecting its optimism about the nation's asset management market.
Global hedge fund management firms Bridgewater Associates LP and Winton Group Ltd have received Chinese private securities investment fund manager licenses, in a sign of the government's determination to further open up the mainland's financial sector.
Despite disappointing market performance and lukewarm investor appetite casting a shadow over the new economy IPO frenzy, a flurry of mainland companies have lost no time in filing their IPO applications in Hong Kong, in their quest to cash in on the city's listing regime reform and raise funds before a potential reversal from peak valuations.
Two Chinese investment companies and a British asset management firm agreed to establish a 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) fund that will invest in technology companies around the world, with a focus on China.
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