Carrier expands services between Shanghai and London

China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd will soon operate direct flights between London Gatwick and Shanghai Pudong international airports.

Sinopec boosts gas storage units

State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, is building natural gas storage facilities with a total capacity of 55.6 billion cubic meters in central Henan province, in an effort to avoid gas shortages such as those seen during cold snaps last winter.

TCL ramping up tech innovation to meet demand

Home appliance maker TCL Corp said it will ramp up technology innovation related to its refrigerator and washing machine products, and make personalized intelligent products to meet consumers' demands.

Nation urges more support for young entrepreneurs

Young entrepreneurs in Shandong province have called for greater institutional support from the local government, in order to fuel their development and promote the transformation of the region's economy.

China Eastern partners Yunnan poverty battle

People living in under-developed Cangyuan Va autonomous county in southwestern Yunnan province are receiving three weeks of special medical services from Shanghai volunteers, part of China Eastern Air Holding Co's latest efforts to eradicate rural poverty.

Online learning bridging the education imbalance

Online education company Hujiang EdTech is offering primary and middle school students lessons free of charge to improve education levels in remote and impoverished areas across the country.

Adidas to expand school sports aid

World-leading sportswear producer Adidas and China's Ministry of Education have agreed to continue their successful partnership to promote school sports development and exchanges.

E-commerce sites boost farmers' sales

The China Electronic Commerce Association, a non-profit organization guided by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has launched a poverty alleviation initiative harnessing the power of e-commerce and social networking platforms.

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7 medical IPOs approved in H1

A total of 360 healthcare enterprises in the Chinese mainland have seen their IPO plans approved to date, with seven more companies joining the list in the first half of 2018, a slight deceleration, according to a report.

Steinway draws takeover interest from China Poly Group

BEIJING - Steinway Musical Instruments Inc, best-known for its grand pianos and controlled by US hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, has attracted takeover interest from China Poly Group Corp, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing unnamed sources.

Millennials' tastes driving changes in outbound tourism

Many Chinese love to mock their own country's tourists for the stereotype of sleeping on group tour buses and only waking up to take selfies or go shopping.