Mooncakes for autistic kids

The Shenzhen Autism Society and the Shenzhen cake company Ichibenor organized a mooncake workshop for autistic children at the company's factory in Fuyong town, Bao'an district, in Shenzhen on Sept 15.

Donors unaware money goes to telemarketer

Carol Patterson was waiting for a call from her doctor. When the phone rang on that afternoon in August 2011 at her home in Cortland, Ohio, it wasn't a physician on the other end. A woman named Robin said she was representing the American Diabetes Association.

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Meeting the test, Jiebaina now sold by UK's Waitrose

China-made goods, including some high-end products, have become increasingly popular in the United Kingdom, but that was not the case for Chinese wines until recently.

Changyu chateau named for master vintner Robert Tinlot

Changyu Pioneer Wine Co, China's oldest and largest winemaker, began construction on a new chateau on Sept 8 named for 80-year-old Robert Tinlot, the honorary president of the International Vine and Wine Office and the French Grape and Wine Institute.

Open economy spurs boom in coastal city

In recent years, the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province, has seized the opportunities created by economic globalization through implementing a comprehensive strategy of opening up various sectors to promote rapid development.

Qingdao seeks intl partners to drive its growth

To establish Qingdao as a modern, open city, the local government will renew its efforts to attract investment and boost foreign trade.

Forum: Driving future breakthroughs

As the iPhone became one of the most popular products in the world, its creator Apple Inc is now one of the most valuable companies ever known.

The 'inexhaustible force' of innovation

Innovation is the inexhaustible force needed by both developed and developing countries, said Gordon W. Day, president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, on Thursday at the opening ceremony for the Zhongguancun Forum 2012.

Zhongguancun Index measures high-tech power

The 2012 Zhongguancun Index, a yearly study on the strength of business and innovation at the namesake science park in west Beijing, was released on Sept 13.

Chengdu's courtship of sister cities

Discussions of China's reform and opening-up in the past three decades often center on coastal cities that have flourished due to their convenient overseas links.

Urban friends, urbane discussions

The two-day 2012 China International Friendship Cities Conference opened on Sept 12 in Chengdu with the theme "happy city and green living".