The Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday where the family gathers together, but for fishermen living around Yangcheng Lake, it's also the start of the year's harvest.
Hidden in a residential complex off the North Third Ring Road in Beijing is a potentially lucrative cottage industry with an attitude.
Urban lifestyle, hectic careers, efforts for work-life balance and a desperate need for an escape from it all - many businesses have sought to monetize that need ... through gyms, yoga studios, customized tourism packages, cruises, and so on. Now, undersea diving is emerging as the preferred option for some executives.
Many fitness-conscious people may flock to traditional gyms, but a small and growing number of cityfolk are choosing a novel form of exercise to strengthen their athletic ability.
Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. China Daily interviewed top executives of well-known multinational companies for their views on the country's socioeconomic development.
3M has vowed to expand investment in the safety and healthcare sector in China, as wealthy Chinese consumers express stronger demand for healthier lives and a better environment.
Baxter International Inc reported close to double-digit growth in core business revenue over the past few years, given the vast opportunities in the country's healthcare market, according to its president of the Asia-Pacific region.
China's private healthcare institutions attracted roughly 11 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the past year and a half, demonstrating great potential, according to a recent report.
Investment opportunities for China's healthcare sector lie in research and innovation, as well as mergers and acquisitions, said investors at a forum for Chinese business ventures.
Companies in Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, have strengthened cooperation with countries and regions related to the Belt and Road Initiative on trade, investment and high-end production, according to an industrial report.
State-owned enterprises have played an important role in China's opening-up, especially in the promotion of the exchange and development of techniques, said Xu Niansha, chairman of China Poly Group Corp.
The number of foreign investors holding Chinese treasury bonds rose to a record high in August, as the market expects higher returns and sufficient liquidity when the country's new opening-up policies take effect.
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