Starbucks Coffee Co announced on Oct 24 its commitment to strengthening investment in poverty alleviation efforts among coffee farming communities in China.
Tencent Group Holdings Ltd has announced it is teaming up with the country's leading scientists to launch a new award to inspire and support young individuals to explore scientific discoveries and technological innovation.
China's largest online travel agency, Ctrip, has pledged to make the best use of its resources to raise the Chinese public's awareness against illegal wildlife trade.
Competition in China's booming sharing economy market is set to intensify further, as companies step up efforts to retain customers and market share with superior products and services, said industry insiders.
Online booking platforms for shared accommodation have ramped up efforts to cooperate with global partners and expand their presences in overseas markets to cash in on the growing number of outbound travelers.
European turboprop manufacturer ATR, which makes planes with 90 seats or less, said it is bullish on the prospects of China's rapidly growing regional aircraft market, and foresees demand for 1,100 new turboprops in the nation over the next two decades.
China's further opening-up promises tremendous business opportunities for foreign companies in the world's second-largest economy, a top executive of a global nutrition player said.
Chinese brokerage and fintech firm Tiger Brokers announced on Monday its exchange-traded fund successfully listed on the Nasdaq, tracking leading internet companies' growth in both China and the United States.
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Monday that Singles Day sales on its online shopping platforms this year reached a record 213.5 billion yuan ($30.7 billion), which represented an increase of about 27 percent from 2017.
During the Nov 11 Singles Day sales festival, the e-commerce store operated by Britain's Royal Mail receives tens of thousands of orders a day through its e-commerce store on Tmall Global, the international brands platform of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba.
HANGZHOU - As the World Internet Conference wraps up its fifth year in the river town of Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, technology once seen as far-fetched flights of fancy are trickling out into peoples' everyday lives and fueling China's nascent digital boom.
Editor's Note: CEOs shared their thoughts about the future of China's internet sector and the development opportunities for their companies in the new digital era when attending the World Internet Conference, which ended on Nov 9.
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