Ant Financial unit plans ahead

Ant Financial Services Group has invited some younger residents to address their pension options through its wealth management service, just one week after the country's target-date retirement funds received the green light from securities regulators.

MyDreamPlus bags funding of $120m

MyDreamPlus, a Chinese co-working space brand, completed a $120 million round of funding earlier this week, the largest single amount a company has secured in the domestic industry to date.

Green efforts cut energy consumption

Chinese gold mining companies reduced their energy consumption by 188,000 metric tons of standard coal equivalent in 2017, by using recycled water and waste rocks, according to figures from the China Gold Association.

New Century Healthcare sets up forums for medical professionals in remote areas

Two women were acting onstage. One sat on a childbirth stool, shouting out broken words in imaginary birth pangs. The other was giving directions and encouraging the new mother.

Activities aim to raise heatstroke awareness

As the weather becomes hotter, working in the sun not only means sweating, but also a higher chance of getting heatstroke, which can be fatal if severe.

Chili growing heats up pace of regional economic development

With credit support, chilies are heating up the economic development of an impoverished county in Northwest China.

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Foxconn unit to focus on R&D

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the world's largest contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group, will ramp up efforts to upgrade the application of its industrial internet based on cloud computing, the internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence, and will increase investment in research and development.

Swire considers residential brand boost in mainland

Swire, a Hong Kong-based developer, owner and operator of mixed-use commercial properties, said it may consider introducing its residential brand to the mainland in addition to its commercial ones.

Oil demand set to slow

Despite oil demand rising 5.5 percent year-on-year to 11.77 million barrels per day in 2017, oil consumption, including gasoline and diesel, is expected to fall gradually over the next five to seven years, as China focuses more on energy efficiency and quality.

Guitar sector innovation strikes a chord in Guizhou

Guitars have become big business in Zheng'an, a small county in Guizhou province in Southwest China, where locals are not only manufacturing and exporting the instruments globally, but also cultivating related talent.

Industrial shift brings migrant mothers home

CHANGSHA - Chen Jiangling couldn't be happier these days. The 35-year-old mother of two has secured a stable job near her rural home and can now look after her children after work.