Online travel agency Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd made a strong public debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, fueled by investors interested in China's booming online travel business market.
Two distinctive sets of consumers are on the rise in China, each with its own motivations and spending patterns, which leaves room for new business entrants to cash in on the world's largest consumer market, a survey has found.
BEIJING - Softly whirring robotic arms five meters tall lift up a car weighing nearly two metric tons and move it around in the air, as a crowd of visitors below hold up their phones to record and take pictures.
There was a time when November was a dull period for florists in China - sales were sluggish, supplies bleak, and even weather seemed to make the goings on boring.
SAN SALVADOR - Mauricio Samour watched as freshly-roasted mountain-grown coffee beans cascaded onto a tray for cooling. Each bean had the same brown luster, he pointed out - a sign of quality and care in the processing.
China's bourses are picking up stakes in stock exchanges abroad in the hope of giving further impetus to Belt and Road Initiative projects.
HARARE - Zimbabwe recently held an investment forum for a visiting business delegation from China's Anhui province that is seeking trade and investment opportunities in the country.
If the ancient Silk Road is a theater, then the Sogdians were its most dynamic performers.
"Of all the more than 60 stone tablets unearthed in Luoyang and bearing the epitaph for their Sogdian owners, only one was discovered during official excavation," says Mao Yangguang, a professor of history at Luoyang Normal University.
Editor's Note: China Daily reporter Ouyang Shijia quizzed senior executives from three leading Chinese internet-based companies - Xiao Hong, CEO of movie and gaming conglomerate Perfect World; Zhou Hongyi, chairman of the board and CEO of security software provider 360 Security Technology Inc and Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQiyi Inc, a video streaming platform. They discussed new landscapes of innovation and the future development of internet business in China.
Danone SA, the French food producer, plans to distribute more health-focused food and beverages in China, in an effort to keep up with changing local lifestyles, according to a senior executive.
Among all aspects on the path to open banking, including improved infrastructure, data and businesses, opening up bankers' minds is the most important, according to a leading executive in the financial services sector.
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