Along London's Savile Row, a Mecca for bespoke tailoring, the world's most prestigious tailors and shirt-makers work for brands that support the image of Western gentlemen, such as the bicentennial Henry Poole & Co and Gieves & Hawkes.
Chinese regional economies witnessed relatively stable growth in the first six months while divergence remained, with debt-laden or resource-dependent areas lagging behind, while those focusing on high-tech industries took the lead.
The Ministry of Finance is expected to launch a national fund with initially registered capital of 66.1 billion yuan ($9.68 billion) soon, to support credit for small and micro companies, agricultural-related businesses and innovative startups.
China's apparent demand for natural gas increased some 16.8 percent during the first half of this year, with investment in gas-related utilities up 10.2 percent in the first half, the National Energy Administration said on Monday at a media briefing.
Honor, one of the twin pillar smartphone brands owned by Huawei Technologies, is looking to make Hong Kong its offshore marketing center, as its strives to build its global presence.
The number of illegal fundraising cases and the amount of money involved has dropped noticeably since 2017, as China stepped up its crackdown on such activities.
Eric Tsang, a finance major senior and computer science minor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, said he sees his two-month internship on the Chinese mainland as essential to his competitiveness in pursuing a career in the financial technology sector.
Students from Hong Kong are seeking out the latest financial technology developments in neighboring Shenzhen, Guangdong province, and actively participating in the city's finance ecosystem via summer internships.
Riding the dynamism shown by emerging industries, and highlighting its own progress toward becoming an international financial center, Shanghai has won the hearts of Hong Kong's younger generation.
A vibrant economy boosts tourism, strengthens soft power - that zip file-like aphorism, when uncompressed, would unfold a fascinating story of a delicately interlinked travel ecosystem involving China and the rest of the world.
Young Chinese people are showing a growing interest in "red tourism", travel industry insiders said.
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