BEIJING - In late 2017, a topic about Haidilao, the Chinese hotpot chain known for its exceptional service, trended on social networks: a Teddy bear was seated in front of a solo diner to keep them company.
For the past three years the engineering and computer science school of Tsinghua University in Beijing have been ranked as the best of its kind in the world, even outshining counterparts such as those at Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
China is taking further steps to improve capital injection channels, through easing liquidity and encouraging credit especially for small and micro companies, to spur the economy in the first quarter.
The earliest time for the launch of the long-awaited Shanghai-London Stock Connect scheme might be the second half of this month, according to people who have the knowledge of the matter.
The nation will roll out measures in 2019 to boost retail sales of consumer goods, as consumption is predicted to play a greater role in the economy.
China's new tariff cuts covering a wide range of items from aircraft engines to sunglasses and whisky, which became effective on Jan 1, will help both global and home companies save operating costs and maintain robust growth, said experts and business executives.
As the ambitious helmsman of Essilor in China, the French conglomerate in the lens business, Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas is setting his eyes on matters beyond his industry.
A major private manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December slipped into contraction territory for the first time in 19 months, which is in line with the trend of an official survey and indicates a weakening economy.
Sales of new energy vehicles in China are forecast to grow by more than 40 percent year-on-year in 2019, despite overall automobile consumption remaining flat, experts said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a draft on Wednesday to promote the development of lithium-ion batteries, which industry insiders said is part of the nation's accelerated effort to boost the new energy sector.
China's A-share market tumbled on its first trading day of 2019 amid tepid market sentiment and weaker manufacturing data.
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