E-commerce companies said they will make great efforts to boost traditional enterprises and upgrade the real economy as the government published plans to develop e-commerce business during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).

President Xi Jinping recently emphasized that the fundamental purpose of boosting economic growth is to ease people's concerns.

Lawmakers have called for stronger regulation of the legal responsibilities and obligations of third-party platforms and enhanced protection of consumers' rights in the draft of the country's first e-commerce law.

Christmas is helping some Chinese companies to have an extended sales season that has been starting on Nov 11 - Singles Day online shopping festival - for several years now.

Chengdu, a megacity in western China, is drawing investment from around the world, as it becomes more international and more integrated into global industrial chains.

The 110-inch 8k ultra HD television screen from BOE that appeared in the 2016 NAB Show Shanghai held on Dec 7 demonstrated advanced innovative technologies in the global cross-media area.