Caterpillar China reaches milestone

The China arm of Caterpillar Inc, the US-based maker of construction and mining equipment, as well as engines, has reached the sales milestone of 20,000 units of mini hydraulic excavators, and is ready to expand its capacity to better serve both the bullish local market and some overseas markets.

Sunac to slow pace of land buying

Sunac China Holdings will slow the pace in acquiring land as part of its efforts to reduce its debt level, the company's management said on Friday.

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BYD powers into monorail business

Carmaker is confident of earning 30 billion yuan in revenue from the new sector next year

Banks' 2016 revenue growth down

The combined revenue of 37 listed Chinese banks in 2016 was 4.12 trillion yuan ($627 billion), representing 1.35 percent year-on-year growth, according to new research released on Friday in Shanghai.

Trade with Northeast Asia in focus

China will continue to facilitate trade and investment in the Northeast Asia region, officials said on Friday.

Drone drug deliveries take off

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanzania is set to launch the world's largest drone delivery network in January, with drones parachuting blood and medicines out of the skies to save the lives of women giving birth and children struck by malaria, in a country larger than Nigeria.

Jakarta's 'bemo' library brings books to kids

JAKARTA - The sound of Sutino Hadi's sputtering mobile library fills children with delight as they wait to dive into stacks of short stories and picture books.

Shipwreck tale clue to lost explorer

SYDNEY - An Indian seaman's tale of being shipwrecked on a remote northern Australian island could shed light on the 230-year-old disappearance of a renowned French explorer, one of maritime history's greatest mysteries, an anthropologist said Thursday.

In smartphone age, hajj is for sharing

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Arm outstretched, Abdul Rahman sweeps his mobile phone across the vista of Mecca, the Great Mosque dazzling in the sun, so his son in Tanzania can experience the pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites.

Winter's end spells start of magpie attacks

SYDNEY - As winter draws to a close in Australia, it brings with it the sunny skies and pristine weather conditions that see tourists from around the world flock to the country to take advantage of the shifted seasons in the southern hemisphere.

Retail outlets cash in on Kenya's plastic bags ban

NAIROBI, Kenya - Supermarkets and other retail outlets in Kenya are among the biggest beneficiaries of a ban on plastic bags, which took effect on Monday.