Hainan to build all-in transport system

Hainan will build a multi-model transportation system, with seamless connections and zero transfers, announced a top official of the Hainan provincial government on Thursday. The aim is to advance regional integration and further upgrade the island's infrastructure as a world-class international tourism destination, according to Lu Zhiyuan, secretary-general of the Hainan Provincial People's Government.

Asian media vows to highlight globalization

Asian media will make a "stronger case" for globalization, regional news leaders vowed at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference on Thursday.

China now biggest investor in Suez

SUEZ, Egypt - China has become the biggest investor in Egypt's Suez Canal Area Development Project, a mega initiative showcasing a win-win partnership between the two countries, said Ahmed Darwish, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, or SCZone, in an interview with Xinhua.

World Bank CEO praises nation's reforms

BEIJING - China's structural reform has been "really going well" amid rising uncertainties worldwide, said World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist. She stressed that the world needs to think as a community of common destiny.

BOC's overseas lending outgrows domestic loans

Bank of China Ltd's overseas corporate loan growth surpassed domestic corporate loan growth in 2016 for the first time, signaling a new stage of internationalization, according to senior executives of the bank.

Anti-affair Weiqing eyeing New Third Board listing

A Shanghai-headquartered company, that makes most of its profits from helping "exterminate" extramarital affairs, to head off divorces in shaky marriages, is seeking a listing on the New Third Board.

Stocks fall on liquidity concerns

BEIJING - Stocks fell on Wednesday due to worries over tightening liquidity in the domestic banking system and uncertainty over whether US President Donald Trump will be able to get his economic policies approved in a timely fashion.

Wengfu may lift 5,000 out of poverty

Wengfu (Group) Co Ltd, one of the largest State-owned phosphorus and chemical manufacturers, pledged to spend at least 10 million yuan ($1.4 million) this year to support needy households and local industries, as part of its long-term commitment to poverty alleviation.

Stella Artois and Matt Damon pool resources

Stella Artois, the premium brand of Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, launched the Buy a Lady a Drink campaign for the first time in China to bring clean water to women in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture of Southwest China's Yunnan province.

Dairy producer shows the milk of human kindness

China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, one of China's leading dairy producers, has upped its corporate social responsibility game by providing free training to ranchers who supply raw milk to the company.

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Number of central SOEs nearing 100

China moved one step closer to reducing the number of centrally administered State-owned enterprises to 100, after Sinolight Corp agreed to merge with China Poly Group Corp.