Fosun chief: Boost internet access in the countryside

China's top legislators and political advisors have called for tailor-made poverty alleviation policies and measures as the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference end.

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Just doing it - full steam ahead with M&A deals

Private companies are becoming more active in overseas mergers and acquisitions, and China should finalize related laws and regulations to support such corporate activity, according to Ding Shizhong, chairman and CEO of Anta Sports Products Ltd, China's largest athletics apparel company.

Germany's Bayer goes on the hunt for China opportunities

German life science company Bayer AG regards China as a crucial market and is positively seeking business opportunities in areas including healthcare and agriculture, said Celina Chew, president of Bayer Group in China.

Cross-border e-commerce offers rich pickings

Cross-border e-commerce is proving to be a new breakthrough in the country's foreign trade development, but bottlenecks still exist and the government needs to make clear the responsibilities of players, including exporters and platform operators, said business executives attending the ongoing session of the National People's Congress.

Luggage rolls into smart space

In 2016, as many as 120 million Chinese traveled overseas and, in doing so, spawned not just the world's largest outbound travel market in China, but a mammoth opportunity for luggage makers, including expensive global brands.

Samsonite eyes global traveler in China

One of the world's largest luggage makers Samsonite International SA is banking on e-commerce to fuel its China business, which is set to record 12 to 14 percent growth in the coming years.

TPP gurus ask China to tread carefully

China needs to think carefully on whether it should join the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a new member as the benefits of doing so are still uncertain, analysts warned on Monday.

Body bars SOEs from risky investments

China's State-owned enterprises should avoid irrational investments and trade financing activities for achieving scale, said the head of the country's SOE regulatory body on Monday.

Pollution liability insurance plan gets government push

China is quickening the pace of putting together its compulsory environmental pollution liability insurance implementation plan - and joint regulation and product designs could be key issues, experts said on Monday.

Big data lab to boost digital economy

China launched its first national engineering laboratory for big data distribution and exchange technologies on Saturday.

Companies set for good harvest from growth plan

Shanghai Composite Index gains 0.8% to reach a three-week high on Monday