China Unicom reform in full swing

Marketing professional Wu Xiaoen, 28, had never imagined that working with a State-owned enterprise such as China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd or China Unicom, the country's second-largest telecom carrier by subscribers, would entail a fast-paced, stressful job.

Partnership store with Alibaba signals offline foray

China Unicom has teamed up with Alibaba Group to set up a brick-and-mortar electronics store in Shanghai to sell interactive, technology-powered products.

Resources dedicated to online content

State-owned China Unicom is ratcheting up resources to explore the consumer internet sector by establishing a platform to integrate and boost its businesses in video, music, online books, gaming and other services.

iQiyi may raise $1.5b from US float

Chinese online video streaming service provider iQiyi.com, a unit of online search giant Baidu Inc, on Tuesday filed for an initial public offering in the United States to raise up to $1.5 billion.

Toutiao's parent buys startup firm to tap VR market

A subsidiary of Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd, which owns news aggregator app Toutiao and video service musical.ly, has acquired a virtual reality startup to enrich its product offerings.

Inspur optimistic on business prospects

Inspur, an information technology company headquartered in Jinan, Shandong province, anticipates a surge in its US business in 2018.

Paradise Foundation seeks to protect nature reserves

The Paradise International Foundation is planning to help the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish a bamboo charcoal factory, as part of the foundation's broader efforts to help protect nature reserves in Africa.

MSD launches cervical cancer awareness service

Pharmaceutical company MSD has launched a cervical cancer-related information service for women in China.

State Grid's subsidiary steps up its CSR efforts in Brazil

Growing up in the most dangerous Brazilian favela (slum), 15-year-old Daniel never thought of becoming a professional instrumentalist before he joined the Mare Orchestra.

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Anta profit up on sporting boom

Anta Sports Products Ltd, the mainland's largest sportswear retailer by market value, posted record annual profits for a third year in a row as its multi-brand strategy paid off and the company gained from the rising demand for sportswear and sporting goods in the country.

Nine Dragons Paper to hike product prices

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings), the largest container board producer in China, said on Tuesday that higher raw material costs would force the company to increase product prices.