Premier Li Keqiang’s visit of SF Express and BYD during his inspection tours in Xi’an, Shaanxi province is being construed as a sign of Beijing’s support for private capital’s contribution to the next phase of China’s change and development.
U.S. border authorities have arrested fugitive property tycoon Zeng Wei and are keeping him in custody in Saipan pending his extradition to Hong kong.
Lenovo announced yesterday that they had reached an agreement with Google to purchase the search giant's Motorola Mobility smartphone unit for an estimated US$ 2.9 billion.
Google this week acquired London-based artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies for an estimated U.S. $400 million, in a move which experts see as an effort to strengthen its search capabilities.
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would set up a 24-hour hotline to assist Chinese travelers abroad.
A man on a train servicing spring festival travelers suffered a mental breakdown on Jan. 26, causing a commotion that prompted train authorities to escort him out at the nearest train stop near Wuhu.
Jiugui Liquor Company, a well-known maker of the popular Chinese spirit Baijiu, admitted recently that at least 100 million yuan (US$ 16.3 million) was stolen from the bank account of one of its subsidiary companies late last year.
Over the weekend, Charlie Shrem, the CEO of Bitcoin trading site BitInstant was arrested by federal authorities for money laundering, failing to report suspicious activity and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The Chinese government on Monday pledged to increase the budget allotted for special education after acknowledging the importance of providing quality education to disabled children.
China will mount an all-out drive to quell poverty so that future generations will not have to grapple with the difficult state, Premier Li Keqiang said during his tour of China’s poorest regions in Shannxi province on Sunday.
In a move to support the central government’s thrust to cut government spending, 28 provincial governments have trimmed-down their budgets for foreign trips, public feasts and official government vehicles.
Hong Kong is shutting down its live chicken market in the next 21 days to abate the spread of the bird flu virus or H7N9.
Online search giant Baidu has just introduced a new website that provides real-time nationwide information on the movements of people as they travel home for the Spring Festival holidays.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France marks its 50th anniversary on Jan. 27.
Ethiopian president Mulatu Teshome declared that he sees that China’s investment in Africa will help transform the future of the continent.
