 Alibaba turns to next page
Alibaba has fired the latest salvo across the bows of its main rivals, with the launch of a book-selling service through its subsidiary Tmall.com. |
China intensifies efforts to protect ancient canal
China is moving to better protect its 2,500-year-old Grand Canal by encouraging public donations and banning unnecessary construction in the area. |
Alibaba to repurchase 20% stake from Yahoo
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Monday announced it would buy back some 20 percent of its equity from Yahoo Inc for about $7 billion. |
$1m for education innovation
Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's largest PC maker, set up a $1 million fund to support education innovation in China. The fund will be used in teacher training through technology methods. |
Yahoo, Alibaba reach agreement on buyback deal
Yahoo and Alibaba said Sunday evening that they have reached an agreement on a buyback plan for Yahoo's stake in China's largest e-commerce provider. |
China Int'l Cartoon & Animation Festival opens
Hangzhou's Baimahu Ecological & Creative Town is humming with throngs of fans this weekend for the 8th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival (CICAF), April 28 to May 3. |
City management of Hangzhou aims to go digital
A digital platform for the city's management is being built by the eastern city of Hangzhou, in a bid to utilize intelligent management mechanisms that integrate modern information technologies such as information fusion and internet communication. |
Alibaba quarterly profit drops to two-year low
Alibaba.com recorded its lowest quarterly profit in two years, weighed down by a stagnant membership base caused by global economic woes and a shift in business models. |
Ford to build new assembly plant in E China
Ford Motor Company announced the creation of a new $760-million assembly plant in Hangzhou, saying it hopes to greatly expand its growth in China. |
Bosch gears up for growth in China
The German industrial company Bosch GmbH said its power tools division in China had a successful year in 2011 as sales increased 26 percent. |
Entrepreneurs in Zhejiang call for funding channels
A Rongsheng Petrochemical Co Ltd factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Governor Xia Baolong said that Zhejiang residents operate about 6 million private enterprises in China and another 1.5 million companies overseas. |
Hangzhou eyes more visitors from Germany, Europe
Hangzhou city showcased its beautiful landscape and cultural charm at an ongoing expo here Wednesday in a bid to attract more European visitors. |
Tianmao to push ahead with online sales of drugs
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has reiterated its aim of selling medicine online after a license dispute that halted the program. |
China to host new WorldTour race
The world cycling governing body UCI approved on Friday that the "Tour of Hangzhou" would be added to 2012 UCI WorldTour series. |
Chinese para swimmers surpass 17 world records
Chinese swimmers surpassed 17 world records in the six-day swimming event of eighth Chinese National Para Games after Monday's ending competition. |
Taobao Mall postpones fee hike to ease protests
Taobao Mall announced Monday that it will postpone raising its annual service fees and deposits for its registered sellers. |
Eighth National Para Games opens in Hangzhou
Chinese vice premier Hui Liangyu declared open of the Eighth National Para Games in Hangzhou here at an almost two-hour opening ceremony here on Tuesday. |
Zhejiang to donate surplus Para Games money
The surplus money of upcoming 8th National Para Games will be donated to help disabled group, according to local organizers here on Monday. |
The 2nd World Leisure Expo opens in Hangzhou
A leisure-themed performance was held at the bank of Xianghu Lake in Hangzhou to celebrate the opening of the second World Leisure Expo on September 17, 2011. |
World Leisure Expo for a healthier life
The capital of Zhejiang province, in the Yangtze River Delta and has been one of China's most prosperous cities for nearly a millennium and over the years has acquired the tag, "Oriental city of leisure". So, it seemed a fairly obvious place to hold a global exhibition on leisure activities. |
