China escalates imports of crude from United States

[2017-07-20 07:21]

Analysts said on Tuesday they believe a dramatic surge in imports of US petroleum products into China in the current year is a win-win for the world's biggest trading partners.

Wanda unveils $221m project

[2017-07-20 07:21]

A major Chinese property and media group has injected 1.5 billion yuan ($221 million) into a building and funding program to combat poverty in Danzhai county.

Dell donates 900,000 yuan to schools

[2017-07-20 07:21]

Dell Inc has donated computers and virtual reality equipment worth 900,000 yuan ($132,450) to two schools in Guizhou province.

J&J to roll out nurse training initiative

[2017-07-20 07:21]

Global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson will team with the International Council of Nurses and the Chinese Nursing Association to introduce a training program in China. The aim is to develop excellent nursing leadership and promote a healthier citizenry throughout the country.

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Expert: Balance borrowing, growth

[2017-07-20 07:15]

China should pay more attention to maintaining a balance between cutting leverage levels and stabilizing economic growth in the second half of this year after it achieved faster-than-expected GDP growth of 6.9 percent in the first half, said a former central bank adviser.

Good signs for expansion in H2, says economist

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Editor's note: China's gross domestic product expanded at a rate of 6.9 percent in the first half of this year. In a series of interviews, China Daily asked economists, analysts and business leaders about the prospects for economic growth in the country. Below is an interview with Xu Hongcai, an economist with the China Center for International Economic Exchanges.

Apple eyes big bite of mobile payments

[2017-07-20 07:15]

Apple Inc is launching a large promotion campaign in China to promote Apple Pay, in a move to expand its presence in the local mobile payment market dominated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Nation calls time on solid waste imports

[2017-07-20 07:15]

China notified the World Trade Organization on Tuesday it will ban the import of 24 different types of solid waste shipments by the end of this year, as part of a campaign to tackle environmental pollution, Reuters reported.

COFCO hungry to beef up its presence in global food trade

[2017-07-20 07:15]

China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp, the country's biggest food trader by revenue, will accelerate its pace of building warehouses and logistics facilities in the world's major grain-producing regions this year, said a senior executive on Wednesday.