Nuclear unit goes online at Yangjiang

China's first nuclear unit constructed after the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan was put into operation on Wednesday, after 168 hours of test operation, according to China General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator.

Tougher move on capital market fraud

BEIJING - As World Consumer Rights Day arrived on Wednesday, China continued its move to crackdown on capital market fraud.

Company lights up locals' lives

China Three Gorges Corporation, builder and operator of the world's largest hydroelectric power project - the Three Gorges Dam, has provided more than 7,000 households with a total of 2,431 kilowatts of power from its photovoltaic energy system in Haixi Mongolian autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province for the past three years - a region that has electricity shortages for decades.

US agribusiness launches charity campaign

Cargill Inc, the US-based agricultural and industrial conglomerate, partnering with Heifer International, has launched a program aimed at improving the lives of more than 450 smallholder farmers in Qingshen county in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

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.

IN BRIEF

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.

Theme park to create about 10,000 jobs

A theme park being built by Universal Parks & Resorts and a Chinese State-owned enterprise will start recruiting employees in the second half of 2019, as it seeks to hire about 10,000 employees for the first phase of the project.

Consumers get new outlet for complaints

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce announced on Tuesday that the National Internet Platform of Consumer Dispute Resolution will go into operation on Wednesday, in a move to cater to consumers' growing need to complain.

Zongshen eyes stakes in seaplane operators

BEIJING - Zongshen Group, a manufacturer of generators and engines, plans to purchase a stake in the biggest seaplane airline in the Maldives this year, in an expansion aimed at becoming the world's No 1 operator of the aircraft, Chairman Zuo Zongshen said.