BEA opens sub-branch in Zhanjiang

2012-07-30 15:38:26

Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia said that its fully owned subsidiary Bank of East Asia (China) Ltd has opened a new "cross-location" sub-branch in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.

Max Mara grows a size bigger in China

2012-07-27 10:27:48

Italian fashion group Max Mara is speeding up its expansion in China.

SAP, Huawei sign China accord

2012-07-26 17:09:58

International business software supplier SAP AG and China's telecom maker Huawei Technologies have signed a global joint software development, sales and marketing agreement.

Writer sues Google over book downloading

2012-07-26 17:07:29

A Chinese writer has filed a lawsuit against Google Inc, alleging that the company has allowed people to download her book without her permission, the Beijing News reported on Thursday.

Baidu opens 1st overseas joint lab in Singapore

2012-07-26 17:04:33

Chinese language internet search provider Baidu opened its first overseas joint laboratory in Singapore's on Thursday.

Nokia's layoff involves R&D staff

2012-07-26 15:46:16

Finnish telecommunication equipment manufacturer Nokia Corp's employee-reduction in China now expanded to research and development posts, no longer restrained to sales staff members.

Report reveals new face of migrant workforce

2012-07-26 15:18:03

A total of 80 percent of a new generation of young migrant workers, who were once expected to till the land for a living, have no farming skills.

Set-top box for Chinese movie fans in North America

2012-07-26 11:19:00

M1905.com, the China Movie Channel website under China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, unveiled a set-top box that gives access to its 6,000 plus movie titles on Wednesday in Beijing.

Beijing to raise funds for disaster relief

2012-07-24 09:36:39

The city of Beijing, which has had its worst rain in the past six decades over the weekend, will soon launch a large fundraising campaign, encouraging citizens to donate for the disaster relief, according to a government meeting on Monday night.

University teaches students to escape

2012-07-24 09:31:30

Xiamen University in East China's Fujian province will add a new course to its curriculum this coming semester – a lesson in tree climbing to enhance the escape skills of its students, according to Xiamen Business Newspaper.

New luggage rules for Urumqi airport

2012-07-23 20:02:08

Boarding passengers at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport recently were not allowed to take trolley cases on the plane with them, as a new rule went into effect, people.com.cn reported on Sunday.

New loans in July may hit 600b yuan

2012-07-23 17:56:55

New loans of this year will reach between 8 trillion yuan ($125.6 billion) to 8.5 trillion yuan and new loans will be at 600 billion yuan in July.