Greater care for the well-being of immigrants would help China attract more high-level talent, migration experts say.
1980 The Nationality Law of The People's Republic of China allowed foreign nationals or stateless people to apply for Chinese citizenship or have it restored.
Nothing but the best will do for Yao Mi's six-month-old son. For Yao, 27, of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, that means catering to little Mantou's every need, including buying baby formula and nappies overseas.
Companies large and small, state-owned and private, are embracing a new way of doing e-commerce in China that they hope will revive flagging profits.
"Surging stock prices have helped many people become billionaires rather than millionaires, especially as many start-up companies look to launch IPOs in China."
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A Chinese locomotive manufacturer plans to set up a factory in South Africa after landing a series of major train building deals.
A construction and engineering company says it plans to become the first privately owned Chinese firm to sell shares to the public on the Nigerian stock market.
Nigeria's economy used to be dominated by agriculture, meaning strong exports of food and other related products, and plenty left over to feed its own population.
Completion of nearly 10,000 homes near Luanda, the capital of Angola, by China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co is serving as a launching pad for even more ambitious projects by the Chinese state-owned enterprise.
China's outward investment is likely to exceed foreign direct investment inflows this year, making the country a net investor, the United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development says.
Sports lottery sales have taken off with the football World Cup, and China's Internet titans are battling for a piece of that action as each seeks to boost its share of the mobile payments market.