Generation Y is main force in China's online shopping

The post-1980s generation is becoming the backbone of the Chinese economy, not only because of the growing contribution they make in the workplace, but also the money they spend online, new research shows.

Pengji could be key to Google's return

A previously unheralded shell company that Google Inc registered in Shanghai a year ago could become a key component in the United States search engine's possible reboot in China.

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With Alibaba's business spreading its wings to more industries and growing into a magnificent size, it needs to have the power to sway media coverage to protect itself."

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High import taxes within the mainland are a big incentive for shopping abroad - the same luxury handbag can often cost a third more in Beijing than it does in Paris."

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Kenya takes leaf from China playbook

Kenya can learn critical lessons from China on strategies to balance security and economic reforms to spark the type of quick and sustainable growth witnessed in the Asian country in the past several decades, officials say.

Major carriers turn to Internet innovation

Liang Duguo always knew he could return to his old job when he first launched Shanghai Yi Xing Information Technology Co Ltd in 2013.

The chips are down

It's a Monday afternoon and about half the tables at The Venetian Macao have a few lackluster players betting without much enthusiasm. The long-time destination for gambling aficionados is seeing the coldest and possibly the longest winter in its history.

High stakes gamble across Asia-Pacific

For decades, Macao has been well known as a gambling destination, dubbed Asia's Las Vegas, with millions of players flocking to the gambling tables and, increasingly, the shopping malls and entertainment facilities.

So what are you doing for lunch today?

A click of a smartphone button has revolutionized the one-hour lunch break and turned those snaking lines of customers outside city restaurants into a distant memory.

Vending machines give customers convenient options

Buying drinks and snacks from vending machines is nothing new. But picking up your lunch from one is rather novel.