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Seniors take cue from QR codes, embrace technology

For more than a decade, Ma Wansheng ran a small food stand in a night market in Lanzhou, capital city of Northwest China's Ga

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Business advisory council set up in Hainan

A Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Hainan Provincial People's Government was inaugurated in Sanya over the weekend

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Larger scale tax cuts to be introduced for small, micro businesses

China will unveil larger scale tax cuts and tax exemptions for micro and small enterprises (MSEs), a State Council executive

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Oil prices rise more than one percent on trade talks, supply cuts

Oil prices started the week strongly on Monday, lifted by optimism that talks would soon resolve the trade frictions between

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Asia redefining growth: ESports become big in China

People may have to start thinking of video games as a promising industry with skyrocketing popularity rather than contributin

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Markets start the way they ended

After the worst year for world stock markets in a decade, 2019 has kicked off with the same trepidation surrounding economic

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Oil prices remain steady ahead of New Year

Oil prices went down slightly during the week ending Dec. 28, with the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for February de

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FedEx sees global trade slowdown, says U.S. economy still 'solid'

FedEx Corp (FDX.N) on Tuesday slashed its 2019 forecast after Europe’s economy weakened and the U.S. trade row exacerbated a

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The Inspirers: South African entrepreneur brings hope to community

The unemployment crisis in South Africa continues to worsen. The unemployment rate in the country rose to 27.5 percent in the

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China's province Hainan rises to FTZ challenge

Hainan province vows to vigorously pursue the construction of a free trade zone and implement new policies designed to improv

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APD | Guidebook to outline the transformation of Cambodia into digital economy

By APD writer Kin Ratha PENOM PENH, Dec.13 (APD) -- A German-based Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Cambodia issued a guideline

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Broadband too slow in more than a quarter of UK homes – report

More than a quarter of UK homes do not have fast enough broadband to cope with a typical family’s internet needs, such as dow

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China's newly issued loans surpass expectations

China's financial institutions accelerated lending to support economic growth in November, which boosted bank loans beyond th

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TUC calls for target of 1m manufacturing and hi-tech jobs by 2030

The Trades Union Congress has called on the government to set a target to create 1m manufacturing and high-tech jobs by 2030

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Crossrail may not open next year despite mooted extra £1bn

Ministers are reportedly about to admit London rail project needs further extra funding Crossrail could swallow up another £1

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U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China

U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representa

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Boeing forecasts strong growth for aircraft financing in 2019

Aircraft financing will continue to grow strong next year as about 143 billion U.S. dollars will be invested in meeting the d