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Economic Watch: China charts course for modernized economy

Afterdecadesofspeedyadvances,Chinaisshiftingitseconomicfocustohigh-qualitydevelopment,with"developingamodernizedeconomy"highontheagenda.Nowaneconomiccatchphrase

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Stock markets | Dow Jones suffers worst fall in two years

WallStreetendeditsworstweekintwoyearsonFridaywithanothersharpfallasmarketsinEuropealsocontinuedtotumblefromtherecord-highlevelsreachedlessthanamonthago.Investor

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Chinese brands dominate India's smartphone market

ChinesesmartphonebrandsdominatedtheIndianmarketthankstosuccessfullocalization,accordingtoaglobaltechindustryanalysisfirm.ChinesesmartphonemakerXiaomiledtheIndia

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China's short video market sees explosive growth: report

China'sshortvideomarkethasseenexplosivegrowth,accordingtoareport.Thereport,releasedMondaybydataprovideriResearch,saidthatChina'sshortvideomarketwasvaluedat5.73b

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Japan’s Fujitsu in talks to sell mobile phone unit

Japan’sFujitsuLtdsaidonFridayitwasintalksaboutsellingitsmobilephonebusinesstoinvestmentfundPolarisCapitalGroup,becomingthelatestJapaneseelectronicsmakertowithdr

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Annual smartphone shipments in China declined for the first time in 2017

China’ssmartphonemarketisnolongergrowingafteritwitnesseditsfirstannualdeclineinshipmentsduring2017,accordingtonewfiguresreleasedtoday.Thewritingwasonthewallwith

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China's Xiaomi usurps Samsung to become top smartphone seller in India

SamsungElectronicshaslostitscrownasthetopsmartphonesellerinIndiaforthefirsttimeinsixyears,asitwasoutsoldbyChina’sXiaomiinthefinalquarterof2017,datafromtwotechre

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EU fines Qualcomm $1.2 billion over Apple deal

EUantitrustregulatorshitUSchipmakerQualcommwitha997millioneuro(1.23billionUSdollar)fineonWednesdayforpayingAppletoonlyuseQualcommchips,ratherthanthosemadebyriva

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China's food delivery market grows 23% in 2017

China'sfooddeliverymarketregisteredfastgrowthlastyearasyoungChinesepeopleareincreasinglychoosingtoorderfoodonline,areportshowed.Theonlinefooddeliverymarkethit20

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Chinese investors bullish on stock market: survey

AnindextrackinginvestorconfidencerosemonthonmonthasinvestorsinChinaaregettingmoreoptimisticaboutdomesticandoverseaseconomicconditions,asurveyshowed.InDecember,t

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In sign of times, luxury watchmaker Audemars embraces second-hand

SwissluxurywatchmakerAudemarsPiguetsaiditwouldlaunchasecond-handbusinessthisyear,becomingthefirstbigbrandtoannounceplanstotapintoafast-growingmarketforpre-owned

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China approves three IPO applications<br>

TheChinesesecuritiesregulatorapprovedthreeIPOapplicationsthisweek,whichwillraiseupto6.2billionyuan(about960millionU.S.dollars)intheA-sharemarket.Onecompanywillb

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China tops mobile game market worldwide

Chinahasbecomethelargestmobilegamemarketintheworld,accordingtothelatest2017GlobalMobileGamesIndustryWhitePaper,Yicai.comreported.In2017,thetotalrevenueoftheChin

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China clarifies reports on possible slowing of U.S. debt purchases

China'stopforexregulatorrespondedThursdaytoreportsthatthecountryisconsideringslowingorhaltingthepurchaseofU.S.Treasuries.Thereportmighthavequotedthewrongsourceo

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EU may treat some UK financial rules as equivalent after Brexit

TheEuropeanUnioncouldtreatsomeBritishfinancialregulationasequivalenttoEUlawafterBrexit,butwouldnotgivefinancialfirmsageneral“passport”todobusinessinthesinglemar

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Tencent betting on online music education

OnlinemusiceducationplatformPeilian.comsaidithasreceivedanine-digitseriesBcapitalinjectionledbyTencentandOrchidAsia,andfollowedbyBlueRunVentures,GSRVenturesandL

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Brexit: May urged to stay in single market by 20 British MEPs

TheresaMayisbeingurgedtochangecourseandseekfullmembershipoftheEuropeansinglemarketandcustomsunionby20BritishMEPs,includingthreeToriesandthemajorityofLabourpolit