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“Of those people who are upgrading, there are many switching from Apple to Chinese brands but very few switching from Chinese brands to Apple,” said Jiang Ning, who manages a Xiaomi store in the northern province of Shandong. (Representational Image)

Chinese smartphone firms jazz up products, seize turf in home market from Apple

People are more attached to their phone than ever and have higher expectations, said Alen Wu, global vice president at Oppo.

22 Mar 2019 10:43 AM

This week reports circulated in Chinese media that e-commerce site and Alibaba rival JD.com Inc would lay off 10 percent of its senior executives. The company declined to comment directly on the cuts. (Photo: File)

Alibaba CEO rules out layoffs this year

In November, Alibaba cut its full-year revenue forecast to between 375 billion yuan and 383 billion yuan (USD 54.4 -55.6 billion).

22 Feb 2019 11:13 AM

Xinhua said the campaign targeted content in online fiction that spread improper values, vulgarity and obscenity, as well as content that infringed on copyright. (Representational image)

China shuts over 4,000 websites in massive-clean-up campaign

China keeps the internet under tight control and has been cracking down on a range of illegal online activities.

22 Sep 2018 12:32 PM

Earlier this week, China added USD 60 billion of US products to its import tariff list as it hit back at US duties on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods that go into effect from Sept. 24. (Photo: File)

China cancels trade talks with US as tariff threats escalate: report

Report said that a mid-level Chinese delegation was due to travel to US ahead of Liu's visit, but trip has now been abandoned.

22 Sep 2018 10:16 AM

Zhu Xiaodong, 31, was convicted of strangling his wife Yang Liping to death in 2016 during an argument, a statement by an intermediate court said. (Representational Image)

Shanghai man who killed his wife, hid her body in freezer gets death sentence

In the three months after killing his wife, Zhu Xiaodong used her money to fund travel as well as hotel trysts with other women, the court said.

23 Aug 2018 1:32 PM

In the video, Dong Yaoqiong splashes ink on a poster bearing President Xi's image at a location in Shanghai's financial district, saying defiantly: 'Xi Jinping, I'm right here waiting for you to arrest me.' (Photo: Screengrab from Twitter/Huayong798)

Chinese woman detained after tossing ink on Xi Jinping poster: Activists

Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Dong is believed to have been held later and her Twitter account was deleted hours after the incident.

17 Jul 2018 1:49 PM

The CAAC said the aircraft dropped down to low as 3,000 metres (10,000 feet), without specifying its original altitude. (Representational Image)

Co-pilot tried to hide e-cigarette smoke, sparked mid-air emergency instead

The incident, which resulted in deployment of passenger oxygen masks, occurred Tuesday on flight by Chinese flag carrier from Hong Kong.

13 Jul 2018 6:50 PM

China says its military facilities in the Spratlys are purely defensive, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

China Air Force lands bombers on South China Sea island

Philippine opposition lawmakers condemned China's militarization of the South China Sea.

20 May 2018 6:25 PM

Captain Liu Chuanjian, hailed as a hero on social media after having to land the Airbus A319 manually, told the Chengdu Economic Daily his aircraft had just reached a cruising altitude of 32,000 feet when a deafening sound tore through the cockpit. (Representational Image)

Sichuan Airlines flight forced to land, pilot 'sucked halfway' out, says captain

The cockpit experienced a sudden loss of pressure and drop in temperature and when he looked over, the cockpit’s right windshield was gone.

15 May 2018 12:42 PM

Alibaba said on Wednesday it had purchased leading Pakistani online retailer Daraz.

China's Alibaba buys Pakistan e-commerce firm Daraz

The New York-listed firm added 98 million active consumers over the year ended March 31.

09 May 2018 4:39 PM

China's foreign ministry said said the move would help ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and promote denuclearisation. (Photo: File)

China welcomes North Korea's move to suspend nuclear tests

N Korea is set for summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in next week and with US President Donald Trump in late May or early June.

21 Apr 2018 2:41 PM

E-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has bought a Chinese microchip maker to further its cloud-based “internet of things” (IoT) business.

Alibaba buys Chinese chipmaker to aid IoT business

Alibaba aims to empower different industries through cloud-based IoT solutions.

20 Apr 2018 4:07 PM

Asia’s super-wealthy are increasingly opting for second-hand private jets rather than buying new ones.

Asia's second-hand jet market soars as super-rich eye bargains

Buyers from the region bought 61 pre-owned aircraft and 54 new jets in 2017.

20 Apr 2018 2:49 PM

China cut concentrations of hazardous particles known as PM2.5 by 6.5 per cent in 338 cities in 2017. (Photo: Flickr)

China's smog levels down but health damage already done, says study

China faces about 1.6 million premature deaths a year as a result of air pollution, the US-based Health Effects Institute said in a report.

17 Apr 2018 12:49 PM

Air China and Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines both posted solid profit growth in 2017.

Air China, China Eastern profit up despite fuel-cost surge

China is now the world's second-largest aviation market.

30 Mar 2018 3:49 PM

'If you look at warships and other equipment, the gap between the Indian and Chinese navy is not large,' news portal Sina said on Sunday last. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese warships enter east Indian Ocean amid Maldives crisis: report

A fleet of destroyers and at least one frigate, a 30,000-tone amphibious transport dock and three support tankers entered the Indian Ocean.

20 Feb 2018 3:33 PM

Wang Yi says the deal would help uphold the international non-proliferation regime, maintain regional peace and stability and solve 'other hot issues' around the world. (Photo: AP)

Iran nuclear deal not ‘derailed’, will play constructive role: China

Wang says continuing to implement nuclear deal was responsibility of all parties concerned and common wish of the international community.

14 Jan 2018 2:04 PM

In 2017, major portals run by Tencent, Baidu and Weibo were reprimanded and fined by China's internet regulator for failing to properly censor content ahead of a major conference of the Chinese Communist Party. (Photo: Representational | File)

China shuts 128,000 websites containing ‘harmful’ information in 2017: Xinhua

Xinhua says 30.9 mn illegal publications were confiscated over the course of 2017, while 1,900 people were subject to criminal penalties.

09 Jan 2018 11:34 AM

As head of the Communist Party's Central Military Commission, Xi is commander-in-chief of China's more than two-million-strong armed forces. (Photo: File)

Xi calls on army to fight for country, says, ‘Do not fear death’

Xi urged the PLA to step up research into high-tech means of warfare and engage in ‘real combat training.’

05 Jan 2018 1:16 PM

Clips began to surface last week showing young children of Ctrip employees being roughly handled, and punished by being force-fed what parents claimed was spicy mustard at the company's Shanghai headquarters. (Photo: File/Representational)

China’s leading travel agency suspends officials over charges of sexual abuse

About 100 children, all aged below three, attended the daycare centre in the past three months, Ctrip said.

15 Nov 2017 6:43 PM

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