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  • E-commerce giant hits out at fakes

    E-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has called for tougher laws, stiffer enforcement, and harsher penalties to crack down on fake products, in the latest attempt to shed its reputation as a haven for selling knockoffs.

    March01,2017


  • Fake news will not disturb China-Africa friendship: FM spokesperson

    China-Africa cooperation and friendship will be advanced to a new level instead of being disrupted by fake news, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday.

    December22,2020


  • Chinese, Scottish businesses explore potential market opportunities

    China is seen as a market with vast opportunities and accessible to companies who take the time to understand the challenging market viewed from a distance, Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was told here on Wednesday.

    September22,2016


  • Chinese brewery planned by Scottish craft brewer

    Scottish craft brewer BrewDog is looking to open a brewery in China to capitalize on the fast-growing market for premium beer.

    February22,2018


  • Train driver proud of service on Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway

    The HSR, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, boasts a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and connects Halim station in Jakarta to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung of West Java province, cutting the travel time between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes.

    September23,2024


  • Fake cosmetics worth over 800 mln yuan seized in China

    Fifteen suspects have been arrested in east China's Zhejiang Province for producing and selling fake and substandard cosmetics, Zhejiang Police said Wednesday.

    February16,2017


  • Scottish tech firm brings Chinese craft beer to UK

    Britons can now sip on craft beer brewed in China, following an import deal between Edinburgh-based online drinks platform Flavourly and Beijing brewer Panda Brew.

    December06,2017


  • Agency aims to link Scottish companies with Chinese opportunity

    British businesses keen to tap into the Chinese market can get a helping hand through what is believed to be Scotland’s first dedicated Chinese marketing agency.

    July05,2018


  • China to rachet up crackdown on e-commerce click farms, fake sales

    China will increase its crackdown on fraudulent practices in the country's e-commerce sector.

    May22,2018


  • (Hello Africa) Chinese electric vehicles transforming livelihoods of Kenyan taxi drivers

    Kenya is encouraging the taxi industry to switch to electric vehicles because the move will help reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector, which translates into more revenue for taxi drivers.

    July15,2024


  • Alibaba shuts down 240,000 online stores selling fake goods in 2017: report

    China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba shut down 240,000 online stores suspected of selling fake products in 2017, according to a report published by the company.

    January18,2018


  • Feature: China-sponsored training program empowers young drivers in Ethiopia

    Dejen Gezu, one of the first licensed drivers for electrified trains in Ethiopia, is tasked with dual responsibilities of safely chauffeuring the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway and training aspiring young people.

    July18,2023


  • First sight love of "seasoned driver" for Chinese EV in Europe

    Eight months ago, Ben Malawau, a Dutchman with more than 30 years of experience behind the wheel, decided to change his car. He then went out to test-drive a few new electric vehicles (EVs).

    September14,2023


  • 2024 Boao Forum for Entrepreneurs highlights new reform blueprint, growth drivers

    The main forum of the 2024 Boao Forum for Entrepreneurs kicked off on Tuesday in Boao, a coastal town in south China's Hainan Province.

    December04,2024


  • Scottish tech firm brings Chinese craft beer to UK

    Britons can now sip on craft beer brewed in China,following an import deal between Edinburgh-based online drinks platform Flavourly and Beijing brewer Panda Brew.

    December07,2017


  • China's foreign trade gains momentum amid stronger new growth drivers in H1

    Apart from the all-time-high 21.17 trillion yuan of goods imports and exports, a series of semiannual data attested to the strengthening growth momentum of foreign trade in the first half of 2024.

    July16,2024


  • Chinese investment hailed as essential driver of Ethiopia's economic development

    Officials have commended Chinese investment in Ethiopia as an essential driver of economic development in the East African country. The acclaim was made on the margins of the Beijing-Ethiopia Business Cooperation Promotion Conference held Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

    June24,2024


  • China's toy industry fosters new growth drivers in innovation pursuit

    China has long been the world's largest toy producer and exporter. According to the latest data, the country's toy exports (excluding games) exceeded 3 billion U.S. dollars in March, up 6.4 percent year on year. With the industry's efforts to reinvent itself, it has fostered new growth drivers.

    June13,2025


  • Digital trade new growth driver for BRI countries

    Thousands of years ago, in ancient China, traders traveled the Silk Road by camel and horse, overcoming hardship to sell Chinese silk, tea and other specialties to the West, meanwhile importing glass products, pearls, fruit and vegetables from abroad.

    September05,2022


  • Interview: China emerges as central driver of global energy transition, says WEF expert

    China has emerged as a central driver of global energy transition in view of its significant strides in renewable energy and its broader commitment to transforming its energy system, according to Nicholas Wagner, an energy expert with the World Economic Forum (WEF).

    June25,2025


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