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Local companies honored for contributions to society

A group of leading multinational and local enterprises won awards for showcasing excellence in social responsibility. The 2021 Bund Forum on International Cooperation themed “Innovation Governance” presented ...

Huang Yixuan | January 20, 2022, Thursday

Shanghai to adjust commerce policies to facilitate business

The latest pilot reform action plan that aims to enhance Shanghai’s business environment was made public by the city government yesterday.The State Council last month issued a guideline making clear that ...

Ding Yining | December 30, 2021, Thursday

China Mobile will shut its Canada unit

CMLink, China Mobile’s subsidiary in Canada, will cease operations on January 5 next year in compliance with the request of the Canadian Federal Government, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The ...

December 30, 2021, Thursday

Didi may list in HK without raising cash

China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Global plans to use a mechanism that will allow it to list shares in Hong Kong without raising capital or issuing new stock as it seeks to delist from New York, two people...

December 30, 2021, Thursday

TST responds to pyramid scheme probe

TST, or Tin’s Secret, a skincare cosmetics brand founded by movie stars Lin Ruiyang and Chang Ting, responded early yesterday to a market investigation of suspicious pyramid-style marketing and sales,...

Tracy Li | December 30, 2021, Thursday

‘Santa Claus market rally’ fades

Stock markets mostly retreated yesterday as a “Santa Claus rally” showed signs of fatigue amid lingering fears over the Omicron variant and uncertainty about economic prospects for 2022....

December 30, 2021, Thursday

En bloc real estate deals top US$15b

En bloc real estate investment deals in Shanghai surpassed the 100-billion-yuan (US$15.69 billion) mark for the first time in three years with domestic buyers remaining the dominant players, a major international...

Cao Qian | December 30, 2021, Thursday

Geely joins Waymo in NEV taxis

China’s Geely Holding said its premium electric mobility brand, Zeekr, will make electric vehicles for Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit, to be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles...

December 30, 2021, Thursday

Govt fights illegal market barriers

China’s top economic planner this month published a list of 18 typical cases of local governments and authorities setting up illegal market barriers that curb fair competition....

December 29, 2021, Wednesday

Ant closing mutual aid health plan

Ant Group is closing its mutual aid program Xiang Hu Bao (Mutual Protection) in a month....

Ding Yining | December 29, 2021, Wednesday

LANXESS AADC in Shanghai is truly excellent

German specialty chemical company LANXESS has been honored with an Excellence Award for Innovation in Social Governance 2021 given by the Shanghai Daily for its efforts made and coordination with the Shanghai...

December 29, 2021, Wednesday

Central bank governor spells out economic plan for 2022

AS China has mapped out priorities for the economic work of 2022 at a key meeting earlier this month, the country’s central bank governor Yi Gang elaborated on the bank’s agenda for the coming year. Yi, ...

December 29, 2021, Wednesday

Chemical giant SABIC lights the way on sustainability

SABIC, one of the world’s leading diversified chemical companies, has just been awarded Shanghai Daily’s Sustainability 2021 Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for its enlightening Lights...

December 28, 2021, Tuesday

Profits of industrial firms rocket 38% in 11 months

PROFITS of China’s major industrial firms continued rapid growth in the first 11 months of 2021, the latest signal that the country’s economy is set to finish the pandemic-hit year on a strong note. Industrial ...

December 28, 2021, Tuesday

Shorter negative lists to woo foreign investments

CHINA yesterday unveiled two shortened negative lists for foreign investment as part of efforts to further open up the economy and promote high-quality economic development. This marks the fifth consecutive ...

December 28, 2021, Tuesday