S. African insurer to raise stake in Ping An unit

2013-02-23 09:37:59

South Africa's largest healthcare insurer, Discovery Holdings Ltd, is to increase its stake to 25 percent in Ping An Health Insurance Co.

China Construction Bank seeks to expand

2013-02-22 13:21:06

China Construction Bank Corp, the world's third-largest lender by market value, offered about $300 million for Rabobank Groep NV's Indonesian unit.

CNOOC to increase shares in China CBM

2013-02-22 11:08:57

China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced Thursday it will increase its shares in China CBM to 70 percent.

Taubman, Wangfujing establish second joint venture

2013-02-22 10:56:16

US mall operator Taubman Centers Inc set up a second joint venture with Beijing Wangfujing Department Store (Group) Co Ltd to open a shopping center in Henan province.

Huawei, ZTE hold most patents in 2012

2013-02-22 10:26:11

Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp were granted the most invention patents on the Chinese mainland in 2012, the intellectual property authority said Thursday.

Suning to expand products beyond electronics

2013-02-22 10:10:25

Suning Appliance Co Ltd, China's largest electric appliance retailer by sales, has announced a series of ambitious moves to expand its offerings to other areas of general merchandise.

Movie-themed fortunes 'never guaranteed'

2013-02-22 09:29:28

ChinaVision Media Group Ltd announced that its wholly owned subsidiary West Gold has entered into an agreement with the city government of Tongxiang in Zhejiang province.

Jike denies reports of Qihoo investment

2013-02-21 17:36:26

Chinese search engine firm Jike.com on Thursday denied reports that it is in talks with Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd to receive investment from Qihoo.

Yahoo co-founder joins Lenovo board as observer

2013-02-21 17:02:27

Lenovo Group Ltd said Yahoo! Inc co-founder Jerry Yang will join the board of directors as an observer during its expansion into smartphones and tablets.

Amway says China sales increase to 27.1b yuan

2013-02-21 16:40:23

Amway Company, the largest multinational direct-selling company by sales and network coverage, said on Wednesday that sales in China reached 27.1 billion yuan in 2012.

Yahoo co-founder joins Lenovo board as observer

2013-02-21 16:40:08

Lenovo Group Ltd said Yahoo! Inc co-founder Jerry Yang will join the board of directors as an observer during its expansion into smartphones and tablets.

Sina Weibo boasts 500m users

2013-02-21 14:15:02

Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, had attracted over 500 million users by the end of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 74 percent.