Consultancy firm KPMG is optimistic about China’s economic growth in the second half of this year, as infrastructure investment is expected to rebound moderately with an accelerated issuance of local government bonds. 

Home appliance maker’s new arm to focus on smart component R&D. Gree Electric Appliances Inc, a major home appliances maker based in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, has set up a subsidiary focused on the design, development and sales of computing chips, according to the local industrial and commercial authority.

Three Chinese companies — Alibaba, JD, and Didi Chuxing — have taken positions on Fortune’s Change the World list this year, according to the business magazine.

As more Chinese people travel abroad during this year’s summer holiday, the boom in mobile payments has reached several countries, according to latest data from the nation’s leading mobile payment service.

The Chinese government will step up reform and roll out a series of new incentives to better remove hurdles hampering private investment and businesses and boost economic vitality, the State Council’s executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Thursday.

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Amazon’s cloud service platform, Amazon Web Services, has inked a strategic partnership with international consulting firm Deloitte in China, to help enterprises realize digital transformation and continued innovation.

China’s international trade in services grew by 17 percent year-on-year to $397.31 billion in the first half of 2018, setting a record even amid the current global economic troubles, the Ministry of Commerce said.

German carmaker Audi AG announced on Thursday that its sales in the Chinese market reached new record in July, as well as in the first seven months. A total of 53,191 units were delivered to Chinese customers in July, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent.

Cainiao Network, Alibaba’s delivery arm, has completed its first delivery test via drone helicopter in Jingdezhen city in East China’s Jiangxi province, the company said Thursday.