China's GDP grows 6.8 pct in H1
China's gross domestic product expanded 6.8 percent year on year in the first half of 2018 to about 41.90 trillion yuan (6.27 trillion U.S. dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
Trade
Garment business dresses up China-Arabian trade
Tian Guifen, 56, has no idea where Arabia is, but knows the robes she weaves will be delivered and worn there.
Industries
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More than half billion Chinese pay by mobile phones: report
China saw fast expansion in the number of mobile payment users last year, reaching 527 million at the end of 2017.
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China's AI industry gains momentum: report
The market value of China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry reached 23.7 billion yuan (about 3.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2017.
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Companies
Japan set to benefit from China's next-generation Didi taxi-hailing services
Japan's SoftBank Corp. Thursday announced a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing called DiDi Mobility Japan Corp. to "offer next-generation taxi-hailing services in Japan."
CNPC and Sinopec become official oil & gas partners of Beijing 2022
China National Petroleum Corporation and China Petrochemical Corporation have signed deals to become official oil & gas partners of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.
UAE's Dubai Int'l Financial Centre signs MoU with China Everbright Group
Dubai International Financial Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's state-owned Everbright Group, the DIFC said on Saturday in an e-mailed statement.
