China says to steadily expand opening of capital markets

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's securities regulator pledged ... sharp increase in leverage threatened to undermine the economy. China approved roughly 250 IPOs in the first half, mostly by small- and mid-cap companies, which investors say has ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai issues red alert for high temperatures

A buyer selects corns at Jiangqiao wholesale market at Shanghai, east China, July 25, 2017. A red alert for high temperatures was issued by the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory on Tuesday. The red alert is issued when the temperature is forecast ... ( read original story ...)

China taps a new export opportunity: education

In 2009 and 2012, Shanghai students led the world in global math testing from the Programme for International Student Assessment. The city’s success has prompted the U.K. to stage a major turn toward China on math, sending British teachers overseas and ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese start-ups are increasingly led by younger bosses

Forty-seven per cent were from Beijing, 22 per cent from Shanghai, and 17 per cent from the southern Guangdong ... that it has secured new funding worth more than US$700 million led by Alibaba Group, Hony Capital and Citic Private Equity. ( read original story ...)