The 2020 Sino-British Lifestyle Week and the China-UK Business Forum was launched at the British House in Beijing on Friday and will last until Aug 18. The event will promote more selected brands of clothing, dining, living and technology from both Chinese and British firms such as Dyson, Yao and Shun Peony, Silver Cross, Zhenbei cashmere, and Me Water compared to the annual event in the past.
China has become a vital refuge for US companies after overcoming COVID-19, as the country's rebounding consumer economy has helped offset the damage from tumbling sales back home, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Private enterprises have invested 476.5 billion yuan ($68.5 billion) on 1,577 new projects in Hubei province as part of the economic revival efforts in the region following the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
China's investment in property development rose 3.4 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2020, widening from the 1.9-percent increase in the first half, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
A planeload of German business executives, employees and their families landed at an airport in Qingdao, Shandong province, on July 9, marking the third time that the fast lane between China and Germany has facilitated the return of German business people to their workplaces and homes in China.
Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc reported on Friday its total revenues reached 26 billion yuan ($3.69 billion) in the second quarter of 2020, dropping 1 percent year-on-year, while its net profit hit 5.1 billion yuan, an increase of 40 percent on a yearly basis.
Cainiao Guoguo, the largest online express delivery platform in China, recently set up the country's first business school for couriers.
In its latest Apple China corporate social responsibility report, the company said it has partnered with local suppliers to offer workers more opportunities to advance their professional capabilities, and upgrade their skills including how to bec.
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Author: Producer Emilio Mendez
Speaker: Caroline Parraguez
Edition: EAcham
