Chinese insurers, hard hit by a sweeping crackdown this year, are anticipating an opening in the market for overseas investments in 2018. 受到今年全面打压严重打击的中国保险公司,正预期2018年中国会开放境外投资市...
In the early 1980s, people in China had a one-stop shop for all their banking needs: the People’s Bank of China. 在上世纪80年代初的中国,人们的所有银行需求都可以“一站式”解决:中国人民银行(PBoC)。 It was, in fact, the only bank in China...
Filmmaker James Cameron, forever an advocate for the 3D format, has achieved his ambition of letting audiences watch his Avatar sequels in 3D without having to don a pair of glasses. 作为一名3D技术的忠实拥护者,导演詹姆斯?卡梅隆已经实现了...
Recently, inventive vending machines have been popping up around France. Instead of dispensing sweet treats or sugary drinks, however, these kiosks distribute short stories. Created by literature-loving company Short édition, these savvy...
A 17-year-old girl who died when she bungee jumped off a bridge in Spain without being tied to the ledge plunged to her death in a mix-up over an instructors English. 一名17岁的少女蹦极时不幸遇难,原因是她听错了教练说的英语指令,在绳子还没...
Piracy is pointless when products are free. Giving away games has enabled China’s Tencent to brush off the threat of illegal downloads and become one of the biggest companies in the world. It will need to increase its overseas reach to ke...
Just as technology companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon have become a routine part of people’s lives, so they dominate lists of the world’s most valuable brands. Car companies and banks, on the other hand, are seeing thei...
The solo female traveller market is an increasingly powerful sector in the travel industry. But while solo travel is usually rewarding, safe, and eye-opening, women who take to the road alone usually have more issues to take into account t...
Two years ago, it looked like Wang Shi would be able to retire on his own terms. 两年前,王石似乎本可以功成身退。 Back then, the founding chairman of China Vanke, the country’s most valuable property company, could look back on an almost...
A superstitious elderly passenger delayed a flight in Shanghai after throwing coins at the engine for good luck, a Chinese airline has confirmed. 据一家国内航空公司证实,一名迷信的老年乘客向一架飞机的发动机投掷硬币祈福,导致该航班在上海延...