Amid a labour shift that has pushed millions of jobseekers to online platforms, greater protections are being promised for some temporary workers.

China's technology stocks rallied Tuesday. E-commerce firm Alibaba and smartphone maker Xiaomi both saw their stock price surge over 4%, while video games firm Tencent and online services company Meituan also gained.

Wall Street is flirting with a record again as U.S. stock indexes creep higher on Tuesday. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in early trading and just above its all-time closing high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 59 points,

President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting with Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and other Chinese business leaders, signaling his support for private companies after years of turmoil. The gathering included the heads of Xiaomi and Meituan,

Early European trading was mostly down, with France’s CAC 40 down 0.18%, while Germany’s DAX dipped 0.26%. Britain’s FTSE 100 remained mostly unchanged. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.59% to 22,976.81,

China's HongShan Capital Group (HSG) has hired Komi Kyu from Bain Capital to head a new local office in Japan, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Kyu, who joined HongShan as a managing director in January,

Delivery apps are allowing Chinese citizens to get their hands on the popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs at the touch of a button.

Amid a labour shift that has pushed millions of jobseekers to online platforms, greater protections are being promised for some temporary workers.

China’s leading food delivery platform Meituan has decided to provide social security to its millions of riders, after e-commerce giant JD.com entered the business and placed its delivery workers under welfare insurance coverage.

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A notable feature of the high-level symposium in Beijing was the wide participation of China's top high-tech companies, especially in the internet sector. Representatives from Alibaba Group, Tencent, QAX Group, Huawei, Meituan and iFlytek were present. Most of them are also members of the World Internet Conference (WIC).