Chinese real estate group Wanda and third-party Internet payment company 99Bill jointly announced that the two parties have reached a final agreement on a strategic investment.

The notion of "one country, two systems" has come into starker contrast over the past week, as protests in Hong Kong against mainland tourists have risen in stature.

Chinese sportswear retailer Anta announced its performance for 2014 and said it had net profit of CNY1.7 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 29%.

American cosmetics company Avon published its financial report for the second quarter of 2014 and stated the closure of some of its retail stores caused the company's sales in China to decline by 30%.

French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette has appointed Paul Burke as new chief executive officer for the China market.

Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com officially opened its first comprehensive service center in Taiyuan, Shanxi province to provide super-fast services to consumers.

Switzerland-headquartered food and beverage company Nestle announced that the company has opened two new food manufacturing plants in China's Shandong and Anhui, respectively, representing its confidence in the Chinese market.

American ice cream brand Haagen-Dazs wants to get a sip of the burgeoning Chinese coffee market.

Kingfisher Group plans to sell the controlling stake in B&Q China to Wumart, a Chinese supermarket retail chain.

Watsons, the health and beauty retail chain under Hutchison Whampoa, announced that the company has reached an agreement with Dutch pharmacy chain Dirx to acquire the 50 existing pharmacies of the latter as well as opening five new ones.

The notion of "one country, two systems" has come into starker contrast over the past week, as protests in Hong Kong against mainland tourists have risen in stature.

China's Letv.com announced that its super TV products have formally entered the Hong Kong market and the first batch of its 4K super TV X50 Air immediately sold-out after their launch.

Chinese retail chain China Resources Vanguard announced plans to build a new warehousing distribution center in Zhouwangmiao, Haining, which is reportedly the largest of its kind in East China.

Hong Kong's Chow Tai Fook Enterprises plans to invest USD2.6 billion in a casino project in Incheon, South Korea, aiming to attract Chinese gamblers.

Savills has signed an agreement with Carrefour to provide exclusive store recruitment services to Siyuan Plaza, Carrefour's first shopping center in China.