The one-millionth vehicle rolled of the Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd assembly line, symbolizing the Sino-German joint venture's breakthrough to lead the industry with world-class manufacturing quality and operation capacity. The Thursday ceremony in Beijing also celebrated the auto manufacturer's Factory of the Year 2016 title being given to Daimler AG's only joint venture capable of producing the power trains, front-drive and rear-drive models.

Consumer credit products are becoming increasingly popular among young Chinese, taking a large market share away from credit cards, as competition in the payment industry grows more intense.

Tech aficionados were offered a peep into the future at the 3rd WIC in China as 15 state-of-the-art achievements were unveiled at the event dubbed the Oscar by the industry.

Hosted by China's Ministry of Culture, and organized by China Daily Website and the China Arts and Entertainment Group, the 3rd World Internet Conference (WIC) Internet Culture Forum was held in the Wuzhen Internet International Conference and Exhibition Center on November 17.

JD Finance, the online-finance arm of JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce player, has launched the joint venture ZRobot, with US-based financial technology company ZestFinance to provide data-technology services to the financial industry and boost the development of consumer credit in China.

Big data and artificial intelligence are driving the development of China's e-commerce giant JD.com Inc, and are expected to help the company provide better user experience, reduce costs and improve efficiency.