Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, has topped an economic study of best-performing cities in China, while seven cities in eastern China's Jiangsu province made the top 10 list of lower-tier sites.Compiled by the independent United States think-tank Milken Institute, the rankings were based ...

The mainland's stock market surged to its highest level since late June on Monday as investors interpreted positive July economic data as a sign that downside risks had receded.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.39 percent to 2,102.35 points, with turnover swelling to 116.5 billion yuan (...