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TV shopping in China grew 13 percent in 2015, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday.

Sales by 32 TV shopping companies reached 39.9 billion yuan ($6 billion) last year and grew at 2.3 percentage points more than general retail sales.

The country will continue to promote development of TV shopping as it boosts domestic consumption, the ministry said in the report.

TV shopping industry also played a constructive role in generating jobs, with the number of employees standing at 166,000 last year.

TV shopping sales are expected to expand by 15 percent to 46 billion yuan in 2016, according to the report.

Didi APP, China's largest mobile transportation solution provider, said on Monday that it has received about $600 million strategic investment from China Life Insurance.

According to CNNIC's report issued on the 4th Jan 2016, Didi APP occupied 87.2% market share in China.

The cash infusion, which includes an equity investment of $300 million and a long-term debt investment of 2 billion yuan ($305 million), is expected to bankroll Didi's competition with the United States-based Uber Technologies Inc.

Amid China's effort to enhance its appeal as an international tourism destination, Chinese travel agencies are seeing new business opportunities in tourists from overseas.

Ctrip, China's leading online travel agency based in Shanghai, said inbound tourism has regained the attention of travel agencies, thanks to the 10.9 percent growth of foreign visits in the first quarter of 2016.

Wei Zexi's released photo on Weibo.com

The central government has set up an investigation team to probe search engine giant Baidu, after the company was accused by a hospital patient, who since has died, of providing misleading medical treatment information.

The team is made up of officials from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce — the regulator of online advertisement.