City starting to close gap with world fashion capitals
2015-05-04 13:25:05
There was a small but important difference at this year's Shanghai Fashion Week: for the first time, it had an official showroom where deals potentially worth millions of dollars could be struck.
UK urged to ease up on visa curbs
2015-05-04 13:12:26
Michael Ward, the managing director of the upmarket London department store Harrods, is lobbying authorities to remove roadblocks that hinder travel from China to Britain.
Royal pram maker gets rolling in China
2015-05-04 11:23:20
With the birth of Britain's royal baby, Prince George, having caused a sensation in China, it is hardly a surprise to see the royal family's choice of pram.
All change at China's cinemas
2015-05-04 10:58:13
As Internet players scramble to carve out a slice of China's booming film sector, cinemas in the world's second-largest movie market are undergoing a rapid transformation.
Migrant worker's fruitful endeavor
2015-05-04 10:15:36
When Lai Yumei quit her job in 2001 at a plastic flower factory, the migrant worker wanted to plant cumquats, because she found that the fruit was popular and expensive in Guangzhou.
More Chinese travel to Asian nations in May Day holiday
2015-05-04 10:00:22
More Chinese opted to travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea and Southeast Asian countries during the three-day May Day holiday.
Siemens healthcare unit probed by China regulator for bribery
2015-05-04 09:53:44
Group's healthcare unit and its dealers were investigated last year for allegedly bribing hospitals to buy expensive disposable products.
Aviation expo fails to get wings
2015-05-04 09:32:15
Spring, with flowers and drizzle, is always the best season in the regions south of the Yangtze River. But this April, together with China's business aviation industry.
Business jet sector hit by headwinds
2015-05-04 09:30:29
A salesman for a domestic business jet operator surnamed Li was standing on the windy and rainy tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on the morning of April 14.
Beijing's April second-hand home sales hit 25-month high
2015-05-04 09:29:11
Due to easing policies, the transaction volume of second-hand homes in Beijing reached 17,191 in April, the highest in nearly 25 months.
Uygur entrepreneur vies for slice of the cake
2015-05-04 09:29:09
It was only nine months after his own college graduation ceremony that Adil Mamattura showed up at a job fair at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
China's May Day railway trips hit record
2015-05-02 14:43:40
11.9 million trips were taken by rail in China on Friday, the first day of the country's three-day public holiday, a daily record.