Logistics costs increased in first eight months

2012-09-26 16:39:13

Logistics costs increased in the first eight months of the year, according to a report issued by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

BASF focuses R&D investment on China

2012-09-26 16:17:09

BASF, the world's leading chemical company, plans to invest one-fourth of its annual R&D funds into the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on the Chinese market.

CDB to extend loans to 12 solar companies

2012-09-25 17:17:18

China Development Bank will prioritize loans to 12 leading solar companies, planning to boost its financial support to the struggling Chinese solar industry.

Suntech tries to boost ADS prices

2012-09-25 17:04:15

Debt-ridden Suntech Power Holdings Co, one of the world's largest solar panel makers, is seeking ways to boost its American depositary shares.

France's Orange sets up solution center in Beijing

2012-09-25 17:00:54

Orange Business Services, the France Telecom-Orange branch, has set up a solution center in Beijing, in an important step towards expanding in the Asia Pacific regions.

Bad piggies take center stage

2012-09-25 16:28:15

Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise, will launch its new game, Bad Piggies, on iOS, Android and Mac on Thursday, according to a company statement.

Food factory reborn with support of US firm

2012-09-25 15:54:03

Shenyang's Changjiang Food Factory was once one of the two major food producers in this industrial city in Northeast China. It was founded in the 1930's and saw its peak in the 1960's when its moon cakes were presented to Kim Il Sung, the founder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. But the state-run factory aged quickly after China reformed its economy at the end of the last century.

Chinese firm buys controlling stake in Hollywood giant

2012-09-25 14:46:58

Chinese film producer Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Production Company has joined forces with India's Reliance MediaWorks to buy US-based Digital Domain Media Group, according to a source in the Chinese company, Beijing Business Today reported on Tuesday.

Unusual mix of bikinis and Chinese opera gear

2012-09-25 13:13:37

Photos of a bikini competition in which women wore traditional Chinese opera headgear have stirred wide debate online.

Ferragamo starts online sales channel

2012-09-25 11:12:18

As Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo enjoys a sales growth of 36 percent inChinain the first quarter this year, it is intending to attract more Chinese customers by authorizing a Chinese website to sell its products.

Service industry the future of Taiwan investment

2012-09-24 17:29:53

Taiwan enterprisers should switch the investment focus from manufacture to the service industry in the mainland, says Qian Fu, senior consultant of Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation, on the 7th Taiwan enterpriser summit held in Huai’an, Jiangsu province.

Insurers paid record claims in Aug

2012-09-24 16:45:39

China's property and casualty insurers paid 24.7 billion yuan in August, reaching a record high this year.