Rich Pickings

The number of Chinese billionaires is growing on the back of the country's rising affluence, with many drawing their wealth from new and diverse sectors.

Chasing China's new emperors

Loud charity

Women on top

Premier maps the road ahead

Premier Wen Jiabao exuded a welcome message of hope and confidence when he stressed that China will continue to "put people's interests first."

Put GDP in its place

Urgent need to adopt the government's new, scientific and sustainable development plan to raise living standards and ensure balanced growth

Income growth vital

Impact of tsunami will be short term

Calm resilience key to Japanese rebirth

Business briefs

Business briefs

February deficit not sign of a long-term trend 

Trade winds still blowing strong

Gearing up from Down Under

2011 - Year of the joint venture sub brand vehicle

The big leap

A new dimension to video games

Talent shortage hurts industry

Next Big Thing —3D TV

Accor looks at China's budget hotels

Debate on nuclear power revived

Heat is on

Beijing’s bathhouses have all but disappeared. Will the few survivors escape the bulldozer?

Crazy stone

Events

City of Joy

Welcome to the 'world of smiles' where life meanders slowly.

High (tech) society

Irish IT professional navigates his way through China’s Matrix.

Fixes for farmers

The future is now

The realities of the country’s rapid modernization are the stuff of fiction, and one sci-fi writer is chronicling their most dynamic dimensions.

Common approach

EU's ties with China are only at 1 percent of their potential, says Romano Prodi.