Business
A baa...d year ahead by any other name?
2015-02-20 09:28
Will investors get sheared in the financial markets? That is the compelling question as the sheep ushers in the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, on Feb 19.
Grazing on good fortunes
2015-02-20 09:28
A peaceful and harmonious sheep is arriving and it could bring something of a hidden fortune, say feng shui masters.
Stomping good times
2015-02-20 09:28
The Year of the Sheep, the eighth in the cycle of lunar new years, is around the corner. The sheep has a reputation as a thoughtful and gentle character but it has not always lived up to this characterization.
The miracle in Anshan
2015-02-20 09:28
Premier Li Keqiang famously said in Brussels that once Europe creates environmentally friendly and cutting-edge economic solutions that can benefit China's markets, miracles will happen.
Green activists pedal around the world
2015-02-20 09:28
Five years after 42-year-old Lai Likun began his global cycling tour in 2009 with less than 20 euros ($22.80) in his pocket and his ever-present green jacket he took on a partner. Zhang Hui, a university student in Beijing, persuaded Lai to accept her as a travel companion.
China's pioneering entrepreneur
2015-02-20 08:51
Among Wang Shi's many hobbies are sailing, gliding and mountaineering. An adventurer at heart, the chairman of Vanke, the nation's largest residential real estate developer, successfully reached the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven continents, from 2002 to 2004. In 2005, he reached the North and South Poles.
EU envoy looks forward to new round of talks
2015-02-20 08:51
The fourth round of talks on a China-European Union investment agreement next month will touch on more concrete issues to ensure EU and Chinese markets are more open to investment from each other, says Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, the EU ambassador to China.
In praise of China's engineering
2015-02-20 08:51
China is emerging as an engineering powerhouse with the potential to produce top-notch solutions that will make a significant impact globally, says John Browne, former chief executive of BP.
Internationalize only when wise
2015-02-20 08:51
China should liberalize its capital account controls and foreign exchange rate controls at a speed that benefits its economic growth, says Yu Yongding, an academic of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Quotable
2015-02-20 08:51
"The amount of effort required to bring those products to market is significant. We just have to move at the right pace."
Apps bring the service sector to your doorstep
2015-02-13 08:54
Entrepreneur Hou Guopeng recently launched a service that is expected to significantly improve the life of pet owners in Beijing.
Venture capital switches to online-to-offline deals
2015-02-13 08:54
Venture capital investors are increasingly turning their attention toward online deals in China, but they still regard offline capability as a venture's most important asset.
Quotable
2015-02-13 08:54
"Chinese consumers remain optimistic about job prospects, personal finances and spending in the coming year when compared with their global peers in most of the world's markets."
Industry calls for teamwork to root out counterfeits
2015-02-13 08:54
The recent tiff between Alibaba Group and Chinese regulators over unlicensed merchants and counterfeit goods on Alibaba's hugely popular shopping websites has cast a new spotlight on the challenging issue of fake goods plaguing the country's e-commerce industry.
Europe may send hot money to China
2015-02-13 08:54
Dramatic monetary policies in Europe have lots of potential to create a new surge of hot money inflow into China, says Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon.
How to get rich without really trying
2015-02-13 08:54
For anyone keen on being rich, Li Hejun has this brain-twisting advice: "If you want to make money, you need to stop thinking about making money."
Bank relishes newfound license
2015-02-13 08:54
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank, is getting new opportunities to make strides in London, the head of its London branch says.
Beijing gets another set of wings
2015-02-13 08:54
As China has soared economically over the past 35 years, so has air travel to and from the country, and that is beginning to put huge strains on some of its airports.
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