US, EU firms discover home truths

2014-01-03 10:00

More companies from Europe and the United States that used to outsource production to China are returning home as price gaps narrow.

Twin-pronged plan for growth

2014-01-03 10:00

Chinese firms bank on integrated approach to reap dividends

Big players want to be in the Hefei zone

2014-01-03 10:00

It came as no surprise when The Economist magazine named five Chinese cities as the fastest-growing metropolitan economies in the world in 2012. What was unexpected was who they were. Not Guangzhou, Shanghai or Chongqing, but places such as Baotou, Anshan and - topping the list - Hefei, the capital of Anhui province.

Recycling gathers momentum

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Students help residents of Hefei's development zone take oride in their environment

Quotable

2014-01-03 10:00

"We believe the markets and the Chinese government should be alarmed by the rapidly rising leverage, but we do not believe China is on the brink of a debt crisis, especially if the new leaders can take decisive measures to arrest its rising leverage."

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Baby, you should see us now!

2014-01-03 10:00

With about 20 million births in China every year, the baby products market is monster size, and the world's biggest companies in the field - P&G, Johnson & Johnson, Pigeon and the like - are all battling for a big share.

Shanghai to soar on FTZ wings

2014-01-03 10:00

Shanghai's experience with the development of Pudong puts it in a unique position to manage the new national free trade zone, says Zhao Qizheng, a former deputy mayor of Shanghai and the first director of the Pudong new zone in the early 1990s.

Busy time ahead for logistics firms

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Shanghai free trade zone offers good growth prospects for global majors

New model to tackle excessive steel capacity

2014-01-03 10:00

Deutsche Bank AG says that it has, together with Switzerland's Duferco SA, an international steel dealer, arranged an $800 million structured prepayment term loan facility for Tangsteel in Tangshan.

China Mobile moves into next generation of communications

2014-01-03 10:00

Nation's biggest telecom operator to roll out its 4G service in 340 cities this year

Foreign firms still favor east side

2013-12-20 10:05

Despite rising costs in recent years, China's eastern region remains a strong attraction for foreign investors, thanks to its well-developed industrial facilities and infrastructure, as well as easy access to the domestic market, businesspeople say.

Investment growth triple that of GDP

2013-12-20 10:05

China's outbound investment is expanding almost three times as fast as the nation's GDP, and the emphasis is shifting away from resources and toward the service sector and industry, a private equity firm said in a report on Dec 18.

Quotable

2013-12-20 10:05

"Central bank operations recently have already been in the direction of tightening. Monetary policies won't be any looser next year, in the broad policy frame of 'deleveraging'."

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Chemical brothers bond for strength

2013-12-20 10:05

Switzerland-based chemicals major Ineos Group Ltd is banking on its upcoming projects in China to drive growth in the rapidly changing global energy market.

New-age outlook in age-old Hunan

2013-12-20 10:05

The factory floor in Changsha reverberates with the thunderous rumble of mysterious machinery, relentless robotic arms turning out enough building material every 72 hours to make an entire skyscraper. Somewhere in Russia, and in parts of Africa and South America, the pieces of prefabricated concrete wall the factory spits out will become offices and homes.

On the right road back to nature

2013-12-20 10:05

On the banks of Liuye Lake in Changde, where the morning mist hangs over water as clear as a looking glass, Ma Fengchi smiles at the world his generation made for their children. His 65-year-old son, Ma Jianshi, smiles with him.

Silver threads, golden gloves

2013-12-13 09:35

It is early winter, and the sound in the air is an incessant whirring of sewing machines.

Quotable

2013-12-13 09:35

"The steel industry's downstream business will see slower development next year. The ship-building industry, in particular, may see negative growth, which will lead to flat steel consumption in 2014."