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From civil servant to business guru

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When Chen Jianhua left his job as a civil servant 15 years ago to start a glove-making business, he never thought he would become the largest sports glove manufacturer and exporter in Jiaxiang county, one of the world's major sports glove production areas.

Selective settings for China wash

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Reflecting some of the settings on its products, multinational home appliance maker Beko is being particularly selective about how it caters to the Chinese market.

CPI eases to new low

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China's November consumer price index eased to a three-month low of 3 percent year-on-year from 3.2 percent in October, amid relatively weak demand, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Dec 9.

GDP growth could rise slightly next year

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But unpredictable factors at home and abroad could keep growth at this year's level, economists say

Sinopec drills deep into Africa

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As Africa becomes increasingly important in the global energy structure, with growing proven reserves of oil and natural gas, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp has big plans for the continent.

In choppy seas, some are shipshape

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In November, the Chinese company Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry delivered an offshore engineering vessel it built for the Greek shipping outfit Toisa Company.

New golden goose for nest eggs?

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Yang Qian, a retired woman in South China's Guangdong province, started a new hobby after spending 22,000 yuan ($3,600; 2,660 euros) to buy into Yu'E Bao, a fund product co-developed by Alipay, the online payments provider arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, and Tian Hong Asset Management Co.

China's top three e-retail export hubs identified

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Guangdong, Hong Kong and Shanghai are ranked as the top three e-retail export hubs in China, says a report released on November 27 by eBay Inc.

Organic is the watchword for tea growers

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After a winding 40-minute drive along a zigzag country road, you climb through a lane lined with osmanthus bushes that give off a sweet scent, and finally reach the green-tea plantation of Jin Linsheng, glistening with morning dew and embroidered with thousands of spider webs.

Wrong book led to turning new leaf

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Europe got its frist organic green tea because of a novel mistake

Quotable

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"The government should stop investments, loans and preferential policies for land and taxes for industries with overcapacity."

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Picture that launched a tourist trade

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A spectacular bright yellow blanket of rapeseed flowers stretches to the horizon in spring; clear creeks offer water activities in summer; the mountains are cloaked in red leaves in autumn and folk custom events are all the go in winter.

Door opens to offshore accounts

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Central bank aims to promote market liberalization through free trade zone

New formula urged to end chemical overload

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Chemical producers struggling with increasing excess capacity should acknowledge that the fundamentals of the industry have changed, the head of the country's largest chemical producer says.

Building the future in a sustainable way

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Walking into the Beijing office of WS Atkins Plc, a design, engineering and project management consultancy firm based in the United Kingdom, it is hard to ignore the models of many world renowned buildings on display - from the Burj Al Arab in the United Arab Emirates to the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Games. All of them are projects by Atkins.

More power for investors

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By lifting the one-year freeze on initial public offerings, China has signaled that it is well on track for listing reforms that seek to give more power to investors, experts say.

Why China should play its cards right

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As China's consumer spending continues to grow, financial institutions must be given leeway to adjust credit card interest rates to remain competitive, says Ling Hai, MasterCard's division president for China.

New business link forged from historic bond

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In Nov 1945, when Kim Gu, president of the provisional government of the Republic of Korea, finished six years of exile in Chongqing and left for home, he expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government in an open letter for its "generous" financial support, especially when China itself was also experiencing extreme hardship.