Agricultural waste turned into energy

2013-11-15 09:57

Commercial manufacture of cellulosic bioethanol from agricultural residue is expected to be given further impetus after commercial production begins in China next year, experts say.

Garment cloth cut in one direction

2013-11-15 09:57

The oriental look is not everyone's cup of tea, and it is on that sentiment that at least one Chinese garment maker is trying to build its fortunes in Europe.

Assembling a strategy for the future

2013-11-15 09:57

Peter Agnefjall says he never makes blind forecasts. "In Ikea, we think about and look to the long term."

11+11 is a winning formula

2013-11-15 09:57

A day in celebration of unattached people has essentially become an annual cue for massive online discounting in China.

Watchmakers not marking time

2013-11-08 09:19

Despite economic slowdown, luxury timepieces continue to serve Swiss manufacturers well in China.

Chinese market 'more sophisticated than given credit'

2013-11-08 09:19

As the luxury watch company Jaeger-LeCoultre marks its 180th anniversary, it says it wants to use the occasion to consolidate its position in China's high-end market.

The little big man of Europe

2013-11-08 09:19

Chinese business takes a shine to the small but centrally important belgium that punches above its weight in the continent.

Quotable

2013-11-08 09:27

"The delisting system is one of the most important and fundamental regulations in China's capital market."

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2013-11-08 09:27

Great expectations in the lowlands

2013-11-08 09:27

Belgium is in the top five countries in Europe for attracting foreign investment, with 169 projects launched last year, 10.5 percent more than the previous year.

The art of staying connected in business

2013-11-08 09:27

Despite its high global breadth of exports, China still remains 74th in terms of global connectedness, says Frank Appel, chairman of the board of management and chief executive officer at Deutsche Post DHL, who was visiting Beijing after attending the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation meetings.

Prepping progress in principality

2013-11-08 09:27

Though it is the sixth-smallest country in the world, Liechtenstein has big dreams of attracting more tourists and other business from China.

Wanda steers yacht maker to home shores

2013-11-08 09:27

British luxury yacht maker says it will set up a small boat-manufacturing unit in China to make full use of the fair wind in the country's burgeoning yacht market and to cut costs.

Return of the listing fever

2013-11-08 09:27

Record responses to the initial public offerings of two Chinese Internet companies on US bourses has once again opened the floodgates for overseas listings by Chinese companies.

Private banks to start on trial basis

2013-11-01 10:08

China will allow the establishment of private banks and other financial institutions funded by private investment on a trial basis.

A short account of a long tradition

2013-11-01 10:08

Private banking in China began during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) when independent money houses were established to conduct currency exchanges, remittances, deposits and loans.

Experts warn of 'two-tier' dilemma

2013-11-01 10:08

Some banking industry insiders have raised concerns about equality of competition between state-owned and private banks in China.

Tricky switch to lighting a new world

2013-11-01 10:08

The hand of fate is resting nervously on the dimmer switch of China's lighting industry, not sure which way it is going to turn. For some businesses, it will get brighter; for others, dark times may lie ahead.

Company that LED the way

2013-11-01 10:08

Major Chinese lighting manufacturer takes a shine to Zhongshan

Quotable

2013-11-01 10:08

"It's certain that real estate bubbles do exist in large cities in China, and the trend is still developing."