Rewards outweigh the risks

2013-09-13 10:13

Diversifying risk is a necessity for China as the country becomes more industrialized and urbanized, says John Nelson, chairman of insurance market Lloyd's of London.

Itinerant envoy on wheels

2013-09-13 10:13

Liao Liqiang always seems to be on the go. His driver tells him he has covered about 80,000 kilometers by car since he became China's ambassador to Belgium in May 2011. It means Liao has traveled an average of more than 100 kilometers a day, which for tiny Belgium (he calls it the tiny Titan) is a lot.

The road less traveled is the only one

2013-09-13 10:13

There is a sudden, drawn look on Sune Skadegaard Thorsen's face when he speaks about why he turned his back on a successful career in corporate law, and ventured down a road less traveled.

Going it alone

2013-09-13 10:13

Guangzhou-based Sino-Africa Bridge Expo Service Co, which helps Chinese companies exhibit at trade shows in Africa, plans to put on an exhibition of its own in the Democratic Republic of Congo next year.

Nation vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor

2013-09-13 10:13

Rise in overseas direct investment largely driven by domestic firms

Quotable

2013-09-06 09:30

"The PMI figure suggests the economy is further stabilizing. It showed a rebound in both domestic and external demand, and upstream product prices have risen correspondingly."

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Lessons from Denmark on aging

2013-09-06 09:30

As those of the post-1980 generation become the main breadwinners in China, one of the biggest questions is how the country will be able to support old people, who account for an ever growing proportion of the population.

Central connection renewed

2013-09-06 09:30

Far from China's financially bustling coast, at a crossroads along the country's largest river, one historic city is calling for innovation to flow.

Ventures into the third dimension

2013-09-06 09:30

3D Printing technology prototypes Wuhan's future industrial model

Diamonds are China's best friend

2013-09-06 09:30

Chu Xiao's office is only 50 meters from Antwerp's central railway station. Through a window, the Beijinger can see crowds of people from every corner of the world flowing in and out of the city every day.

Gem-studded road to freedom

2013-09-06 09:30

No two diamonds are exactly the same, and the same might be said of what people see in them. When Gerard Yeung looks at the precious stones they represent freedom - the freedom of following a career of his choosing.

PMI recovery brings fresh hope

2013-09-06 09:30

After witnessing a slowdown during the last two quarters, China's economy seems to have returned to positive terrain with its key manufacturing gauge rising to a 16-month high in August on the back of strong new orders.

New cornerstone for clean energy

2013-08-30 10:01

It is perhaps ironic that China has some of the world's most polluted cities but has also overtaken the United States as the world's leader in clean-energy investment and technology development.

Efficiency a valued ally in energy drive

2013-08-30 10:01

China is improving energy efficiency as a highly cost-effective way of increasing availability of power and tackling the country's energy-shortage problem, experts say.

Park doesn't rest on laurels

2013-08-30 10:01

It has long been renowned for its technological innovation and is widely known as China's Silicon Valley, but Zhongguancun, in northwestern Beijing, is now pondering its future.

Spirit of 1958 is alive and well

2013-08-30 10:01

Firm with roots in bygone age survives thanks to an attitude of sink or swim

Quotable

2013-08-30 10:01

"The mainland enterprises should further leverage off this bridging role of Hong Kong for their large-scale 'going-out'. Meanwhile, Hong Kong should enhance its role as the bridge, steer clear of negative elements that are unfavorable to the city's economic development, and become more open, free and efficient."

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Mainland firms snap up HK assets

2013-08-30 10:01

While some Hong Kong-based blue-chip companies are selling their local business assets, a spate of mainland enterprises are expanding into the city's retail, property and banking sectors in search of business diversification.