Alert sounded on no-go areas

2013-06-21 09:01

The development of China's built environment is in danger of repeating mistakes Britain made during its urbanization, says Yang Wei, co-chair of the UK-China Eco-cities and Green Building Group.

Degrees dual and different

2013-06-21 09:01

Leading European business school HEC Paris is keen to boost its presence in China by offering more and different dual-degree programs through partnerships with top Chinese universities, says its dean, Bernard Ramanantsoa.

Cash riddle answers in short suply

2013-06-21 09:01

A faster-than-expected rise in money supply and soaring bank credit but modest economic growth is an equation that has left Chinese monetary policy makers puzzled and hesitant about their next step.

White spirits pass through black period

2013-06-21 09:01

The Chinese liquor industry is expected to have impressive growth potential in the future despite the present downturn caused by the government's crackdown on luxury official banquets, says Frost & Sullivan, a US-based market consultancy.

Golden touch to green building

2013-06-14 09:38

When Ben Pape, a founder of the UK-China Eco-Cities and Green Building Group, first came to Beijing in the early 1980s, the capital was building the 48-kilometer Third Ring Road. When he came this year, it was working on a seventh, 940 km long.

Switched on to energy efficiency

2013-06-14 09:38

Silicone maker ready to fill openings as building demand heats up

Fresh start

2013-06-14 09:38

Like the phoenix in Greek mythology, the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province has shown itself capable of regeneration, arising from the ashes of its predecessor.

A brush with global fame

2013-06-14 09:38

Arts supplier builds an empire from scratch in less than 20 years

Quotable

2013-06-14 07:56

"When you have countries with large economies, it is important for leaders to speak often for a sustainable development. The more our leaders can sit and discuss, the more powerful the combination of China and the US can be in the world."

IN BRIEF (Page 18)

2013-06-14 07:56

CEO hopes to heat up China market

2013-06-14 07:56

As a boy at the age of 16, Carsten Voigtlander became enthusiastic about chemistry and loved conducting experiments."They were magic and a little bit mysterious," says Voigtlander, now 49, and chief executive officer of Germany's Vaillant Group.

Reforms will see economy gain

2013-06-14 07:56

China's new leadership has taken measures to further cut government interference in the economy and streamline services, a major step forward in giving market forces more power.

Filmmakers have plenty of dreams in the works

2013-06-14 07:56

Chinese companies and their foreign counterparts are eyeing cooperation opportunities in the country's booming film market, executives at the recent Chengdu Fortune Forum said.

Big screen drives spending on entertainment

2013-06-14 07:56

Chinese passion for films continues to drive the country's overall growth in entertainment and media spending, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.

The endless quest to quench palates

2013-06-14 07:56

Thirty-five years after joining the world's leading beverage company after reading a newspaper advertisement and touring the United States to sell its product, Coca-Cola Co CEO Muhtar Kent remembers what it was about the company that appealed to him in the first place.

Making the connection

2013-06-07 09:16

Sudhir Pasumarty and his five team mates were feeling upbeat. They had been developing a corporate social responsibility project at the Singapore office of the Grey Group, the New York-based global advertising and marketing agency, and it is ready.

China plugs into Indonesia

2013-06-07 09:16

The town of Ubud in Bali may look like a sleepy idyll with its green, endless rice fields, emerald hills and the sacred monkey forest where lucky visitors may chance upon a chattering crab-eating macaque, but its entrepreneurs don't let grass grow under their feet.

Chinese operators struggle in crowded ASEAN markets

2013-06-07 09:16

While Chinese telecom equipment vendors have a stronghold in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Chinese operators however are still struggling to gain a foothold.

Riding the crest of a new wave

2013-06-07 09:16

Perhaps because it seems so obvious that it is overlooked or taken for granted, but the ocean plays an essential role in China's economic development. More than 90 percent of China's foreign trade is conducted by sea. According to the State Oceanic Administration, about 19 percent of bulk commodities in the global shipping market flow to China, and the country accounts for 22 percent of the world's container exports.

Ahoy there, yachts and cruise liners

2013-06-07 09:16

Zhoushan hopes winds of fortune will blow its way