Shipyards battling to stay afloat

2013-05-24 09:10

Chinese shipyards have powered ahead and now produce more ships than anybody else, but the business of shipbuilding is becoming increasingly difficult and profits harder to come by.

Quotable

2013-05-24 09:10

"Exports were definitely inflated in the first four months, and mainly driven by shipments to Hong Kong."

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Seeing the light of reason

2013-05-24 09:10

Proposals to impose punitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel exports worth 21 billion euros ($27 billion) has brought the European Commission to the brink of a trade war and has divided its members.

Sunset clauses

2013-05-24 09:10

China's solar companies change horizons as protectionist pall falls over European market

Engineers wire up an urban brain

2013-05-24 09:10

From West to East, the smart city has become a catchphrase in urban planning worldwide, and a popular topic in science and business magazines.

Learning from each other's experience

2013-05-24 09:10

A key barrier to business partnerships between Chinese and Western entrepreneurs is the differences that both parties perceive separate them, says Neil Selby. But he and his team have devised a pioneering strategy to deal with it.

Siemens gets smart

2013-05-24 09:10

A competent headhunter may read hundreds of resumes before matching the right person with the right position. Li Ming's job at Siemens AG, a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, is a lot like a headhunter. But instead of poaching talent, she hunts for startup technologies.

Outbound investment continues

2013-05-24 09:10

In what many analysts see as a healthy indicator of China's economic transition away from exports and toward consumption, Chinese outbound investment rose to $77.2 billion (59.5 billion euros) last year, a 14-percent increase from the previous year's tally of $68 billion, according to the Dragon Index, the first index to track Chinese outbound investment globally.

Hilton hotels go business class

2013-05-24 09:10

Hilton Group, the US-based hospitality chain, is launching a mid-scale brand called Hilton Garden Inn in China to cater to the needs of the fast-growing number of business travelers.

Things best done together

2013-05-17 08:40

The Internet of Things Engineering - a new joint academic venture between a Chinese and an Irish university looks to the future of international education and progress.

Mum's the word on college pick

2013-05-17 08:40

To tell the truth, I was very suspicious of letting my son attend a new joint college. The venture seemed a bit risky to my way of thinking, and the tuition fees were not a small amount for a middle class family like us.

Quotable

2013-05-17 08:40

"The new free trade zone should not be a replica of existing zones, either in form or in function."

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Ningbo shows the way

2013-05-17 08:40

When a globally renowned university sets up an overseas campus in China, it brings fresh academic talent, and new, innovative technology that can help China achieve sustainable growth, says Chris Rudd, the pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham in the UK.

Xi'an is believing

2013-05-17 08:40

Who can blame a city with such a grand history for being ambitious? The ambition to lay down 13 railway lines under Xi'an and build dozens of stations over the next 27 years seems entirely apt for a city whose most famous credentials, its Terracotta Warriors, with their horses and chariots, were uncovered after a subterranean existence of 2,300 years.

There is cause for cheer in chips

2013-05-17 08:40

Xi'an is coming up trumps as it looks to restore its old glory

A model of restoration

2013-05-17 08:40

In January, the Chinese film director Feng Xiaogang had the nation in tears with his disaster epic Remembering 1942 about the exodus of refugees in Henan province fleeing severe famine.

Help on the outside

2013-05-17 08:40

HSBC Corp plans to offer more personalized solutions for Chinese companies planning overseas ventures, as part of its efforts to diversify revenue streams to push growth.

Mystery man opens up ... a little

2013-05-17 08:40

People are usually impressed when they first see Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's headquarters in Longgang district, Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.