Business
Company looks for jolt in jasmine business
2014-12-19 11:23
Fu Tianlong feels he has a social obligation as onerous as protecting one of China's most loved national treasures, the panda.
Quotable
2014-12-19 09:10
"Fixed-asset investment remains the key to stabilizing the world's second-largest economy at present, but its marginal effectiveness is weakening."
A pure breath of fresh air
2014-12-19 09:10
Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Swedish air purifier manufacturer Blueair AB, says he is often asked by Chinese customers why a man in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the cleanest cities in Europe, would decide to make air purifiers.
CGN takes a shine to UK wind farms
2014-12-19 09:10
The European unit of China General Nuclear Power Corp is taking an 80 percent stake in three wind farms in the United Kingdom, where it hopes to expand in the renewable energy market.
GDP value for 2013 to be raised
2014-12-19 09:10
China is likely to raise its previously announced gross domestic product value for 2013 by about 3 percent to better reflect the rapid development of the services sector in the country, the nation's top statistician said on Dec 16.
Glass always full for Buddhist executive
2014-12-19 09:10
An expensive business school would probably call it the SIP principle, those letters standing for sincerity, integrity and persistence. But gimmicky, management-speak labels are not for Cao Dewang, and the Chinese business pioneer is happy to let actions speak for themselves.
Setting the Internet alight
2014-12-19 09:10
Professor Harald Haas, chair of mobile communications at the University of Edinburgh, is on the cusp of making one of the most common methods of connecting to the Internet, via Wi-Fi, a thing of the past.
Facts
2014-12-19 09:10
Li-Fi (light fidelity) is a data transmission technology using light to wirelessly transmit data from one point to another. Wi-Fi, in contrast, transmits data through radio waves.
'Small giants' do heavy lifting
2014-12-12 11:24
Unlike many companies that are concerned about finding enough customers, Gou Yang, general manager of Changchun Northern Chemical Filling Equipment Co, is worried about how to handle the company's burgeoning order backlog.
Companies lament lack of accessories
2014-12-12 11:24
A better accessories industry is needed to boost the development of China's small high-tech companies, say entrepreneurs in Changchun, Jilin province.
High-tech firms eye better school ties
2014-12-12 11:24
Small high-tech enterprises in Changchun, provincial capital of Northeast China's Jilin province, say they prefer government support to help them establish close ties with local universities more than financial help.
Quotable
2014-12-12 09:11
"China is already the world's largest market for new elevators and escalator installations. It will also not be long before it becomes the largest elevator/escalator service market. It is getting closer to the target."
Taipan's tale
2014-12-12 09:11
On a sunny morning, John Slosar, chairman of Swire Pacific, sits in a bright and spacious room at the Opposite House, a luxury boutique hotel in the bustling Sanlitun area of Beijing.
Economy 'poised to face increased pressure'
2014-12-12 09:11
External uncertainties will increase next year, which may further drag down Chinese exports and imports and add pressure to the economy, according to a senior researcher at the government's top think tank.
Mobile spending picks up speed
2014-12-12 09:11
Shopping via mobile phones is fast becoming the main option for spending money in China, with transactions from the not-so-developed western region of the country being the driving force, a report said on Dec 8.
Moving not only answer for textiles
2014-12-05 11:21
With the average wage of the 23 million textile workers in China reaching $600 (488 euros) a month, garment factory owners are starting to greet each other with a variation of: "Have you moved the factory out of China yet?"
More than a buzz word
2014-12-05 11:21
Starting about 10 years ago, the word sustainability began to be bandied about as a feel-good buzzword. These days the word is used earnestly in management circles in the same breath as the word profit.
Seeing others' perspective speeds climate accords
2014-12-05 11:21
In European cultures, when people toast, they look each other in the eye. But on such occasions, Chinese usually stare at each other's raised glass to show respect.
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