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The long-distance kiss that put flowers on Net

2013-02-08 09:10

Zou Xiaofeng knows what it is like to be rejected. But like many other tales of rejection, this one has a happy ending.

Yingli hopes sun shines on market shift

2013-02-08 09:10

The world's biggest maker of silicon-based solar panels by capacity, Hebei province-based Yingli Green Energy Holding Co says it is planning to give more attention to emerging markets, including China, and less to Europe, its current largest source of business.

Shopping elsewhere

2013-02-01 09:14

As prices of luxury items remain prohibitive in China, affluent consumers rack up sprees abroad.

Old is the new new

2013-02-01 09:14

Buying, let alone carrying around, a second-hand purse may be unpopular in China, but the nation's obsession with luxury goods is driving its young nouveaux riches into bargain basements looking for brand-name bags on the cheap.

Quotable

2013-02-01 09:14

"China's exports this year will be no better than in previous years. In fact, they will be worse, as the European debt problems remain, and continuation of quantitative easing in the US remains a potential threat to China's shipments."

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Authorized big deal

2013-02-01 09:14

Chinese online luxury retailers are expecting more product authorizations from international brands this year, as the industry in China continues to expand steadily following a few years of rapid growth.

Streets ahead

2013-02-01 09:14

Fashion retailers find small is beautiful and profitable - but there's a snag.

Red, white and no blues

2013-02-01 09:14

Fashion designer Ji Cheng has won international acclaim with her Chinese-themed creations and signature red-and-white designs, and she is intent on keeping her success homegrown.

Original designs on the road

2013-02-01 09:14

It was just a little whitewashed shop without a sign that opened only in the evening, but 290 Changle Road was where it all started almost 10 years ago.

Avis does a balancing act in China

2013-02-01 09:14

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Avis Car Rental's arrival, and it seems to be belting up for many more years on the road in China, but its long march through the nation has only just begun.

Spinning a wider web

2013-02-01 09:14

For NetworkBench, increasing the scope of its operations and tailoring services for its clients go hand in hand.

Discovering a recipe for success

2013-02-01 09:14

Transforming Xiao Nan Guo from a China-based restaurant chain into a dining, hospitality and entertainment group has been Wang Huimin's dream for two decades.

Self-styled approach pays off

2013-02-01 09:14

Ji Wenhong started his career as an exporter in Shenzhen, Guangdong provice, in 1992, just after the then leader Deng Xiaoping toured southern China to reassert reform and opening-up policies.

Reaching out

2013-01-25 09:35

China's commitment to healthcare in rural areas, small cities bodes well for foreign pharmaceutical firms.

The need for speed

2013-01-25 09:35

The R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee, an organization that represents 39 foreign companies, is appealing to the Chinese government to speed up its drug review system to boost pharmaceutical innovation.

Quotable

2013-01-25 09:35

"Of course, there will be 2, 3 or 4 percent of our trade under tension. This is not a problem. This is part of life."

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Ipsen aims to cure China's chronic ills

2013-01-25 09:35

Ipsen, a French pharmaceutical company, is looking to expand its presence in China as demand here for drugs to treat chronic diseases continues to rise.