Local ventures seek more partnerships

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Li Daomo, the food development manager of China Heli Mart, from Southeast China's Guizhou province, has been assigned to Shanghai to find development opportunities for the retailer's private label products.

Quotable

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"Chinese companies are more likely to buy firms in the United States to acquire their technological know-how, while they buy European companies to secure brand names."

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Breaking through

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Times are tough for Typhoo Tea Ltd, the London-based tea brand. Sales in Europe have dropped because of the recession. Costs are rising.

Fitness first

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Many people know Xiamen for its exotic foods, great architecture and mild climate. In the past decade, it has been ranked as China's "most suitable" city to live in and as its most romantic. But under this relaxed, leisurely charm on the surface beats a strong industrial pulse, pumping its way to economic success.

Fair gives Xiamen a healthy spotlight

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New platform aims to connect chinese firms with overseas customers

The world's fat burns, and a city cheers

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It's the chair that promises to turn your acres of ugly fat into kilos of prime muscle and give you a million-dollar look. All it takes, the television advertisement will tell you, is a few minutes a day in the AB Lounge, and you too will have the kind of abdomen and sexy muscle lines that will leave others breathless.

Mining fortunes may lie in London

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China's search for mining resources in Africa is increasingly extending to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, financial and legal advisers in London say.

Tasty meals on wheels

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The Chinese auto market last year may have failed to bounce back to the record highs of a few years ago, but it has performed well enough to provide the bread and butter for foreign car manufacturers struggling in Europe.

Paperwork puts Britain behind

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Growing numbers of Chinese tourists are visiting Britain, but the country has been slow in moving to simplify its visa procedure and encouraging more.

Wheel of fortune

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For a city that was named after Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan in pinyin), the leader of the 1911 Revolution that ended imperial rule in China, Zhongshan has really come of age in the investment sweepstakes. Much like the revolutionary leader who played a key role in the development of modern China, Zhongshan is also providing the right growth impetus for the booming gaming and entertainment industry in China.

Gaming firms have eye on overseas markets

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Zhongshan charts ambitious plan to become a global design and manufacturing hub

Changing the game

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Though casual and social gaming is stealing a march over video games in the console gaming market, some companies are still betting big on the popularity of their flagship products in emerging markets.

Quotable.

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"China's top leaders have highlighted the importance of urbanization, and the growth in the service sector reflects that, with foreign investors realizing the potential."

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Scion puts fashion firm in the lap of luxury

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Tomaso Trussardi is just 29 years old, but he reckons he is old and sophisticated enough to know a thing or two about helping run a multimillon-euro company.

China's wellspring of demand

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'Making the planet sustainable is the best job on earth," says the French utility company Suez Environnement on its website's homepage.

Where the heart is

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At the recent Beijing International Property Expo, Wang Jing's eyes widened. At last, her dreams of finding the ideal home for her family were materializing. The island country of Cyprus, which had a booth at the expo, offered a list of properties at steep discounts. She didn't know much about Cyprus, but that wasn't important.

Hedge your housing bets, analysts say

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For the nouveau riche in China with a portfolio of real estate assets, there is a certain appeal about buying overseas property. There are no limitations from banks on home loans, the returns are stable, ownership is permanent and some countries even throw in a package deal for a citizenship with purchase.

Quotable

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"California is a good target for Chinese investors because we are looking for infrastructural development such as hotels and a baseball stadium."