Milking the overseas market

2012-10-12 11:01

Chinese dairy companies are boosting their investments in Europe to gain access to high quality sources of raw milk in hopes of winning back market share and restoring consumer confidence in the country's scandal-plagued industry.

The rise of the robots

2012-10-05 08:53

Rising labor costs, innovation drive prompt companies to use more machines in manufacturing.

Automatons' steely eyes fixed on the prize

2012-10-05 08:53

For some robot makers, big is not bad, but small is better

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Siasun's metallic touch

2012-10-05 08:53

With labor shortages spreading across china, company expands production of industrial robots

Waiting for the tide to turn

2012-10-05 08:53

Solar panel maker sees bright future for industry in the long run despite market turbulence.

Looking for light

2012-10-05 08:53

Chinese solar panel makers find the going tough as external market conditions deteriorate further

Bing seeks big bang in hits

2012-10-05 07:14

Microsoft's revived search engine goes looking for more users in China.

News release: Major goes micro

2012-10-05 07:14

With China's fast development in information technology, PR Newswire has started to shift the focus of its service to social and mobile media.

The threat at the tip of 2 billion fingers

2012-10-05 07:14

Kevin Mahaffey had never been to China before, so the priority in his sightseeing activities in Beijing is, at first blush, a little surprising.

Developing a recipe for food you can trust

2012-10-05 07:14

Ecolab opens new plant in Jiangsu province to tap opportunities from food safety.

Great malls of China

2012-09-28 10:32

Galeries Lafayette, the iconic department store in Paris and a major shopping destination for throngs of Chinese tourists, will be giving it a second shot in China next year.

The Mall Man

2012-09-28 10:32

On a Friday afternoon, Erwin Nooijens and his two friends from the Netherlands were looking for a pair of atheletic shoes in ECMall, a shopping center in Beijing's Zhongguancun area.

Quotable

2012-09-28 10:32

"We are hoping more Chinese companies invest in the US and US companies continue to invest in China so it's in our mutual interest to solve these problems."

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Where consumers are keystone kings

2012-09-28 10:32

For Alvin Kong, they act as the cornerstone that holds the edifice together. You can build a fancy hotel, throw some desirable office space on top and finish it off with rows of swank shops, but if you do not have the shoppers you are essentially wasting your time.

All that glitters is sold

2012-09-28 10:32

With the rapid development of China's economy, Chinese consumers' appetite for jewelry has continued to grow, resulting in consistent sales growth in the domestic market. In 2011, spending in China's retail jewelry market reached 40 billion yuan ($6.3 billion, 4.9 billion euros), making it the world's largest consumer market for platinum and jade, and the second-largest diamond jewelry consumer after the US. But in addition to being one of the world's largest jewelry consumers, China has gradually emerged as a competitive jewelry maker in the international market.

Ready for the challenge

2012-09-28 10:32

Western jewelry brands like Cartier from France, Tiffany from the US and Bulgari from Italy have for long ruled the roost in the global high-end jewelry market. But that may soon be about to change when Wu Fenghua, a Shenzhen-based jeweler, launches his internationally recognized jewelry brand, crafted and created exclusively in China, in overseas markets.

Ready for the gold rush

2012-09-28 10:32

Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group Ltd, the world's largest jewelry retailer by market value, is adding more stores on the Chinese mainland to cater to the growing demand for gold and jewelry.

Pushing to the Max

2012-09-28 10:32

When other luxury fashion companies are feeling the chill in China, the Max Mara Fashion Group, one of the first on the scene 13 years ago, is putting the heat on with plans for a major expansion.