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Park super server

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While many regions in China are competing to develop the cloud-computing industry, Tianjin's Binhai New Area seems to have seized the initiative by setting up a cloud-computing park. The National Supercomputer Center - which currently houses the Tianhe-1A, the world's fifth-fastest computing device, is also located in the park. Tianhe-1A was the world's fastest supercomputer in 2010.

High ambitions

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From dawn to dusk Litsing-Gerong shuttles between vineyards in several villages issuing instructions to farmers on how to deal with ill-formed or sickly grapes. When he finally pulls up for a rest, after hours of negotiating muddy, winding roads in his SUV, a reward awaits him: the fragrant bouquet and taste of red wine that will help lift some of the burden from his tired bones.

Open-door policy

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On Aug 11 at Yunnan Red Chateau, several maidens were dancing on a huge barrel of grapes, surrounded by many curious and joyful tourists. It was part of the Torch Festival, a three-day holy celebration for the province's Yi ethnic group, and the carnival was made more magnificent by the celebration of this year's grape harvest.

He who dares, wines

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While many people are extolling his business acumen, Wu Kegang, the founder and chief executive officer of the Yunnan Red Wine Company, believes his business is a blooming willow growing in a garden that was never sown.

Wahaha eyes snacks business

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Chinese food and beverage giant Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd has emerged as one of the contenders for KP Snacks, the snacks business of Britain's United Biscuits Topco Ltd.

Fireworks a family affair

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Whatever the occasion, there are always fireworks when Christina Henkel is around.

The e-commerce war of attrition

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When China's biggest online electronics retailer 360buy.com claimed it had booked sales of 350 million yuan ($55 million, 44 million euros) in a day in a price war of home appliances on Aug 15, Mike Chou, president of Newegg.com.cn, the Chinese arm of the US online electronics retailer Newegg Inc, did not seem fazed.

Bitten by the baijiu bug

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Kenneth Macpherson is a man with fire in his belly. He is keen to tell anyone who will listen about what he considers one of the world's biggest secrets.

Delivery industry's wings keep growing

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The e-commerce boom has given a new burst of life to an already thriving business.

Engines of express

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There are more than 214 million online shoppers in China, with orders of clothes, electronics and cosmetics criss-crossing the nation at break-neck speed. But in a country with a bent on consumerism, getting people to shop hasn't been the problem - getting the packages delivered has been the major headache.

Quotable

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A new package of services

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With their hands forced by China's red-hot e-commerce market and recent moves by foreign competitors to expand in the Middle Kingdom, Chinese express delivery carriers are hoping to meet the nation's soaring demands by taking to the air.

Taken in by the Chinese copycat

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If it's schnapps at the lakeside by moonlight, we must be in Austria. No we aren't.

Homes from home

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Sometimes in China, you can be forgiven for thinking you are somewhere else.

British postal operator comes calling

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Britain's state-owned postal operator Royal Mail Group Ltd has joined hands with the Chinese company ZJS Express Co Ltd to start a business-to-business parcel delivery service from China to Europe.

Wanted: Cowboys in China

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Tyrel Hotchkiss has just ridden into town to make a fresh start. The young cowboy from South Carolina is a stranger in these parts, but the territory is no stranger to horsemen and horses.

Time-worn ways of a sole trader

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Early shoemaker had an idea or two that foreshadowed modern business methods. Zhao Ting was a man obviously well ahead of his time.

Cementing a strong business in China

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Nearly all the companies that our grandparents admired have disappeared because of the fast pace of change in today's world.