Electric glide on easy street

2012-08-17 11:12

China's popular e-bikes are effortlessly rolling into europe, US.

Chinese cyclists in high-end gear change

2012-08-17 11:12

Chinese cyclists are getting an image upgrade as high-end bike manufacturers target the "Kingdom of Bicycles".

Quotable

2012-08-17 11:12

"A true change in the old economic development model relying heavily on investment and exports will only be possible if the credit-hungry economy is adjusted."

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Pedals with the mettle

2012-08-17 11:12

Approaching bicycle retailers in the early 1990s to encourage them to sell electric bikes, Frank Jamerson says he was often met with the response "Get the hell out of here".

A city of two tales

2012-08-17 11:12

A glance at the ships traveling to and from Shanghai International Port makes it clear that the city is approaching its goal of growing into a global shipping hub by 2015.

Global woes may sink shipbuilders

2012-08-17 11:12

The specters of the global financial crisis and the European debt crisis still haunt shipbuilders in the Yangtze River Delta region, who have had no respite from economic choppiness since 2008.

Ocean dreams no longer in the distant horizon

2012-08-17 11:12

The dream of embarking on an ocean getaway is now within easy reach of Chinese travelers keen on taking the less-traveled path.

Chinese visitors seen as game changers

2012-08-17 11:12

The London Olympics are forecast to have a positive long-term impact on British tourism.

Lithuania getting to know China

2012-08-17 11:12

Next month will see the 21st anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between China and Lithuania.

Market success boots the bugbears away

2012-08-17 11:12

One of its biggest bugbears has been counterfeits, but the company that owns the Ugg footwear brand is still managing to find more than a comfortable footing in China.

Metro man takes on a mass market

2012-08-17 11:12

Uwe Hoelzer, president of Metro China, has ambitious plans to attract more buyers from small and medium-sized companies.

Money to be made in the land of the young

2012-08-10 10:44

It turns out that babyhood, childhood and its accoutrements are not simply child's play.

An exciting ride against the tide

2012-08-10 10:44

As Chinese companies fall over themselves to go global by investing or selling their goods overseas, a few have decided it is better to go against the flow.

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Catchcry from an exhibition: Viva Espana

2012-08-10 10:44

As some of the exhibitors at a trade fair in Shanghai disembarked at the city's Pudong Airport recently, they may well have been hoping that the pain in Spain would stay mainly on the plane.

Precision success

2012-08-10 10:44

When Apple CEO Tim Cook made a surprise visit to the Foxconn assembly line in Zhengzhou earlier this year, little did he know that his visit would catapult the city in Central China's Henan province onto the global center stage as a major destination for electronics manufacturing. Like Cook's visit, which has been dubbed "a break from the past", Zhengzhou, home to the first dynasty in China - the Xia Dynasty (c. 21st century-16th century BC) - and a major grain production center and transport hub, is also looking to write a new chapter in its colorful history.

The hub of all things

2012-08-10 10:44

With shipments of notebooks, smartphones and other electronics products growing rapidly, Zhengzhou in Henan province is fast emerging as the leading distribution/shipment center in central China for global carriers and freight companies.

Exchange puts city on the global map

2012-08-10 10:44

As Zhengzhou basks in its new status as a center for electronics manufacturing, it has not forgotten its past and continues to cash in on its strong ties with agriculture.