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London as bridge is gaining ground

2014-11-07 11:43

The expansion of Chinese banks in London is playing an increasingly integral part in helping the city stay connected with global markets, according to Fiona Woolf, lord mayor of the Square Mile, the financial district comprising what once was the old walled city built by the Romans.

Attraction that is more than skin deep

2014-11-07 11:43

As the look of China has changed over the past 30 years, so has the desire of Chinese to change their looks. While few kid themselves that they will rediscover their young days in potions and lotions, many feel that a little money well spent will have them looking and feeling much better about themselves.

Cold reality trumps blue-sky thinking

2014-11-07 11:43

New challenges and intense competition can often prove to be tough for most companies. But they also provide an opportunity of a lifetime for success, says Richard Lesser, global president and chief executive of Boston Consulting Group.

Opportunities still abound in China

2014-11-07 11:43

Richard Lesser, president and CEO of the Boston Consulting Group and Christoph Nettesheim, senior partner and former managing director of BCG Greater China, share their views on the continued prospects for foreign companies in China and what lies ahead.

Milk company goes Dutch

2014-11-07 11:43

The biggest dairy company in the Netherlands says it hopes to revolutionize China's dairy production industry with its "grass to glass" approach.

Milk firms on best behavior

2014-11-07 11:43

As a result of scandals over tainted milk in China in recent years, the country's dairy companies are having to be extra vigilant that their products adhere to safety standards. Among them is Huishan, the largest dairy producer in Northeast China. Founded in 1951, it has three infant milk powder factories that can produce 160,000 metric tons of powder a year.

Hard path to aging gracefully

2014-11-07 11:06

The growth of senior care in China is proving irresistible to some investors, but anyone counting on making a quick fortune is likely to be disappointed

Beautiful Suzhou flexes muscle

2014-11-07 10:42

City famed for its physical beauty shows that its strength is more than skin deep

Investors have eyes on wrong target, says expert

2014-11-07 11:06

Foreign companies aiming to break into China's senior industry by opening and running senior-care facilities are probably taking a wrong-headed approach, and should be looking at closely related businesses, an expert on the industry says.

Bonanza at end of a very long rainbow

2014-11-07 11:06

The amount of money seniors will spend by 2050 presents huge opportunities for business

What's news

2014-10-31 14:10

TLD Registry Ltd, one of the world's largest domain name registries, has opened its first China office in Beijing, a big step in the company's China expansion plans.

Quotable

2014-10-31 14:10

China is moving toward a general equilibrium of current account balance. The yuan exchange rate is also approaching a reasonable and balanced level.

Train that has that empty feeling ...

2014-10-31 14:10

For anyone running a railway, the bane of life is empty carriages or empty freight wagons.

... And the phone that never stops blinging

2014-10-31 14:10

Wired magazine described them as "tasteless trash", and Massimiliano Pogliani offers no rejoinder to that putdown.

A touch of upper crust

2014-10-31 14:10

Britain's 250-year-old heritage etiquette school Debrett's has chosen China to be its first international expansion market, riding on the growing demand of the Chinese middle class to broaden their social skills.

Making the right connection

2014-10-31 14:10

Jeff Weiner has been determined not to hand out business cards ever since he joined LinkedIn. But that has not stopped LinkedIn Corp, the company he heads, from creating a steadily growing network of "knowledge workers", an important goal that helps those in the global quest for talent.

Hungary hungry for bigger slice of Chinese business

2014-10-31 14:10

Peter Szijjarto has an unusual yardstick in measuring the trade relationship between China and Central and Eastern European countries: Italy.

Investment tap is turned full on

2014-10-31 14:10

China is set to invest big money in British infrastructure by 2025 across sectors including energy, property and transport, but great challenges still need to be addressed to ensure results, according to a research report.

Putting Chinese wines on the map

2014-10-31 09:47

Domestic Producers say they can compete with top global brands

What's news

2014-10-24 14:25

China CNR Corp Ltd, the state-backed manufacturer of trains, is making a pitch to sell its high-speed locomotives to California, signaling China's growing ambitions to export its rail technology after building the world's longest network in a span of seven years.

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