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Happy potters all fired up about ancient Chinese porcelain
2015-08-14 08:53
A thick layer of clay dust coats Jessie Lee's work tables and shelves. Her studio abounds with vases and pots, but pride of place goes to a ceramic candlestick decorated with lotus flowers and a Chinese dragon coiled around the neck.
Potters need creativity to flourish
2015-08-14 08:53
Jessie Lee believes China's long history of ceramics is both a cause for celebration and a curse for the country's contemporary artists.
China, Holland linked for centuries by ceramics trade
2015-08-14 08:53
During Susanne Silvertant's first trip to China in 2014, the 54-year-old Dutch ceramic artist made a set of porcelain vessels with the help of a Chinese monk.
Finding our commonalities in clay
2015-08-14 08:53
My travels in China have had an enormous influence on my work as a Dutch ceramics artist.
Delft is like my second home
2015-08-14 08:53
There is so much we could learn from Delft. I first visited the city in 2003 with Chinese officials doing research for the first international ceramics fair in Jingdezhen the following year.
Futures is here
2015-08-07 09:22
Chinese companies are increasingly trading in global commodities to secure long-term supplies and exert more influence over pricing mechanisms.
China urged to 'take rightful place' in world gold markets
2015-08-07 09:22
Growth in the global gold market is shifting from West to East, and China should further liberalize its gold exchanges and allow international participation in order to "take its rightful place" in the world market, says Roland Wang, managing director for China at the World Gold Council.
Business lifts Dubai oil trades
2015-08-07 09:22
Chinese oil companies' rapid switch of oil purchases from over the counter to exchange-based transactions has helped the eight-year-old Dubai Mercantile Exchange become a highly influential regional crude oil transaction center.
China a big player in commodities
2015-08-07 09:22
Being the top consumer of raw materials and the second-largest economy, China plays an essential role in the global market - economically, financially and politically.
Fraud effect lingers on metals financing market
2015-08-07 09:22
Anyone even marginally involved in commodities will be aware that last year's Qingdao port incident had an immense impact on the worldwide financing trade for metals.
Parallel universe
2015-07-31 08:26
The Shanghai Composite Index suffered its worst daily fall in eight years - nearly 8.5 percent - on July 27, which sent shockwaves through other markets around the world.
Fall impact
2015-07-31 08:26
John Ross, senior fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China
Chinese firms find credibility abroad
2015-07-31 08:26
Turmoil in China's domestic stock market may prompt more Chinese companies to consider listing overseas in mature markets like the United States and Europe, where share prices generally have less volatility, experts say.
Real impact of stock slump
2015-07-31 08:26
The A shares of the Chinese stock market staged one of the most phenomenal cases of ascent and fall of major financial markets in a very long time, in the first half of 2015.
China's stock market volatility is normal
2015-07-31 08:26
When I became involved with China, in the late 1980s, Western media coverage of the country was small, and was aimed largely at Sinophiles with an interest in Chinese history.
Foreign buyers bring potential, but face pitfalls
2015-07-24 08:05
Realtors in London and other major European cities are bracing for a surge in their already hot property markets due to signs that wealthy Chinese are seeking a haven from the nation's recent stock market turmoil.
City of love attracts Chinese property investors
2015-07-24 08:05
Wealthy Chinese are increasingly heading to France to snap up property, mostly in Paris or at historical castles, chateaus and vineyards, real estate experts say.
Renovation, restoration and excavation
2015-07-24 08:05
Ten Trinity Square, situated near the Tower of London, is entering a new phase in its history.
Chinese capital welcome in UK capital
2015-07-24 08:05
Since the crash of the Chinese stock market, which has seen share prices tumble 20 percent since mid-June, Chinese investors have begun to refocus their attention on blue-chip tangible assets, a well-known reflex in the face of global uncertainty and volatile equity markets.
Hainan high
2015-07-17 09:00
China might not be most people's idea of the ultimate beach destination, but this might be about to change. The Chinese government wants Hainan, the country's only tropical island, to be an international tourism destination by 2020.
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