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New era for trade giants
2014-01-31 06:39
China and the European Union are looking forward to a new decade of closer economic ties as the bloc's economy picks up and an investment pact is under negotiation, officials say.
Innovation is the name of the game
2014-01-31 06:39
Years of effort in upgrading business, especially working with overseas companies on innovation and technology, has greatly helped at least one company better tap the international market amid lower global demand for Chinese energy equipment.
Opportunities still aplenty in China
2014-01-31 06:39
China became the world's biggest trader in goods for the first time last year, overtaking the US for all of 2013. While this is no doubt a creditable achievement, it also has far-reaching implications on other economies.
China stands at the top - or does it?
2014-01-31 06:39
The country will have succeeded when it is recognized as an advanced, high-end, global trading power
Past points to future
2014-01-24 08:52
China, france should introspect and recast the way they see each other.
Golden memories of a great man
2014-01-24 08:52
With a long and narrow face, a high nose and imposing stature, Bernard de Gaulle is as easily recognizable as his last name.
Grandeur and centrality
2014-01-24 08:52
A statement is repeatedly attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte that he probably never uttered and that has become an inept cliche: "When China awakes, the world will shake."
Promise, potential, performance
2014-01-17 09:27
The latest book on China's position in the world this century offers a nuanced picture of the country's strengths and weaknesses.
'We have now come to a period of greater realism'
2014-01-17 09:27
Jonathan Fenby believes China's domestic challenges will make it difficult for it to play a wholly dominant role in the global economy. The veteran China commentator, who was speaking before the publication of his new book, Will China Dominate the 21st Century?, says the country has a number of key weaknesses - particularly in relation to the United States - holding it back.
Real potential underestimated
2014-01-17 09:27
Effective state planning, industrial innovation and modernization of infrastructure are important growth engines for China, says academic
China is exception in bleak picture
2014-01-17 09:27
Country will be the only one in emerging-markets bloc to break out of middle-income trap: Economist
A major gap in understanding
2014-01-17 09:27
West doesn't get the openness in China; Chinese say Westerners have negative perceptions: academic
Country at center of a new age
2014-01-17 09:27
UK politician thinks China is one of the most innovative places
Virtues of the state-owned firm
2014-01-17 09:27
Long-term view enables enterprises to deliver in contrast to investor-driven needs of private sector
FTZ will be new economic driver
2014-01-17 09:27
Zone not necessarily intended to be as ambitious as some headlines suggest, says expert
Power of innovation
2014-01-17 09:27
Chinese brands must respond quickly to consumer requirements, says advertising pioneer
Mass migration to cities a blessing for millions
2014-01-17 09:27
China will switch roles and become big buyer of global goods, says author
Slowing growth no cause for concern
2014-01-17 09:27
Urbanization important for china to maintain steady economic progress
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Carbon emissions targeted by British-Chinese joint efforts
China a magnet for firms to commercialize new tech
Electric cars energizing China
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