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Fast forward
2013-05-03 08:26
China's economy to be double the size of the US by 2030, says top economist.
Real potential underestimated
2013-05-03 08:26
While many economists look to when the China economy will become bigger than the United States, Hu Angang is more ambitious.
Don't mind the size, feel the quality
2013-05-03 08:26
I often get asked the following question when I travel outside China: What is China going to do with its status as the world's largest economy?
It all depends on how you measure it
2013-05-03 08:26
Talk of China overtaking the US as an economic power is overbaked
Talent quest
2013-04-26 08:33
China goes into overdrive to attract top-end professionals and keep economic momentum chugging.
Many magnets for thousands of skills
2013-04-26 08:33
While many skilled Chinese go or stay overseas to fulfill their career dreams, China tries to pull talent in the opposite direction with programs aimed at different groups.
Secrets of the headhunters
2013-04-26 08:33
An increasing number of Chinese companies are turning to international headhunters for high-quality overseas professionals, as they do not have the extended professional connections needed to find such talent.
The challenges of coming home
2013-04-26 08:33
There are two types of returnees - those who are forced to return having failed to find a job abroad, and those choosing to return for a better career, and this split may well explain the often-opposing opinions that one hears from recruiters and HR managers about returnees.
It takes a smart firm to keep smart people
2013-04-26 08:33
It's well and good to bring in staff from overseas, but that is only half the job
A fresh start
2013-04-19 09:32
Hollande's China visit to pave the way for stronger bilateral exchanges.
Airbus looks to upstage Boeing with more deliveries in China
2013-04-19 09:32
Aviation giants from Europe and the US are turning on the heat in what promises to be a fight to gain market share in the highly competitive Chinese market.
French chic is still the top pick
2013-04-19 09:32
Luxury goods are perhaps the best calling card that French businesses can boast of when it comes to China. The Chinese market is undoubtedly the beacon that most luxury goods makers have their eyes fixed on, even as demand in more developed markets wanes.
Toward better understanding
2013-04-19 09:32
The ongoing high-level diplomatic activities between Paris and Beijing impact Sino-French partnership and Sino-European relations, but they also have a bigger global significance.
It is time to set aside differences
2013-04-19 09:32
Core interests should be the focus as China and France take stock of their relationship
Renminbi's role set to grow
2013-04-12 08:24
China's increasing financial power is leading to the rise of the renminbi as an international currency
Advent of a banking superpower
2013-04-12 08:24
John Ross believes China will soon be better known for the firepower of its banks than being the workshop of the world for inexpensive manufactured goods.
Making the right transition
2013-04-12 08:24
China has been dedicated to switching its economic growth model in the past few years and will continue such an effort in the coming decades. With softening international demand, increasing labor costs and intense competition from neighboring countries with even cheaper labor, the government has rolled out many policies aimed at transforming China's economic growth model so that the economy relies less on foreign demand through exports and more on domestic consumption.
Center focus on economic reform
2013-04-12 08:24
Financial innovation can improve Chinese companies' global reputation
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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