Strong at home, strong abroad

2015-04-10 07:15

At a railway station in Chongqing, dozens of workers are busy loading goods such as cars onto a train of the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Rail that sets out to Europe from China and crosses 11,000 kilometers and six time zones.

Will AGA get cookin' in China?

2015-04-10 07:15

Before AGA Rangemaster Group recently introduced its AGA cooker to Chinese markets, its executives grappled with a difficult question: Why would Chinese people need a British oven if China had successfully developed for thousands of years without one?

Reborn pram maker gets rolling in China

2015-04-10 07:15

With the birth of Britain's royal baby, Prince George, having caused a sensation in China, it is hardly a surprise to see the royal family's choice of pram, Silver Cross, growing rapidly in the Chinese market.

Quotable

2015-04-03 07:31

"We have very strong operations in China and we have invested about $1 billion. Out of this, more than $100 million has been spent on research and development. We have a good rhythm and we can be even better."

IN BRIEF (Page 18)

2015-04-03 07:31

Geely devoted to greening of London

2015-04-03 07:31

The Chinese owners of London Taxi Company and the leaders of London and the United Kingdom are working together to ensure that the company's iconic black cabs have a green future domestically and abroad.

A powerful connection for Britain

2015-04-03 07:31

A research center led by a pair of British universities is looking to connect China's nuclear technology with United Kingdom firms to create what they say will be safe, efficient and cost-effective power plants.

For German giant and China, it's all in the chemistry

2015-04-03 07:31

Many overseas companies have been making great efforts to understand China, and German chemical company BASF started much earlier than most. The group of Chinese the company first approached often wore blue jackets and plaited their hair.

COSCO Piraeus bid back on track

2015-04-03 07:31

Comments by a visiting Greek official indicate that the bid by China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co for the Piraeus Port Authority, which has been on hold for about two months following the country's election, could be accepted in the next few weeks.

Hanergy plans big retail push for solar products

2015-04-03 07:31

Hanergy Holdings Group Co Ltd, China's biggest thin-film maker, is opening a slew of retail stores in the domestic market to cash in on its three-year marketing pact with Sweden-based retail giant Ikea Group in Europe.

ChemChina to take the M&A road to success

2015-04-03 07:31

Being a long-term industrial investor rather than simply a financial investor is what Ren Jianxin, the 57-year-old chairman of China National Chemical Corp, has in mind when he does a deal overseas.

China's economy likely to steady during Q2

2015-04-03 07:31

A Bank of China Ltd report has predicted China's economy will stabilize in the second quarter of this year, with GDP growth forecast to rise from around 7 percent in the first quarter to 7.2 percent in the second.

Chengdu rides clean, green machines

2015-03-27 07:30

When Shi Dixin decided to return to his hometown of Chengdu in 2011 with ambitious plans to start up a business making electric vehicles, he realized he would have his work cut out in a city that was a latecomer to the industry.

Quotable

2015-03-27 07:30

"We should emphasize the market's role in allocating resources to maintain a competitive environment. As part of this effort, China will step up enforcement of its anti-monopoly law."

What's news

2015-03-27 07:30

Consumers losing taste for instant noodles

Green-field hopes in land of the tulips

2015-03-27 07:30

Chinese businesses invested a record 1.1 billion euros in the Netherlands last year, the country's Foreign Investment Agency says.

Insurance giant looks to China for growth

2015-03-27 07:30

Lloyd's of London, plans to double its premiums in its China platforms to 900 million yuan in 2015 due to the country's market potential.

Royal Mail to deliver in China

2015-03-27 07:30

The UK company whose heritage began with delivering mail on the orders of Henry VIII in 1516 is joining China's e-commerce boom by opening a storefront on Alibaba's Tmall Global marketplace, selling British goods to Chinese consumers online.

Output falls to its lowest in a year

2015-03-27 07:30

Manufacturing activity has deteriorated to the lowest point in almost a year after a rise in February, prompting market speculation that the government will inject further liquidity into the economy as soon as April.

Managers optimistic about economy but worried about company prospects

2015-03-27 07:30

Chief executive officers have less confidence in growth prospects for their businesses amid China's economic restructuring, even as most of them continue to remain bullish on the size and strength of the Chinese economy, a survey has found.