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Rising fuel costs set to spark green run

2011-04-15 11:24

Some Western carmakers say the latest fuel price hikes will not affect their sales in China significantly.

Different impact of price hikes

2011-04-15 11:24

Rising fuel prices will have a larger impact on local businesses as well as create merger and acquisition opportunities for Western multinationals.

Chinese buyers turn to Europe

2011-04-15 11:24

Tightening realty rules at home could prompt investors to buy homes abroad.

German conglomerate expands footprint in China

2011-04-15 11:24

Leading German industrial materials supplier ThyssenKrupp AG has held its first board meeting outside Germany in a sign of the growing importance of the Chinese market.

Chinese companies tout quality of condoms

2011-04-15 11:17

Major Chinese enterprises are quickly gaining a larger foothold in exports of condoms.

Reaching out

2011-04-15 11:11

Condom makers are stepping up their presence in smaller cities to boost sales

Reaching out

2011-04-14 14:13

Condom makers are enlarging their presence in smaller cities to boost sales.

Chinese firms keen on Western markets

2011-04-08 11:51

Homegrown agricultural machinery manufacturers flex their muscle in European countries.

Business briefs

2011-04-08 11:51

biz in brief

Better future for Chinese farmers 

2011-04-08 11:14

Raising agricultural production and rural incomes requires easier transfer of land and equitable public services.

Machine Made

2011-04-08 11:08

Shortage of farmers, advances in technology boosting use of machinery

Green light

2011-04-08 11:07

F1 sponsors expect lucrative returns from Shanghai pit stop

Waiting for drivers' seat

2011-04-08 11:07

Lack of sponsorship appears to be why Chinese drivers have yet to race in a Formula 1 event

Formula 1 a good fit for China aspirations

2011-04-08 11:07

The inaugural Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2004 was an example of the sport heading east in search of countries willing to pay the ever-increasing rights fees to put themselves "on the map".

Sponsorship for brand-building success?

2011-04-08 11:07

Companies continue to pay vast sums of money to have their brands on Formula 1 cars.

Interest rate hike 'to fight inflation'

2011-04-08 11:07

Consumer price index may reach a new high of more than 5% in March

Guizhou to serve as springboard for EU firms

2011-04-08 11:07

European businesses will invest 800 million euros to establish an industrial zone in Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Smurfs head back to China's screens

2011-04-08 11:07

The Smurfs are returning to China in a big way as part of an effort to tap into the nostalgia of people who grew up during the 1980s.

Model living

2011-04-01 11:02

Zhuang Yongshu, 82, has lived in Jinjiang, Fujian province, his whole life.

EU food products set to tickle Chinese palates

2011-04-01 10:56

The EU is taking steps to cash in on the rising demand for high-end food products in China.

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