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Luxury business class makes business sense

2010-12-24 13:34

As the purchasing power of China's middle-class grows, keen international airlines are sparing no effort to fend off competition for affluent travelers in China.

Is Bright Food ready for a bigger piece of the pie?

2010-12-24 13:28

Chinese companies have shown a growing appetite for foreign firms recently and Bright Food Group Co, China's largest food and dairy company, is no exception.

German giant sticks to Asia

2010-12-24 13:28

Henkel, the German business group has achieved significant success in the European and United States markets over the past decades and it is now aiming to be more Asia-focused, a senior executive from the company says.

Exports slow, imports expand to narrow trade surplus

2010-12-24 13:20

China's foreign trade is expected to slow down in 2011 to a growth of about 10 percent, compared with this year's 30 percent, sources with the Ministry of Commerce said.

Shipping giant sees calmer waters

2010-12-24 13:19

Maersk Line, one of the world's largest container carriers by volume and market value, is planning to further combine intra-Asia imports with its global export network to strengthen its advantages in the region.

Currency trading moves reap rewards

2010-12-24 13:17

Expanding use of yuan expected to boost trade andinvestment.

Duty-free dream on hold

2010-12-24 13:15

Mainland tourists to continue paying full price while overseas visitors enjoy cheaper goods.

Success harvested from a farmer's instinct

2010-12-24 13:06

Li Rucheng,the 59-year-old president of the Youngor Group, a multinational corporation that posted a 2009 profit of 4.15 billion yuan on sales of 27.4 billion yuan, credits the economic development of China in general and the success of his company in particular to what he calls "the farmer's instinct".

Sound of money from a music box

2010-12-24 12:59

With 50 patents to his credit, Zhu Yunde, 58, is the master inventor of Ningbo Yunsheng Co, which manufactures a wide range of goods from music boxes to compact spinning devices.

Happiness quotient

2010-12-24 12:52

East China province using nation's 12th Five-Year Plan to improve lifestyle of residents, rather than just boost economic figures.

Launching pad

2010-12-24 12:42

More independent game makers in China and beyond are coming into their own.

Playground for giants

2010-12-24 11:25

I am going to make a radical prediction - I believe within 10 years, China will become the global leader in online games.

Online gaming giants target China

2010-12-24 11:02

Foreign online gaming players are zooming in on the 28-billion-euro Chinese market.

CPI pushes past 5% as rise in food prices bites

2010-12-17 15:26

China's consumer price index (CPI) in November rose by 5.1 percent year-on-year, the fastest increase in 28 months.

Foreign investments continue to surge

2010-12-17 15:25

The foreign direct investment (FDI) increase in China booked its second-highest surge this year in November.

Decoding what 'steady and prudent' mean

2010-12-17 15:23

The overall tone of the annual Central Economic Working Conference from Dec 10-12 largely followed the same tone of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held earlier this month.

Benefits of 'normalized' monetary policy

2010-12-17 15:19

The tone for 2011 was clear from the Central Economic Working Conference from Dec 10-12: The monetary policy will be changed from "loose" to "stable" and the policy should be "prudent" and "flexible".

'Slow-paced' city gets up to speed

2010-12-17 14:50

Like the country's financial center in the south, Tianjin names many of its streets and roads after various Chinese cities.

Right people become rare commodity

2010-12-17 14:36

Many makers of luxury brands that aggressively expanded in China in recent years are finding themselves caught with a shortage of skilled management.

Emerging from the shadows

2010-12-17 14:36

Coastal Tianjin banks on environmental, new areas to become its own powerhouse.

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