Business
Art market needs more masterpieces to be offered
2015-01-16 07:09
Although deals in the Chinese mainland art market shrank in 2014 compared to the previous year, the continuing strong demand for antique paintings and scrolls, along with the rise of Chinese collectors on the international stage and diversified auctions, are all sustaining hope in the growth of the art market.
Power giant embarks on overseas acquisition trail
2015-01-16 07:09
After making their first overseas clean energy asset acquisition at the end of last year, officials at Huadian Corp, China's largest natural gas-fired electricity provider and a Fortune 500 company, said the organization is firmly on the lookout for other foreign targets.
Foreign trade poised to grow more quickly
2015-01-16 07:09
China's foreign trade growth fell far short of its target last year, but figures for December beat expectations, and a new round of government policies is expected to help lift the world's second largest economy's trade performance this year.
China grapples with shale gas as long-term energy solution
2015-01-16 07:09
With their eyes on long-term diversification of domestic energy supplies, Chinese oil giants will maintain their shale gas exploration drive this year even as global crude prices have tumbled.
Adapting to shrinking prices
2015-01-16 07:09
ConocoPhillips Co plans to cut capital expenditure by 20 percent to $13.5 billion, cut spending on upstream exploration by 23 percent to $5 billion in 2015.
Allure of private equity market grows
2015-01-09 11:00
China's fast maturing private equity market is attracting a huge amount of investment from Western private equity firms, whose exit strategies are also shifting from routes dominated by initial public offerings to a more diversified range.
On the lookout for synergy and experience
2015-01-09 11:00
Chinese private equity firms are increasingly investing in Europe, helping to bring about synergy between Chinese and European economies and businesses.
A burgeoning haven for expats
2015-01-09 11:00
On a factory floor in Dalian, Liaoning province, amid the cacophony of industry and the shouting of employees, Ladon Ghalili shows off the inner workings of the manufacturing operation she and her husband Foad have built over the past 25 years.
Quotable
2015-01-09 07:20
"We forecast 200 companies will have IPOs in the Chinese A-share market in 2015, raising 130 billion yuan ($21.2 billion)."
New twist for British fashion house
2015-01-09 07:20
The 205-year-old British heritage luxury brand Gieves & Hawkes has been given a modern and international twist since its acquisition by Chinese investors in 2012.
EU, China building better cities
2015-01-09 07:20
The unprecedented growth of Chinese cities has opened up great opportunities for European businesses and institutions, which are now sharing with China their expertise and experience in making the growth of cities sustainable.
Jet closer to market-entry clearance
2015-01-09 07:20
Guo Yanghui, an engineer for aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, has lived in Xi'an for four years.
Oil majors ponder output cuts as crude prices fall, costs rise
2015-01-09 07:20
Rising production costs and falling global crude prices are prompting Chinese oil companies to reduce output and explore other options for sustainable profit growth in the long term, a leading industry expert says.
Sinopec gets capital injection for marketing
2015-01-09 07:20
Asia's largest refiner, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, said on Jan 6 that it has received approval for a 107.1 billion yuan ($17.2 billion) capital increase for its marketing subsidiary, a big step in the country's mixed-ownership reform of state-owned enterprises.
Waste is a terrible thing to waste
2015-01-09 07:20
China is playing a significant role in reducing the world's carbon footprint since it became the biggest importer of recycled material, used extensively in the country's rapid infrastructure construction. Also, improvements in China's recycling industry regulations have helped to improve the standards of recycling globally.
What's news
2015-01-02 08:52
China is to accelerate the negotiation of a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2015, and launch FTA talks with Israel.
Quotable
2015-01-02 08:52
"Despite the weaker exchange rate of the renminbi against the dollar, the appreciation of the central parity rate highlights the People's Bank of China's policy intention to stabilize the rate,"
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