Business
A touch of upper crust
2014-10-31 14:10
Britain's 250-year-old heritage etiquette school Debrett's has chosen China to be its first international expansion market, riding on the growing demand of the Chinese middle class to broaden their social skills.
Making the right connection
2014-10-31 14:10
Jeff Weiner has been determined not to hand out business cards ever since he joined LinkedIn. But that has not stopped LinkedIn Corp, the company he heads, from creating a steadily growing network of "knowledge workers", an important goal that helps those in the global quest for talent.
Hungary hungry for bigger slice of Chinese business
2014-10-31 14:10
Peter Szijjarto has an unusual yardstick in measuring the trade relationship between China and Central and Eastern European countries: Italy.
Investment tap is turned full on
2014-10-31 14:10
China is set to invest big money in British infrastructure by 2025 across sectors including energy, property and transport, but great challenges still need to be addressed to ensure results, according to a research report.
Putting Chinese wines on the map
2014-10-31 09:47
Domestic Producers say they can compete with top global brands
What's news
2014-10-24 14:25
China CNR Corp Ltd, the state-backed manufacturer of trains, is making a pitch to sell its high-speed locomotives to California, signaling China's growing ambitions to export its rail technology after building the world's longest network in a span of seven years.
Quotable
2014-10-24 14:25
"The shift in the growth model will definitely have a short-term impact on the Chinese economy as well as the global economic performance, which remains disappointing."
Youth power seen as key to future
2014-10-24 14:25
A new wave of young talent is emerging in China's corporate world, leading the direction for the country's future growth.
Lure of distant pastures
2014-10-24 14:25
Property markets in Asia are starting to feel the impact of China's new rich, and it is not hard to see why, analysts say.
Real estate prices soar Down Under
2014-10-24 14:25
Go to any residential property auction on Sydney's lower or upper north shore and the chances are the majority of bidders will be Asian, Chinese in particular.
US probe rings alarm bells
2014-10-24 14:25
The US government's announcement that it will investigate the Anbang Insurance Group's purchase of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel has jolted Chinese insurance companies looking to buy landmark properties and companies overseas.
GM food faces hurdle of fears
2014-10-24 14:25
Chinese have long regarded them as hongshui-mengshou, literally severe floods and savage beasts, or the scourge of all scourges. But the recent publication of a speech by President Xi Jinping suggests that genetically modified organisms will finally be accepted in China.
What's news
2014-10-17 11:07
Sino-French equity investment fund Cathay Capital is seeking innovative and export-led enterprises in both countries as its newest fund prepares to invest in a Chinese food company, its president told China Daily.
Quotable
2014-10-17 11:07
"It is good that more countries are willing to adopt the yuan as a reserve currency as our economy grows. Of course it means some homework for us, including reducing administrative controls on our financial market making it more market-oriented and gradually making the yuan a convertible currency."
Key think tank scales back outlook for 2014
2014-10-17 11:09
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Oct 10 lowered its forecast for this year's GDP growth to 7.3 percent, one of many institutions that are paring back their economic expansion outlooks for the nation.
Growth still healthy, says imf official
2014-10-17 11:09
Although economic growth has slowed in China, it is still in healthy territory, said Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.
Learning to be nimble in an evolving China
2014-10-17 11:09
When investors waited in long lines for elevators at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York last month to see Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, little did they know that in a few days the Park Avenue landmark would have a new owner, Anbang Insurance Group of China.
Train wheels keep steelmakers on track
2014-10-17 11:09
The wheels of industry could be turning, literally, for the iron and steel industry as it combats overcapacity, according to a leading industrialist.
Industrial deflation deepens in September
2014-10-17 11:09
Wholesale prices fell in September for a record-tying streak while consumer inflation eased to a nearly five-year low, adding to signs of tepid demand in China.
Czech connection is crystal clear
2014-10-10 07:33
Geography offers a strategic advantage that many Chinese companies find hard to resist
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
China's CO2 emissions overestimated
Experts: Give children a greener education
Carbon emissions targeted by British-Chinese joint efforts
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