Business
UnionPay spreading wings beyond China's borders
2014-09-26 08:40
Beyond China's borders generous spending by cardholders helps propel payment system's acceptance
UnionPay International builds global web of service
2014-09-26 08:40
Jenny Tan, a cashier at ION, one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, serves more than 200 Chinese tourists a day, and she has witnessed the fast expansion of UnionPay card use in the mall and in the country.
Overseas trips golden over holiday week
2014-09-26 08:40
Experts: South Korea, Thailand among top choices for mainland tourists
United with Manchester
2014-09-26 09:06
Partnerships with Chinese companies and institutions are helping a former industrial hub in the UK expand
Key projects highlight city's international intent
2014-09-26 09:06
Council officials travel far and wide to sign collaborative agreements that will bring global prestige and jobs
Quotable
2014-09-26 07:07
"The biggest problem for the entertainment industry in China is the absence of good talent agencies."
Northern city throws its doors open
2014-09-26 07:07
Chinese migrants to Manchester are increasingly gaining recognition and becoming an integral part of the city's identity, especially as China's growing global influence is attracting increasing interest in Chinese culture overseas.
Manchester's Chinese community
2014-09-26 07:07
In the 1950s and 60s, Chinese immigration to Britain expanded rapidly with many migrants settling into Manchester. In the 1970s, a new wave of immigrants came to Greater Manchester to join family and friends. Most of those migrants were from Hong Kong.
Growing economies by rights
2014-09-26 07:07
While protection of intellectual property rights for years has been a sticking point for overseas companies thinking of entering the China market, significant progress has been made on many fronts recently, both in China and Europe, to protect those rights.
Europe helps boost yuan use abroad
2014-09-26 07:07
Yuan activities are accelerating across European financial centers including London, Paris and Luxembourg, signaling a big step forward in the internationalization of the currency and Europe's crucial role in supporting this process.
Budding businesses of the digital age
2014-09-19 07:39
Young Chinese entrepreneurs are tapping opportunities from the Internet to realize their dreams
Invaluable lessons from Silicon Valley
2014-09-19 07:39
The 10-day trip to California's Silicon Valley was a mind-blowing experience for Liu Xianran, the 22-year-old founder of an Internet company in Beijing.
Quotable
2014-09-19 06:24
"The main market for microbial technology is presently in the US and Latin America. But it is obvious that we can bring the technology to Asian countries like China."
Hermes brings its house style to Shanghai
2014-09-19 06:24
Six years after Hermes, Europe's third-largest luxury goods group, broke ground on its fifth global "Maison" by renovating a heritage building on Huaihai Road in Shanghai, the store opened on Sept 12, amid much pomp and pageantry.
A strengthening bridge between East and West
2014-09-19 06:24
A strong and growing Chinese business community in Dubai is playing a significant role in continuing to develop what is now the world's third-largest transit port, after Hong Kong and Singapore.
More Chinese cities get direct flights
2014-09-19 06:24
According to Visa research released last year, Chinese tourists spend an average $650 on a trip to Dubai, 3.5 times higher than travelers from the United States.
Thinking big and caring big
2014-09-19 06:24
Paul Polman says he cannot remember exactly how many times he has been to China since Jan 1, 2009, when he became chief executive officer of the multinational Anglo-Dutch company Unilever.
Meeting hailed as harbinger of stronger ties
2014-09-19 06:24
The sixth China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue will foster sustained growth of financial services and strengthen ties, officials and business leaders from the two countries say.
E-paper
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International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
