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Taking the reins in global finance

2014-09-05 07:28

The Chinese renminbi could become an international currency in five years, according to Kaushik Basu, chief economist of the World Bank.

Quotable

2014-08-29 07:23

"For the next five to 10 years China will play a critical role in the global cruise industry's development."

What's news

2014-08-29 07:23

Companies

Antitrust inquiries fail to faze Swiss

2014-08-29 07:23

Recent antitrust investigations of foreign companies in China have sparked concern among many European companies, but not all foreign business interests are as worried.

Investment laws to be revised by next year

2014-08-29 07:23

Revision of foreign investment laws is likely to be concluded in 2015, when the focus will shift to the supervision of investors and their conduct, Assistant Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen told China Daily on Aug 21.

Foreign-invested companies losing luster

2014-08-29 07:23

A 30-year-old junior researcher at Procter & Gamble is unsure whether to stay with the company.

Outbreak making investors skittish

2014-08-22 10:15

Ebola epidemic casts a shadow over Africa's largest economy, and many firms have put expansion on hold

New rules mulled for the auto industry

2014-08-22 10:15

12 Japanese suppliers fined $201 million for price fixing

Private aviation prepares for takeoff in China

2014-08-22 10:15

Wang Xia, secretary-general of the China General Aviation Committee, has been studying general aviation in the country since 2001. When discussing the challenges facing the development of private aircraft, she compares the current situation to a highway.

Head in the clouds, feet on the ground

2014-08-22 10:15

A man loves flying so much that he has even built his own airfield in China

Quotable

2014-08-22 07:21

"Price drops for both new and existing homes in big cities in July showed that the downturn in the property market is expanding."

What's news

2014-08-22 07:21

Auto

Pollution makes papermaker see the light

2014-08-22 07:21

When heavy smog in Shanghai last November caused his 2-year-old daughter to develop a bad cough, Kim Poulsen, executive vice-president of UPM Paper Asia, temporarily sent his family back to Finland.

All in the family is the business model

2014-08-22 07:21

In 1873, Eu Kong left his hometown in southern China to seek his fortune in Malaysia. On arrival, he set up a shop that he named Yan Sang - which means caring for mankind in Chinese - supplying Chinese medicine and herbs.

A touch of Italian style

2014-08-22 07:21

Before the opening ceremony of Max Mara's biggest flagship store in Asia, the chairman of the Italian fashion house, Luigi Maramotti, was being photographed and giving interviews in the stylish building at China Central Place, a premium commercial complex in Beijing.

Strategy changes boost sovereign wealth fund

2014-08-22 07:21

China Investment Corp, the nation's $653 billion sovereign wealth fund, has been in the spotlight since it was set up in 2007 to manage part of China's foreign reserves.

Use of yuan for trade gets fillip

2014-08-22 07:21

China is strengthening its policy on yuan internationalization by promoting wider use of the currency around the world.

Shipping sector sails toward crisis

2014-08-15 09:23

Builders are doing what they know best, but they may be building problems for the future

Ship financing seeing sharper competition

2014-08-15 09:23

Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong vie to win over major industry players

It's about more than just hotpot

2014-08-15 09:23

Chongqing is looking to cash in on its links with Europe to burnish its credentials as an economic center

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