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Better way to bring home the bacon

2015-07-24 08:09

Pork may take its place beside chocolate, beer and diamonds as a Belgian specialty that is familiar to Chinese consumers.

French firm has China's number

2015-07-24 08:09

A company that started off in the 1970s, selling information on the effectiveness of French billboard advertisements and the reading habits of French executives has grown into a global behemoth that now advises companies on the idiosyncrasies of Chinese consumers.

All sewn up

2015-07-24 08:09

You may not be aware of it, but chances are you have worn one of TAL Group's shirts at some point.

Setting out on a global career path

2015-07-24 08:09

One of Damian Krzysztof Badziak's biggest passions is Eastern culture, especially China's, yet he says he was hesitant before traveling to the country.

Quotable

2015-07-17 09:05

"There is a direct relationship between the housing market and the car market. If housing prices rise, people feel safe and spend freely. So, the car market will expand with a booming housing market."

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Simpler UK visa rules urged for Chinese

2015-07-17 09:05

The UK government should speed up plans to make it easier for Chinese tourists to get visas in order to boost spending, says Gordon Clarke, head of UK and Ireland commercial operations at Global Blue, a Swiss-based tourism shopping tax refund company.

China and France extend nuclear cooperation

2015-07-17 09:05

Sino-French nuclear cooperation has a history going back more than 30 years, to the construction of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant in Guangdong province.

Burgeoning banks can integrate economies

2015-07-17 09:05

The new international institutions now being driven by China have the potential to synergize global trade and, in turn, lead to a more connected world, according to Jean-Pierre Lehmann, a professor of international political economy at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.

Trusting in wisdom of the crowds

2015-07-17 09:05

Chinese companies such as online shopping giant Taobao and smartphone maker Xiaomi are booming after revolutionizing a business model pioneered by Western Internet giants such as Facebook and Amazon, says business strategy expert Chen Weiru.

Are Chinese men a herd of cows?

2015-07-17 09:05

What makes Chinese men tick? That question has received attention not only from scholars, but from advertising and media professionals, too, because anyone who can answer it will have a gold mine of marketing data on their hands.

Growth beats forecasts as it stays at 7%

2015-07-17 09:05

The government announced on July 15 that GDP grew by 7 percent in the second quarter, and the figure prompted experts to predict an improvement in the economy over the coming months.

Chinese businesses like to list on Jersey shore

2015-07-17 09:05

More and more Chinese businesses are using Jersey holding companies as listing vehicles to raise funds on the London Stock Exchange, attracted by the island's stability, tax-neutral environment and comprehensive legal structure.

Quotable

2015-07-10 07:28

The authorities are likely to continue to use the tools they know to keep the credit and stock market party going, but this has never borne fruit in the past 20 years. In a market that is about speculative euphoria, and confidence in the government's ability to stand behind it, one does not know when to call time."

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Digital Silk Road to span Eurasia

2015-07-10 07:28

The Cyberspace Administration of China aims to play a role in promoting the digital Silk Road, China's top Internet regulator, Lu Wei, said at the first China-EU digital cooperation roundtable held on July 6 in Brussels.

Great expectations from newcomer

2015-07-10 07:28

International institutions are keen to co-invest in projects with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as well as share their knowledge, and have high expectations that the new bank will provide innovative and inspiring funding solutions, analysts say.

Breaking the infrastructure finance mold

2015-07-10 07:28

Creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is justified by the unique role it will play in global infrastructure funding, says Chen Huan, deputy head of the working group implementing creation of the bank.

Working toward a sustainable future

2015-07-10 07:28

Jiang Weiming, president of DSM China, has had a rough night after being stranded at Beijing Capital International Airport due to bad weather.