Business
Sanpower aims to add firepower
2014-04-11 08:07
Sanpower Group Ltd of China, which has signed an agreement to buy a 89 percent stake in the 165-year-old British department store House of Fraser, says it will set up shops named Oriental Fraser in China.
An export of horses for courses
2014-04-11 08:07
Some of the finest racehorses in Britain will soon be exported to China thanks to an agreement by the two governments this month.
New motor racing set for big charge
2014-04-11 08:07
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the latest form of motor racing, something that promises to be electrifying for all concerned.
Chengdu Report: Chengdu visa-free policy fuels more tourism
2014-04-11 08:07
Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, has seen a boom in tourism since it adopted a 72-hour visa-free policy last September.
Big couriers adjust their wings
2014-04-11 08:07
After years of delivering parcels, business documents and university applications between China and the rest of world, major international carriers are broadening what they carry, with services for items such as healthcare products, parts for aircraft manufacturers and high-end foods.
Here's teaming up with you
2014-04-11 08:07
As China grows its trade and investment links with Africa, the 110-year-old Attijariwafa Bank of Morocco has its eyes on opportunities in offering trade and investment finance services and in sending remittances.
Inside China's most exclusive club
2014-04-04 08:01
When it was announced four years ago that the Chinese carmaker Geely was buying the Swedish carmaker Volvo, the company drew plaudits worldwide for the daring and astuteness of its move.
In the service of 46 masters
2014-04-04 08:01
Many people complain about how difficult it is to please their boss. Spare a thought then for Cheng Hong, who has 46 of them, all highfliers who demand a lot of themselves and of others.
Quotable
2014-04-04 08:01
"Many Chinese steel companies face operational difficulties and obstacles to upgrading while many problems in the industry are closely related to overcapacity."
Manufacturing under lingering pressure
2014-04-04 08:01
China's manufacturing sector is still suffering from weak demand, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index for March, adding to signs that the world's second-largest economy slowed in the first quarter.
Foreign banks will need niche to prosper in free trade zone
2014-04-04 08:01
Since the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was launched in September, there's been an increasing number of bank opening ceremonies, and executives of foreign banks say that as more detailed guidelines are released, business has been picking up.
Trade, finance benefit most from pilot zone
2014-04-04 08:01
Trade and financial services are among the sectors that have been benefiting the most so far in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, analysts say in a half-year review of measures and policies for development in the zone.
Huawei posts profit rise of 34 percent
2014-04-04 08:01
Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd posted a net year-on-year profit increase of 34 percent in 2013, thanks to strong domestic demand for speedier mobile network equipment and a rising status as one of the world's major smartphone vendors.
The correct prescription
2014-04-04 08:01
It's called the Chinese dream, but what does the red dragon's reform process mean for China and the world?
Market reforms to shape China: expert
2014-04-04 08:01
The Chinese government's decision to "enable the market to play a decisive role in allocating resources" will not only dictate the country's economic growth over the next 5 to 10 years but will also determine what shape it takes as a modern market economy, a Chinese think tank leader says.
Quotable
2014-03-28 08:43
"The Chinese market is as important, and eventually may well be even more important, than the US market. The people who lead our company in the future have to have personal experience in China."
Italian fashion with Chinese characteristics
2014-03-28 08:43
Mariuccia Mandelli gained a worldwide reputation over 60 years for creating chic yet easy-to-wear, dynamic clothes under the name Krizia. Now the Italian designer, 89, is retiring, and she is entrusting a Chinese women's clothes maker to carry on her life's work.
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