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Chemical brothers bond for strength

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Switzerland-based chemicals major Ineos Group Ltd is banking on its upcoming projects in China to drive growth in the rapidly changing global energy market.

New-age outlook in age-old Hunan

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The factory floor in Changsha reverberates with the thunderous rumble of mysterious machinery, relentless robotic arms turning out enough building material every 72 hours to make an entire skyscraper. Somewhere in Russia, and in parts of Africa and South America, the pieces of prefabricated concrete wall the factory spits out will become offices and homes.

On the right road back to nature

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On the banks of Liuye Lake in Changde, where the morning mist hangs over water as clear as a looking glass, Ma Fengchi smiles at the world his generation made for their children. His 65-year-old son, Ma Jianshi, smiles with him.

Silver threads, golden gloves

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It is early winter, and the sound in the air is an incessant whirring of sewing machines.

Quotable

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"The steel industry's downstream business will see slower development next year. The ship-building industry, in particular, may see negative growth, which will lead to flat steel consumption in 2014."

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From civil servant to business guru

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When Chen Jianhua left his job as a civil servant 15 years ago to start a glove-making business, he never thought he would become the largest sports glove manufacturer and exporter in Jiaxiang county, one of the world's major sports glove production areas.

Selective settings for China wash

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Reflecting some of the settings on its products, multinational home appliance maker Beko is being particularly selective about how it caters to the Chinese market.

CPI eases to new low

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China's November consumer price index eased to a three-month low of 3 percent year-on-year from 3.2 percent in October, amid relatively weak demand, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Dec 9.

GDP growth could rise slightly next year

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But unpredictable factors at home and abroad could keep growth at this year's level, economists say

Sinopec drills deep into Africa

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As Africa becomes increasingly important in the global energy structure, with growing proven reserves of oil and natural gas, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp has big plans for the continent.

In choppy seas, some are shipshape

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In November, the Chinese company Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry delivered an offshore engineering vessel it built for the Greek shipping outfit Toisa Company.

New golden goose for nest eggs?

2013-12-06 10:03

Yang Qian, a retired woman in South China's Guangdong province, started a new hobby after spending 22,000 yuan ($3,600; 2,660 euros) to buy into Yu'E Bao, a fund product co-developed by Alipay, the online payments provider arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, and Tian Hong Asset Management Co.

China's top three e-retail export hubs identified

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Guangdong, Hong Kong and Shanghai are ranked as the top three e-retail export hubs in China, says a report released on November 27 by eBay Inc.

Organic is the watchword for tea growers

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After a winding 40-minute drive along a zigzag country road, you climb through a lane lined with osmanthus bushes that give off a sweet scent, and finally reach the green-tea plantation of Jin Linsheng, glistening with morning dew and embroidered with thousands of spider webs.

Wrong book led to turning new leaf

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Europe got its frist organic green tea because of a novel mistake

Quotable

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"The government should stop investments, loans and preferential policies for land and taxes for industries with overcapacity."

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Picture that launched a tourist trade

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A spectacular bright yellow blanket of rapeseed flowers stretches to the horizon in spring; clear creeks offer water activities in summer; the mountains are cloaked in red leaves in autumn and folk custom events are all the go in winter.