Quotable

2013-10-11 09:54

"If you look at successful foreign companies in the Chinese market, few have a short history. Bosch, Siemens they have all been here for more than 100 years. What do we expect from Chinese companies launched maybe 15 years ago and started going abroad five years ago?"

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Toy story animated by success

2013-10-11 09:54

"In a hidden part of the forest, there's an ancient tribe called the Mumu. Among them stands a huge, ancient tree inside which lives another tribe - of mysterious small bugs."

Chinese rounding on Square Mile

2013-10-11 09:54

China's rapidly maturing financial services industry has brought the country increasingly closer to the City of London, the Square Mile's lord mayor Roger Gifford says.

Crystal vision from the ashes

2013-10-11 09:54

Chinese real estate giant ZhongRong Group has unveiled a radical plan to regenerate London's famous Crystal Palace Park, home to the grand Victorian glass structure that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Through the smog an opportunity

2013-10-11 09:54

It should be the season of clear air in most cities in North China, but things seem to be changing: dreadful smog that once blanketed the skies predominantly in winter is now appearing in autumn.

Disney aims for new heights

2013-10-11 09:54

At first glance, it has the look of a cutting-edge, high-tech exhibition. There's a digital showroom that positions viewers into a 3D experience, an electronic wristband that can be used as your admission pass, and a talking robot that looks like a fortune-teller.

Long way ahead for reform

2013-10-04 08:59

Breaking up the former railways ministry was the easy part, but debate is raging about the next steps

The best way to see China

2013-10-04 08:59

Travelers from the West share their experiences of making rail journeys around the country

Good company eases the pain

2013-10-04 08:59

I grew up near Boston and studied in Nanjing before working in Beijing from 2010 to 2012. The experience of traveling by train without a seat from Xi'an to Beijing for 14 hours during last year's Spring Festival still feels as if it happened yesterday.

Zone opens doors to the world

2013-10-04 08:59

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, which officially opened on Sept 29, is widely expected to create an efficient market environment for domestic and foreign enterprises in a wide variety of businesses.

Quotable

2013-10-04 08:59

"Governments should streamline approvals and delegate powers to lower levels. They should reduce their interference in the market, so that the market can maximize its role in resource allocation."

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Zone 'reflects opening-up'

2013-10-04 08:59

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched on Sept 29 at a ceremony presided over by Shanghai Party chief Han Zheng and Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng.

Restrictions will shepherd investors

2013-10-04 08:59

The new Shanghai Free Trade Zone published on Sept 30 its first negative list, an innovative management approach that increases foreign investors' freedom because any sectors not banned on the list are open to them.

New-energy solutions blowing in the wind

2013-10-04 08:59

More than seven years after China's Renewable Energy Law took effect, renewable energy companies are making huge contributions to the reduction of air pollution.

New policy on green cars

2013-10-04 08:59

The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the direction of the financial backing program for the sector.

Investors make their mark

2013-10-04 08:59

Chinese enterprises are expected to maintain their robust levels of investment in Germany, while some sectors like auto parts may see major upswings, due to merger and acquisition moves, leading industry experts say.

Shopping malls mushroom in China

2013-10-04 08:59

The booming shopping mall construction across the world's second-largest economy will take the total amount of malls in China to more than 10,000 by 2025.

Flashing amber leaves Asia on hold

2013-09-27 09:42

The economic picture in many Asian markets may not be looking all that bright right now but suggestions that we are heading for a repeat of the 1997 Asian financial crisis are grossly exaggerated, experts say.