Tricky art of succession

2013-09-13 10:13

Whether they were born with silver chopsticks in their mouths is moot, but we can be sure that they have led very comfortable lives, received the best education and wanted for nothing materially.

In the name of the fathers

2013-09-13 10:13

With China's private businesses playing a more significant role in the economy, appropriate successors are considered vital for the future of family-owned firms.

A cultural oasis in the making

2013-09-13 10:13

At first sight, West Kowloon seems to be utterly out of place. Right next to this 40-hectare development site, much of it covered in green grass, with blue and yellow cargo containers scattered here and there, skyscrapers jostle for attention, the clear winner being the International Commerce Center, at 482 meters the tallest building in Hong Kong.

Quotable

2013-09-13 10:13

"We need to strengthen policy coordination, strengthen systemic risk monitoring and macro-prudential regulatory requirements. Only in this way can we firmly safeguard the bottom line in preventing systemic and regional financial risks."

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Experts give new agency good rating

2013-09-13 10:13

The opening of a new global credit rating agency, one of whose co-founders is Chinese, has been welcomed by a former senior World Bank vice-president, who says it will be an "invaluable asset" that can take on companies which now dominate the global industry.

Rewards outweigh the risks

2013-09-13 10:13

Diversifying risk is a necessity for China as the country becomes more industrialized and urbanized, says John Nelson, chairman of insurance market Lloyd's of London.

Itinerant envoy on wheels

2013-09-13 10:13

Liao Liqiang always seems to be on the go. His driver tells him he has covered about 80,000 kilometers by car since he became China's ambassador to Belgium in May 2011. It means Liao has traveled an average of more than 100 kilometers a day, which for tiny Belgium (he calls it the tiny Titan) is a lot.

The road less traveled is the only one

2013-09-13 10:13

There is a sudden, drawn look on Sune Skadegaard Thorsen's face when he speaks about why he turned his back on a successful career in corporate law, and ventured down a road less traveled.

Going it alone

2013-09-13 10:13

Guangzhou-based Sino-Africa Bridge Expo Service Co, which helps Chinese companies exhibit at trade shows in Africa, plans to put on an exhibition of its own in the Democratic Republic of Congo next year.

Nation vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor

2013-09-13 10:13

Rise in overseas direct investment largely driven by domestic firms

Quotable

2013-09-06 09:30

"The PMI figure suggests the economy is further stabilizing. It showed a rebound in both domestic and external demand, and upstream product prices have risen correspondingly."

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Lessons from Denmark on aging

2013-09-06 09:30

As those of the post-1980 generation become the main breadwinners in China, one of the biggest questions is how the country will be able to support old people, who account for an ever growing proportion of the population.

Central connection renewed

2013-09-06 09:30

Far from China's financially bustling coast, at a crossroads along the country's largest river, one historic city is calling for innovation to flow.

Ventures into the third dimension

2013-09-06 09:30

3D Printing technology prototypes Wuhan's future industrial model

Diamonds are China's best friend

2013-09-06 09:30

Chu Xiao's office is only 50 meters from Antwerp's central railway station. Through a window, the Beijinger can see crowds of people from every corner of the world flowing in and out of the city every day.

Gem-studded road to freedom

2013-09-06 09:30

No two diamonds are exactly the same, and the same might be said of what people see in them. When Gerard Yeung looks at the precious stones they represent freedom - the freedom of following a career of his choosing.

PMI recovery brings fresh hope

2013-09-06 09:30

After witnessing a slowdown during the last two quarters, China's economy seems to have returned to positive terrain with its key manufacturing gauge rising to a 16-month high in August on the back of strong new orders.

New cornerstone for clean energy

2013-08-30 10:01

It is perhaps ironic that China has some of the world's most polluted cities but has also overtaken the United States as the world's leader in clean-energy investment and technology development.