Two-wheel dealing in two continents

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Lifan Group's president Yin Mingshan is known to be a big fan of Japanese brand Honda, which 50 years ago grew from a humble motorcycle producer into a major car manufacturer.

Quotable

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"Acquired technology is absolutely a different concept from technology gained through research and development."

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Thrill of a ride high on the hog

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Harley-Davidson just sits back and enjoys the ride. It has done that in China for the past seven years as Chinese motorcycle companies go full throttle trying to hawk their wares using primetime TV and other advertising channels.

Networking at the local level

2013-04-19 09:36

On a snowy wintry day in late March, a Chinese flag flew high outside the rural Welsh county of Flintshire's local government offices alongside the Welsh and English ones.

Chinese wave, European swathe

2013-04-19 09:36

Sino-European ties are being given a very local touch

Bonds for all seasons

2013-04-19 09:36

The city of Manchester is geared up to accelerate trade and investment relationships with China, with the launch of its regional working group Manchester-China Forum later this month.

Paris vies to be yuan hub

2013-04-19 09:36

Paris is vying to become a major offshore yuan trading hub in the eurozone with a view to setting up a currency swap agreement with China, says the French central bank governor Christian Noyer.

Machinery made in China shines at trade show

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More than 100 kinds of products from Chinese manufacturers are on display at Bauma 2013, said to be the world's largest exhibition for the construction and materials industries, which opened in Munich on April 15.

Playing to the crowd

2013-04-19 09:36

Europe's top football clubs find a way to increase their fan base by reaching out to chinese fans.

World Cup goal is kids' play

2013-04-19 09:36

It was the same old story for China's national football team in February, losing the opening game of its 2015 Asian Cup qualifying group to Saudi Arabia. Off the back of a disastrous, failed attempt to qualify for next summer's World Cup in Brazil, it doesn't seem like there is much for long-suffering fans to cheer about.

Multinational scholars

2013-04-12 08:26

Chinese students are becoming an increasingly important source of revenue for Britain's financially squeezed universities, but experts say there is more the education institutions can do to market and recruit in China.

Quotable

2013-04-12 08:26

"We should improve the relevance and flexibility of macroeconomic policies to properly manage hot money flows, and take measures to ensure the stability of overall pricing levels."

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Universal universities

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As foreign universities build closer academic ties with China, a handful of institutions have established a mainland presence to capitalize on China's high demand for quality education.

Something special in Shenzhen

2013-04-12 08:26

It used to be a poor fishing village, but in little more than 30 years it has developed into a bustling metropolis with a population of 12 million. The southern coastal city of Shenzhen, neighboring Hong Kong, is best known as the nation's first special economic zone, a testing ground for the country's reform and opening-up.

A beacon for the private sector

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Shenzhen's economic reform policies have set it apart from other cities

Stairway to Shenzhen

2013-04-12 08:26

Welcome to paradise on Earth. At least, that is the way Isbrand Ho sees it.

Art of the matter

2013-04-12 08:26

Europe's galleries, dealers and auction houses are facing an uphill struggle to maintain a share of China's multi-billion-euro annual art investment in the face of competition from Hong Kong and a dramatic fall in spending.

In the most suitable taste

2013-04-12 08:26

It's a fitting story - although Kiton, master makers of men's suits, has the measure of China in doing business, it still finds it a challenge to match customers' tastes.