Motto for the Internet age: adapt or die

2015-05-08 07:36

The world can look to a future in which the real economy and the Internet economy become a seamless entity, and only those who adapt to that reality can survive and prosper, experts say.

In the northeast, five's company

2015-05-08 07:36

As China's business leaders think about how to boost innovation as economic growth slows, more than a few countries and many more businesses are only too willing to give them a helping hand.

Quotable

2015-05-08 07:36

With Huawei moving into the high-end smartphone sector, it is crucial that we do not lose market share at the other end of the scale. If we neglect the low-end sector, competitors will move in."

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China's changing sweet tooth

2015-05-08 07:36

Six of the 10 largest confectionery companies in China are multinationals, but many still struggle with how "local" they would like their brands to be in China, says Shawn Warren, managing director of Perfetti van Melle in China. Perfetti Van Melle owns the candy brand Alpenliebe, one of the largest candy brands in the country.

Lighting firm looks to make a splash

2015-05-08 07:36

NVC Lighting, China's biggest lighting manufacturer, will look for more business opportunities in Europe, its chairman and CEO Wang Donglei says.

Building on a long friendship

2015-05-08 07:36

The relationship between Denmark and China is flourishing in business, science, culture, and many other areas. But this is no huge surprise, it's a relationship that goes back hundreds of years, says Friis Arne Petersen, ambassador of Denmark in China.

European ills put insurers within reach

2015-05-08 07:36

China's insurance industry is becoming further integrated into the European economy through Chinese insurance firms' increasing acquisitions in Europe, says James Peagam, global head of JP Morgan Asset Management's insurance advisory.

Quotable

2015-05-01 08:08

"In the past few years, China has been sourcing more and more grain from the international market. The government is hoping to make full use of the international market supply capacity, notwithstanding the improvement in domestic food production."

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Expo will be a down-to-earth affair

2015-05-01 08:08

World Expo 2015, which opens in Milan on May 1, will focus on modern agriculture, and China is reflecting that theme in its pavilion.

China at center stage in Milan

2015-05-01 08:08

In the eyes of Italy's top envoy in Beijing, the Milan Expo 2015 can act as a stage where China could and should play a crutial role.

A modern house of hope

2015-05-01 08:08

For months, Su Dan has been traveling back and forth between Italy and China, tasked with the monumental job of overseeing the first national pavilion that China has built outside its borders.

Old powerhouses draw on each other's strengths

2015-05-01 08:08

This year is shaping up as a golden one for China-UK relations, says Barbara Woodward, the British ambassador to China, who took office in February.

From Glasgow to Nanjing - via Australia

2015-05-01 08:08

When the Sanpower Group of China bought the 165-year-old British department store chain House of Fraser last year, the buyer's name would have meant little to most people.

Share investors told to beware of bubble

2015-05-01 08:08

Foreign investors are keenly engaging with new opportunities emerging from China's most recent wave of surging stock market prices, although an increasing number of them are cautioning against a bubble in this market.

Slower, but still top gear

2015-04-24 07:31

China remains a magnet for global carmakers, despite a slowdown in the world's top vehicle market as a result of the country's new normal of economic growth.

Automotive industry's profits take a tumble

2015-04-24 07:31

China's auto industry's profits have been on a downward trend this year, plagued by a slowing market and plunging car prices.

Quotable

2015-04-24 07:31

China's private companies should combine their efforts in 'going out'. They should share experiences and form industry chains in foreign countries."

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