Business
A cool breeze keeps sales ticking over
2012-07-20 12:21
On a pleasant summer afternoon, dozens of middle-aged women sit in a sewing workshop toiling away through lunch break. Thousands of fluorescence orange, pink and other candy-colored swimsuits piled on white workbenches are almost finished.
A beautiful craft that refuses to die
2012-07-20 12:21
At dusk on a summer's day 12 years ago, Zhong Liansheng was cycling in Beijing with his young daughter straddled on the back of his bike. When they passed Longtan Lake in Dongcheng district, Zhong was mesmerized by the scene. The leaves and lotus flowers bathed in a twilight glow gave off a warm romantic air, perfected by a couple of wild ducks paddling gently by.
Nutrition is the new buzz
2012-07-20 12:21
Holland & Barrett, the biggest health food supplements retailer in the UK, has entered the Chinese market with the opening of two franchise stores in Shanghai.
France's fat man wants to expand
2012-07-20 12:21
The French tire maker Michelin Group hopes to turn China into its biggest market by expanding its manufacturing capacity in the country and supplying tires for Chinese-made aircraft.
Nation rides a new passion
2012-07-13 12:33
Though the equestrian industry in China is growing, riding centers need more professional services.
Imports off and running
2012-07-13 12:33
The increasingly popular sport of equestrianism in China coupled with the nation's growing wealth is creating an opportunity of growth for Corich, a horse riding and saddlery products company in Shanghai.
Quotable
2012-07-13 12:33
"There are greater opportunities for expansion as the currency (the renminbi) undergoes rapid internationalization. That requires commercial banks to provide more credible and convenient services overseas to satisfy client demand."
An equestrian club where it's not just horse play
2012-07-13 12:33
Three months ago the Equuleus International Equestrian Center stood on a pedestal all by itself - it had been given a stamp of approval by the British Horse Society for standards of welfare, health, safety and instruction, becoming the first Chinese riding center to receive the honor.
Breaking new ground
2012-07-13 12:33
Volkswagen has never started a new factory project so fast. On April 23, when Premier Wen Jiabao visited its headquarters in Germany accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, Volkswagen AG and its Chinese joint-venture partner SAIC signed an agreement to build a new factory in Northwest China. Just 42 days later, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Volkswagen factory site in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was held.
Farm machine maker looks to greener pastures
2012-07-13 12:33
With one market near saturation, a new strategy takes effect.
For auto dealer, sun rises in the west
2012-07-13 12:33
Most auto dealers in China have been having a rough time over the past 18 months since the government took steps to rein in the number of vehicles cluttering the country's highways and byways, but China Grand Auto, which has the highest revenue of any auto dealership in the country, has continued to make big inroads, thanks to its sales in central and western China.
Wedding dresses tell tale of depressed trade
2012-07-13 12:33
The United States replaced Europe as China's largest export destination in the first half of this year, and analysts are concerned that trade with Europe will only worsen over the rest of the year.
Auto sales still in the fast lane
2012-07-13 12:33
European brands in the limelight as market picks up in June.
Rich pickings in list business
2012-07-13 12:33
As a qualified chartered accountant in Shanghai in 1999, Rupert Hoogewerf was in a prime position to chart the growing number and wealth of China's new entrepreneurs.
Taking the high road to success
2012-07-13 12:33
Jebsen banks on quality of services to sustain long-term growth in China.
No longer just a cog
2012-07-06 12:27
Chinese spare parts companies are striking it big in the West, but face stiff competition in their homeland.
Coda aims high
2012-07-06 12:27
Coda Automotive Inc, a Los Angeles-based private company that designs, builds and sells electric vehicles, is building close ties with its Chinese partners to jointly develop EVs.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
China's CO2 emissions overestimated
Experts: Give children a greener education
Carbon emissions targeted by British-Chinese joint efforts
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