Business
Dancing with the wolves
2011-12-09 08:20
When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) 10 years ago, automobile industry experts had forecast a dismal period for domestic companies like Great Wall Motor.
Lenovo ready for the big league
2011-12-09 08:20
Lenovo Group, the largest Chinese PC maker and the second-largest globally, was one of the first Chinese companies to enter the global market and compete with overseas brands. Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo, admits that China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) fast-tracked Lenovo's internationalization process.
Investment is a two-way street
2011-12-09 08:21
Recent business deals between China and the EU have been successful but difficulties remain.
An expansion driven by mergers and chemicals
2011-12-09 08:21
It seems impossible that a start-up cleaning company, mainly engaged in producing chemicals to wash boilers and tea urns, becomes one of the top 500 companies in the world, but Ren Jianxin did it.
Role of WTO key to EU and China
2011-12-09 08:21
In the 10 years since China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), its trade with the European Union (EU) has expanded enormously. The WTO has provided an important framework for this expansion, but today this role is being overshadowed by the crisis in the EU, which threatens repercussions globally as well as the economic relationship between Europe and China.
What a difference a decade makes
2011-12-09 10:21
When China joined the WTO in December 2001, volumes with many of its trading partners were only a fraction of what they are now. Other indicators, like foreign direct investment, overseas investment and companies in the global league have all soared, propelling China from the sixth-biggest economy in 2001 to the second-biggest last year
Steering a new course
2011-12-09 11:37
German automaker Daimler AG considers China its second home as it is the only other global market where it is present across the entire automobile spectrum.
Foreign CEOs believe good times can last
2011-12-09 11:32
Most of the foreign CEOs think the country is well placed to build on the growth of the past decade.
Changing the learning paradigm
2011-12-08 07:54
Foreign schools eager to set up partnerships with Chinese universities.
What they say
2011-12-09 08:10
Being a WTO member in the past 10 years, China had remarkable steps which are also new steps for all other countries and business partners Can we think about growth, stability and a sustainable world without China? You got the answer to the question, so let's take it as an opportunity. Alstom will continue to invest in China, for the future growth in China and international businesses outreach.
Foreign CEOs believe good times can last
2011-12-09 08:10
It is a good sign that the large billboards advertising Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd's housing loan service are still hanging at the busiest financial street in downtown Beijing.
Building lasting relationships
2011-12-09 08:21
Eric Zhang has a problem that most business people would give a limb for: he can't fill the orders fast enough.
China exceeds expectations
2011-12-09 08:21
The results achieved by China in the 10 years after it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 have been beyond its expectations, according to former WTO trade negotiator and former vice-minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation Tong Zhiguang.
Cementing trade ties
2011-12-09 08:21
Business ties between China and Brazil have prospered considerably after China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had during his official visit to China in 2009 said that China was Brazil's most important and biggest business partner.
Drawing a new road map for financial prosperity
2011-12-09 08:09
In December 2001, China became a formal member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Citi to make hay while the sun shines
2011-12-09 08:09
Foreign banks still have plenty of room for development in the Chinese market and it is unrealistic to expect them to achieve a large market share in only 10 years, said a senior executive at the China division of Citigroup Inc.
Lenders take big step overseas
2011-12-09 08:09
Closer ties between Chinese banks and the international market that followed China's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) have increased the chances of the country's banks becoming major global players, analysts said.
Tough going for foreign retailers
2011-12-09 08:18
China continues to be an attractive destination for foreign retailing businesses, but not all companies who venture into the Middle Kingdom have found that life was easy.
An expansion plan sparked by confidence
2011-12-09 08:18
Electronics retailer Media Markt China has only been in the Chinese market for about a year, but it is already planning to expand rapidly throughout the country.
In retailing, getting better beats getting bigger
2011-12-09 08:18
Much has been learnt in the past 10 years, and yet there is still much to learn.
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