The treasure tale of two museums

2014-06-06 08:14

Chinese tourists have long say that the best cultural relics from Beijing's Forbidden City are in Taiwan.

Palace Museum on outreach drive

2014-06-06 08:14

Very few people have had the luxury of riding a bicycle inside Beijing's Palace Museum. Claude Faubert is one of them. The director-general of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, based in Ottawa, is also a coordinator for international training at the Palace Museum.

Taking CSR to the next level

2014-03-28 08:42

Like millions of Chinese people, Beijing resident Gong Ziwei first gained some real understanding about volunteer work in 2008, the year China had the summer Olympic Games and a huge earthquake.

New blood eliminates need for transfusion

2014-03-28 08:42

For many Chinese companies in Africa, the term corporate social responsibility is more than giving books to school children or distributing food to the homeless. For these companies, many in labor-intensive industries, providing vocational training is the top priority.

Timetable for reform

2014-03-21 08:16

How long does China have to change its economic model before it runs into trouble?

Experts' take

2014-03-21 08:16

Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times

'Act before reaching tipping point'

2014-03-21 08:16

Michael Pettis believes China's investment-fueled economic model is running out of time.

Between a hangover and going cold turkey

2014-03-21 08:16

In his new book Avoiding the Fall: China's Economic Restructuring, my colleague Guanghua professor Michael Pettis forecasts a collapse in annual Chinese economic growth rates over the next decade to low single digits (2-4 percent).

Picture of collapse is divorced from reality

2014-03-21 08:16

As an important China observer who lives in Beijing, Michael Pettis has focused on China's economic growth constraints for years. His new book, Avoiding the Fall: China's Economic Restructuring, is a timely and interesting insight on how China can successfully rebalance its economy.

Currency race

2014-03-14 12:51

Luxembourg sets its sights on being the European hub for renminbi investment

Hospitable gateway to Europe

2014-03-14 12:44

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank by market capitalization, is banking on the favorable investment climate in Luxembourg to provide the springboard for its expansion plans in Europe, a top bank official says.

Making the case for Luxembourg

2014-03-14 12:44

Though there has been much debate over the European destination for renminbi trade, there is little doubt that Luxembourg offers the best prospects for investors.

London is still the best bet

2014-03-14 12:44

Rich credentials and familiarity give British capital an edge over the competition

Mid-priced brands ready for the boom

2014-03-07 09:43

As Chinese winemakers corner more of the domestic market, foreign brands are still fine-tuning their marketing strategies

Wine growers go online to boost sales

2014-03-07 10:01

Though domestic brands hold the sway, the Internet is proving to be a great equalizer for foreign wine producers as they deliberate on how to pop the cork in the world's fastest-growing wine market.

Industry's duty rises with the red tide

2014-03-07 10:01

I remember 25 years ago when the Hong Kong Wine Club and the International Wine Academy jointly organized the first wine seminar in Guangzhou. I had to rush out to find a bunch of grapes to show our audience how wines are made.

Consumers' growing thirst fuels growth

2014-03-07 10:01

Foreign winemakers face tough challenge as competition from domestic players intensifies

From the horse's mouth, literally

2014-01-31 06:43

Yao Shaoshuang has been the most photographed horse rider in China in the past month. Donning a cowboy hat and boots for three days, he rode a black horse from his workplace in Pixian to the city of Dujiangyan, where his mother-in-law lives, after failing to secure a bus ticket for Spring Festival travel. (The county and city lie to the northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital.) His image appeared all over the Internet, and Yao said he received hundreds of calls, including interview requests, from the media. Apart from his inability to obtain a ticket, Yao says he made his trip on horseback as he was eager to reach his destination and to impress his in-laws on his first visit to his wife's family.

A taste for adventure

2014-01-31 06:43

During the Chinese Lunar New Year, Chinese people usually greet each other with an auspicious idiom that relates to the zodiac animals. For the Year of the Horse ormain Chinese, there will be plenty of choices, such as ma dao cheng gong, which means "achieve speedy success", or yi ma dang xian, meaning "take the lead".

Facts

2014-01-31 06:43