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2012-02-10 09:35

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2012-02-10 09:35

"The nationwide survey, which will provide basic data for China's Gini coefficient calculation will cover about 140,000 urban and rural households, and the gathering and use of data will conform to international standards."

One town's indomitable spirit

2012-02-03 07:41

More than half the population of remote Maotai produces the legendary national liquor of China.

Status hard to swallow

2012-02-03 10:49

Baijiu maker wants to be seen as affordable as prices rise.

Spirit master is toast of the town

2012-02-03 07:41

26-year-old has spent 10 years tasting and blending the pungent drink.

Shipbuilders all at sea

2012-02-03 10:58

Surging demand for offshore engineering vessels keeps shipyards afloat as traditional orders decline.

Banding together

2012-02-03 10:58

Website offers small western businesses a chance to purchase Chinese goods in small quantities.

Staking its claim in Asia

2012-02-03 10:58

High-end restaurant Morton's is on fire in the East as it looks to open more locations.

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2012-02-03 10:49

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Selfless CEO keeps brand ahead of curve

2012-01-20 10:29

Burberry builds on momentum in china with expansion.

Craft brews making headway

2012-01-20 10:26

Established brewers and new microbreweries are slowly gaining a foothold in China's food industry.

Making headway

2012-01-20 10:24

Shipping port under construction near London could be gateway for Chinese imports.

Swede success for Chinese host

2012-01-20 10:21

Vasaloppet cross-country event celebrates 10th anniversary in skiing city of Changchun.

The last resort

2012-01-20 08:54

They are big in Europe, North America and elsewhere, but ski resorts in China are still finding their feet.

Quotable

2012-01-20 07:34

"A framework has already been set up, and what we need to do this year is to make sure that all these policies can be implemented."

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2012-01-20 07:34

Breaking the ice about skiing

2012-01-20 07:34

For the past three winters, the training camp in Beijing run by Italian ski instructor Martina Merlet has been overbooked.

A micro-blog tale of survival

2012-01-20 07:34

For Xue Manzi micro-blogging is about more than just indulging in idle talk or keeping up with what this celebrity or that is doing.

Happily in the red

2012-01-13 08:39

Wine-based investments are becoming an alternative for Chinese investors.