China top suitor for Greek port share

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State-owned Cosco has opportunity this month to consolidate its spot at Piraeus Port as an anchor for Belt and Road aspirations in Europe.

Irish town that gave China the FTZ

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Shannon, an Irish town with a population of about 10,000, seems like a magnet for Chinese leaders, with visits in the past two decades from two presidents and three premiers.

Skies over Ireland offer new lease of life for aviation firms

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Ireland's aviation sector contributes significantly to the national economy, and more and more Chinese businesses are looking into setting up aviation operations there, attracted by the competitive advantages.

Colleges nurture Chinese students

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Ireland shares a great cultural affinity with China, and links between the two countries have grown rapidly over recent years, especially in education.

Quotable

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The slower absorption by downstream industries, such as real estate, construction, machinery, energy and automobile industries, has also contributed to the sluggishness."

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Make climate talks count, ministers urged

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The marathon United Nations climate change talks in Paris entered a crunch time as the clock ticked, and ministers in attendance were urged to make the most of the remaining time to achieve a fair and ambitious deal.

China growing a green thumb for finance

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International leaders in the green finance field have endorsed China's emphasis on developing the sector in its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), and say that China's leadership in the creation of standards will nudge global volume.

Private equity firm makes a bet on innovation

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A European company is intent on seizing the opportunities created by China's new five-year plan which aims to sustain economic growth and double GDP and incomes by 2020 from the 2010 level.

Belt, Road needs a rulebook

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China's Belt and Road Initiative will provide great connectivity for trade, ideas and capital between Asia and Europe, but setting up a solid regulatory framework for investment deals is the key to ensure success, says John Peace, chairman of Standard Chartered Bank.

Airport joins the club to lift Glasgow

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Glasgow Airport has become the latest company to join China Club, calling it a unique venture that highlights the tourism opportunities in China and Scotland.

Investor who knows to get about business

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Here comes the million dollar question: How does one find reliable information for investment decisions in China?

Generation Y is main force in China's online shopping

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The post-1980s generation is becoming the backbone of the Chinese economy, not only because of the growing contribution they make in the workplace, but also the money they spend online, new research shows.

Pengji could be key to Google's return

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A previously unheralded shell company that Google Inc registered in Shanghai a year ago could become a key component in the United States search engine's possible reboot in China.

Quotable

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With Alibaba's business spreading its wings to more industries and growing into a magnificent size, it needs to have the power to sway media coverage to protect itself."

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Flying high on the back of cultural diversity

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Fabrice Bregier, president and CEO of Airbus SAS, the unit of Airbus Group SE that makes civil aircraft, is proud of the company's cultural diversity.

Oversupply problem hitting house prices

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China's property developers and market watchers are scrambling for cues after the president made a rare comment on the ailing real estate market, stoking hope that more stimulus policies are on the way.

Spending, services are bright spots

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As China's GDP growth slowed to a six-year low of 6.9 percent in the third quarter, officials cited the resilient services and consumption sectors as evidence for optimism.

Bargain hunters boost British e-retailers

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China's army of online shoppers has helped make the United Kingdom the world's third-largest online exporter, after the United States and China, research has revealed.