Business

Shopping all night long

2011-01-07 11:20

Discount items at China's largest e-commerce site Taobao.com were being snapped up since the site launched its shopping carnival with the biggest promotions of 2010.

Tuning into FM

2011-01-07 11:20

Facilities management (FM) was initially confused with property management, which was simply understood as the collecting of rents and the handling of tenant complaints.

Ministry tries to clear up VoIP confusion

2011-01-07 11:15

In a move that has confused China's telecom industry as well as Skype users in the nation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it has always been supportive of Internet-based telephone services, a remark that contrasts with a Dec 10 notice by the ministry.

Offshore echoes

2011-01-07 11:12

Musical islet of Gulangyu faces the challenges of development.

Small county, big success in hanger industry

2011-01-05 08:07

LIPU, Guangxi - The next time you're shopping for clothing at a supermarket in Europe or the United States, take a close look at the clothes hangers. If they say "Made in China," there's a good chance they come from a small county named Lipu, south of Guilin, one of China's most picturesque cities.

Tough measures to fight inflation

2010-12-31 12:30

As more rate hikes loom, fears of inbound speculative capital.

'Godfather' of yachts rules the high seas

2010-12-31 11:07

Traugott Kaminski's first name means "trust God" in German, but he's better known as the "godfather" to his friends, who claim he was the first person to bring the yacht culture to China seven years ago.

Luxury business class makes business sense

2010-12-24 13:34

As the purchasing power of China's middle-class grows, keen international airlines are sparing no effort to fend off competition for affluent travelers in China.

Is Bright Food ready for a bigger piece of the pie?

2010-12-24 13:28

Chinese companies have shown a growing appetite for foreign firms recently and Bright Food Group Co, China's largest food and dairy company, is no exception.

German giant sticks to Asia

2010-12-24 13:28

Henkel, the German business group has achieved significant success in the European and United States markets over the past decades and it is now aiming to be more Asia-focused, a senior executive from the company says.

Exports slow, imports expand to narrow trade surplus

2010-12-24 13:20

China's foreign trade is expected to slow down in 2011 to a growth of about 10 percent, compared with this year's 30 percent, sources with the Ministry of Commerce said.

Shipping giant sees calmer waters

2010-12-24 13:19

Maersk Line, one of the world's largest container carriers by volume and market value, is planning to further combine intra-Asia imports with its global export network to strengthen its advantages in the region.

Currency trading moves reap rewards

2010-12-24 13:17

Expanding use of yuan expected to boost trade andinvestment.

Duty-free dream on hold

2010-12-24 13:15

Mainland tourists to continue paying full price while overseas visitors enjoy cheaper goods.

Success harvested from a farmer's instinct

2010-12-24 13:06

Li Rucheng,the 59-year-old president of the Youngor Group, a multinational corporation that posted a 2009 profit of 4.15 billion yuan on sales of 27.4 billion yuan, credits the economic development of China in general and the success of his company in particular to what he calls "the farmer's instinct".

Sound of money from a music box

2010-12-24 12:59

With 50 patents to his credit, Zhu Yunde, 58, is the master inventor of Ningbo Yunsheng Co, which manufactures a wide range of goods from music boxes to compact spinning devices.