Shopping made easy for expats

2016-05-13 08:30

For expats living in China, finding their way around the giant online shopping platforms run by Alibaba, which offer more than 800 million products, can be a daunting task.

Kitchen gives culinary startups a chance to get cooking

2016-05-13 08:30

With demand booming for more diverse types of international cuisine in China, British-born Stewart Johnson and New Zealander Alex Worker developed a business platform to help innovative food startups take off in the Chinese capital.

Learning from a good neighbor

2016-05-13 08:30

Kazakhstan is eager to learn from China's experience in building soft infrastructure, such as new technology and financial services, says a leading financial official.

A country in need of a national image

2016-05-13 08:30

In the Lonely Planet guidebook, Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is introduced as being "famous for its cold winter".

Tech firms 'should do more' to fight probe

2016-05-13 08:30

A new probe into alleged patent violations by ZTE Corp and Lenovo Corp Ltd in the United States illustrates just how Chinese technology enterprises should do more to integrate patent protection measures in their overseas expansion plans, experts say.

EY report highlights bank profit slowdown

2016-05-13 08:30

The net profit growth of China's 16 A-share-listed banks continued to slow in the first quarter of the year, while their nonperforming loan balance exceeded 1 trillion yuan ($153 billion; 134 billion euros) along with a continued increase in the NPL ratio, according to a new EY report on the Chinese banking industry.

Sharpening China's digital edge

2016-05-13 08:30

The man in charge of Microsoft Corp's China business thinks the recently announced national strategies to boost the information technology sector will provide the world's biggest software maker with greater opportunities, despite a slowing economy.

Positive attitude goes a long way

2016-05-13 08:30

Martin Lundstedt, president and CEO of Volvo Group, is a believer in creating a fun workplace.

Quotable

2016-05-06 06:57

Anbang's explosive growth was primarily led by its aggressive investment activity, dominated by acquisitions in overseas insurance markets, as well as in the property and hotel sectors."

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SAIC unveils big plans for e-vehicles

2016-05-06 06:57

The car industry may be taking tentative steps toward producing new energy vehicles with a focus on small models, but SAIC Motor Corp Ltd, China's largest automaker, is thinking big.

LeEco bids for Yahoo's prime real estate

2016-05-06 06:57

Tech giant Yahoo Inc has agreed to sell 20 hectares of undeveloped land near Silicon Valley to Chinese internet company LeEco Holdings Ltd, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reported.

CNOOC starts building more LNG tanks

2016-05-06 06:57

Fujian LNG terminal, the country's largest liquefied natural gas project in terms of storage capacity, started building two more storage tanks on May 3, a move that will facilitate offshore gas transportation and the pipeline network.

Baidu in spotlight in medical listings scandal

2016-05-06 06:57

One of the largest sources of internet giant Baidu Inc's revenue has come under threat as the government investigates its search business after the death of a cancer-stricken college student.

Missile maker to offer $6.6b deals online

2016-05-06 06:57

One of China's largest state-owned defense contractors will announce outsourcing deals worth billions of yuan this year, a move that is expected to benefit private enterprises.

Space engineers eye industrial robot market

2016-05-06 06:57

A team of engineers with experience in China's space program has developed a series of industrial robots, aiming to grab a share of the huge domestic market.

UK a beachhead for Chinese firms

2016-05-06 06:57

Chinese firms are making unprecedented moves to build infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom such as power plants and commercial and logistics centers, using the country as a first point of entry into mature Western markets.

Business model provides advantage

2016-05-06 06:57

For Wang Congxiao, working on new energy and green building projects in the UK reflects the Chinese infrastructure sector's shift from cost efficiency toward innovation and high quality.

Chinese cosmetics firm acquires Tommee Tippee

2016-05-06 06:57

Chinese cosmetics maker Shanghai Jahwa (Group) Co Ltd has reached an agreement to acquire Mayborn Group, the parent company of the largest British nursing bottles producer, Tommee Tippee.

Spending on realty abroad sees growth

2016-05-06 06:57

Chinese outbound real estate investment continued to grow last year with the support of policies like the Belt and Road Initiative, reaching nearly $30 billion, double that of 2014, a report by global property consultancy Knight Frank says.