Give us the skills and we will finish the job

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A small step taken now may eventually turn into a giant step forward for a country that has just started to industrialize.

Locals head to top as project builds their careers

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China Road and Bridge Corp says it will move as many Kenyans as possible into managerial or senior-level positions during construction of the standard-gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi.

Train of thought leads to change of direction

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A couple of years ago Wilfred Githuka Gachugi, a student at Kenyatta University in Kenya, took a high-speed train in China for the first time. As he was being whisked the 1,000 kilometers from Guangzhou to Wuhan it occurred to him that it would be great if Kenya had good train service.

Quotable

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"It was a very big and positive change when China agreed to publish the negative list. So now the key will be to make this list as small as possible."

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Expo Special: Milan expo important platform for APP-China

2015-06-12 06:41

APP-China, the Chinese branch of Asia Pulp and Paper Co Ltd, is one of the global partners of the China Pavilion at the ongoing Expo Milano 2015 and also its exclusive provider of paper products.

Firms pin hopes on winds of change

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China's economic slowdown is significantly affecting the performance of European business in China, according to a survey, but it says that more than half the respondents are optimistic about their prospects in the country.

Belgian firm behind solar flight

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It took many advanced materials made by leading companies to produce Solar Impulse 2, the first solar-powered airplane to attempt an around-the-world flight.

Top official hails trade performance

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Remarkable results have been achieved in trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries, a top Chinese official says.

Central bank pares economic growth goal

2015-06-12 06:41

The People's Bank of China has lowered its full-year GDP growth forecast to 7 percent from the previous estimate of 7.1 percent issued in December as first-half economic momentum turned out to be weaker than expected.

Finding green pastures in China

2015-06-12 06:41

As Roelof Joosten prepares to take the helm at Royal FrieslandCampina NV, he knows that his biggest challenge is to keep the growth pipeline robust in China, the Netherlands-based dairy company's biggest external market.

Bar raised for Chinese lawyers

2015-06-05 06:03

Marie Li takes five or six flights a month to deal with disputes and to attend legal conferences. The increasing frequency of international cases means she is now traveling a lot more often, she says.

Legal eagles sharpen their commercial talons

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The quality of Chinese lawyers specializing in anti-dumping cases in the European Union has improved markedly as disputes have flared, simmered and been resolved, lawyers say.

Devil can lie in more than just the detail

2015-06-05 06:03

Even as Chinese law firms provide more and more services overseas, British law firms are extending their businesses in China.

Quotable

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The government is trying to save the economy by boosting the stock market. But other measures also need to be speeded up, like loosening controls over the economy, accelerating opening-up and strengthening supervision."

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Weighty move boosts Chinese stocks

2015-06-05 06:03

For years, investment constraints and regulatory restrictions in the country have kept China A shares away from any major global benchmark indexes. But recent key changes in the market for China A shares have started to change things.

Firm powers ahead with expansion

2015-06-05 06:03

Shanghai Electric, a power-generation equipment and machinery maker, is launching an aggressive overseas expansion strategy, to ride the wave created by Chinese energy firms.

Chinese ready to spend on services

2015-06-05 06:03

China's next phase of sustainable growth will be driven mostly by high quality services, says Gordon Orr, the Shanghai-based chairman of McKinsey Asia, part of the multinational management consulting company of the same name.

Big big journey for Pleasant Goat

2015-06-05 06:03

Having overwhelmingly won the Chinese market, the goats and wolves from the Green-Green Pastures are doing what many Chinese movers and shakers are doing - seeking new and profitable pastures on different shores.