Industry peers in Barcelona for technology summit

2015-05-22 08:06

Hundreds of information and communications technology industry peers were in Barcelona for the third eLTE Industry Alliance Summit and 2015 Critical Communications World Exhibition, on May 18.

Land of milk and money

2015-05-22 08:06

Europe's milk producers have been liberated from production quotas after three decades, which has Polish dairy farmers eager to get in on the huge consumer market in the world's most populous country.

Quotable

2015-05-15 08:44

To realize our vision of going global, we need to put improvement of technology at the top of our agenda and cooperate with world-class universities to obtain as many technology resources as possible."

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Pirelli treads into industrial market

2015-05-15 08:44

Just over a decade after expanding into China, Italian tire giant Pirelli Tyre S.P.A has already become a leading player in the premium tire market. This year, the company has embarked on an ambitious strategy to accelerate its growth.

Visions of clothes trade as a new ensemble

2015-05-15 08:44

China's fashion companies have always been switched onto the world, so they do not need to go global, but they do need to draw on international resources to become more competitive at home, a fashion company leader says.

The mountain magic of the Miao

2015-05-15 08:44

Six years ago, Xia Hua, the founder of the fashion company Eve Group, went on a trip to the mountains in Guizhou province, Southwest China. There, she says, she came across Miao craftswomen who amazed her with their beautiful embroidery.

Motto for the Internet age: adapt or die

2015-05-08 07:36

The world can look to a future in which the real economy and the Internet economy become a seamless entity, and only those who adapt to that reality can survive and prosper, experts say.

In the northeast, five's company

2015-05-08 07:36

As China's business leaders think about how to boost innovation as economic growth slows, more than a few countries and many more businesses are only too willing to give them a helping hand.

Quotable

2015-05-08 07:36

With Huawei moving into the high-end smartphone sector, it is crucial that we do not lose market share at the other end of the scale. If we neglect the low-end sector, competitors will move in."

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China's changing sweet tooth

2015-05-08 07:36

Six of the 10 largest confectionery companies in China are multinationals, but many still struggle with how "local" they would like their brands to be in China, says Shawn Warren, managing director of Perfetti van Melle in China. Perfetti Van Melle owns the candy brand Alpenliebe, one of the largest candy brands in the country.

Lighting firm looks to make a splash

2015-05-08 07:36

NVC Lighting, China's biggest lighting manufacturer, will look for more business opportunities in Europe, its chairman and CEO Wang Donglei says.

Building on a long friendship

2015-05-08 07:36

The relationship between Denmark and China is flourishing in business, science, culture, and many other areas. But this is no huge surprise, it's a relationship that goes back hundreds of years, says Friis Arne Petersen, ambassador of Denmark in China.

European ills put insurers within reach

2015-05-08 07:36

China's insurance industry is becoming further integrated into the European economy through Chinese insurance firms' increasing acquisitions in Europe, says James Peagam, global head of JP Morgan Asset Management's insurance advisory.

Quotable

2015-05-01 08:08

"In the past few years, China has been sourcing more and more grain from the international market. The government is hoping to make full use of the international market supply capacity, notwithstanding the improvement in domestic food production."

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Expo will be a down-to-earth affair

2015-05-01 08:08

World Expo 2015, which opens in Milan on May 1, will focus on modern agriculture, and China is reflecting that theme in its pavilion.

China at center stage in Milan

2015-05-01 08:08

In the eyes of Italy's top envoy in Beijing, the Milan Expo 2015 can act as a stage where China could and should play a crutial role.

A modern house of hope

2015-05-01 08:08

For months, Su Dan has been traveling back and forth between Italy and China, tasked with the monumental job of overseeing the first national pavilion that China has built outside its borders.