Business
In praise of China's engineering
2015-02-20 08:51
China is emerging as an engineering powerhouse with the potential to produce top-notch solutions that will make a significant impact globally, says John Browne, former chief executive of BP.
Internationalize only when wise
2015-02-20 08:51
China should liberalize its capital account controls and foreign exchange rate controls at a speed that benefits its economic growth, says Yu Yongding, an academic of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Quotable
2015-02-20 08:51
"The amount of effort required to bring those products to market is significant. We just have to move at the right pace."
Apps bring the service sector to your doorstep
2015-02-13 08:54
Entrepreneur Hou Guopeng recently launched a service that is expected to significantly improve the life of pet owners in Beijing.
Venture capital switches to online-to-offline deals
2015-02-13 08:54
Venture capital investors are increasingly turning their attention toward online deals in China, but they still regard offline capability as a venture's most important asset.
Quotable
2015-02-13 08:54
"Chinese consumers remain optimistic about job prospects, personal finances and spending in the coming year when compared with their global peers in most of the world's markets."
Industry calls for teamwork to root out counterfeits
2015-02-13 08:54
The recent tiff between Alibaba Group and Chinese regulators over unlicensed merchants and counterfeit goods on Alibaba's hugely popular shopping websites has cast a new spotlight on the challenging issue of fake goods plaguing the country's e-commerce industry.
Europe may send hot money to China
2015-02-13 08:54
Dramatic monetary policies in Europe have lots of potential to create a new surge of hot money inflow into China, says Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon.
How to get rich without really trying
2015-02-13 08:54
For anyone keen on being rich, Li Hejun has this brain-twisting advice: "If you want to make money, you need to stop thinking about making money."
Bank relishes newfound license
2015-02-13 08:54
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank, is getting new opportunities to make strides in London, the head of its London branch says.
Beijing gets another set of wings
2015-02-13 08:54
As China has soared economically over the past 35 years, so has air travel to and from the country, and that is beginning to put huge strains on some of its airports.
Theme parks on the ride of their lives
2015-02-06 07:40
It was all supposed to be so much fun for investors, but for many the financial swings and roundabouts of the Chinese entertainment, leisure and tourism industry were as amusing as a stomach-churning ride on a roller coaster.
In cat and mouse game, Kitty jumps into lead
2015-02-06 07:40
There is a new cat on the block in China, and she promises to give a certain mouse a run for his money.
Towns of a kindred spirit
2015-02-06 07:40
The town is carved into the stony face of the mountainside, homes and businesses and crops clinging in clusters on tiny manmade plateaus.
Quotable
2015-02-06 07:40
"We should refine supervision of the financial system instead of strengthening monitoring. The government should tighten regulations in some areas while deregulating others."
Towns where the spirit of tradition flows
2015-02-06 07:40
At first glance it may seem that a brewing town in the UK and a distillery town in China would have little in common, but having grown up in one and visited the other, it seems to me that people from my hometown would recognize a lot about life in Maotai town.
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