Business
Beautiful Suzhou flexes muscle
2014-11-07 10:42
City famed for its physical beauty shows that its strength is more than skin deep
Investors have eyes on wrong target, says expert
2014-11-07 11:06
Foreign companies aiming to break into China's senior industry by opening and running senior-care facilities are probably taking a wrong-headed approach, and should be looking at closely related businesses, an expert on the industry says.
Bonanza at end of a very long rainbow
2014-11-07 11:06
The amount of money seniors will spend by 2050 presents huge opportunities for business
What's news
2014-10-31 14:10
TLD Registry Ltd, one of the world's largest domain name registries, has opened its first China office in Beijing, a big step in the company's China expansion plans.
Quotable
2014-10-31 14:10
China is moving toward a general equilibrium of current account balance. The yuan exchange rate is also approaching a reasonable and balanced level.
Train that has that empty feeling ...
2014-10-31 14:10
For anyone running a railway, the bane of life is empty carriages or empty freight wagons.
... And the phone that never stops blinging
2014-10-31 14:10
Wired magazine described them as "tasteless trash", and Massimiliano Pogliani offers no rejoinder to that putdown.
A touch of upper crust
2014-10-31 14:10
Britain's 250-year-old heritage etiquette school Debrett's has chosen China to be its first international expansion market, riding on the growing demand of the Chinese middle class to broaden their social skills.
Making the right connection
2014-10-31 14:10
Jeff Weiner has been determined not to hand out business cards ever since he joined LinkedIn. But that has not stopped LinkedIn Corp, the company he heads, from creating a steadily growing network of "knowledge workers", an important goal that helps those in the global quest for talent.
Hungary hungry for bigger slice of Chinese business
2014-10-31 14:10
Peter Szijjarto has an unusual yardstick in measuring the trade relationship between China and Central and Eastern European countries: Italy.
Investment tap is turned full on
2014-10-31 14:10
China is set to invest big money in British infrastructure by 2025 across sectors including energy, property and transport, but great challenges still need to be addressed to ensure results, according to a research report.
Putting Chinese wines on the map
2014-10-31 09:47
Domestic Producers say they can compete with top global brands
What's news
2014-10-24 14:25
China CNR Corp Ltd, the state-backed manufacturer of trains, is making a pitch to sell its high-speed locomotives to California, signaling China's growing ambitions to export its rail technology after building the world's longest network in a span of seven years.
Quotable
2014-10-24 14:25
"The shift in the growth model will definitely have a short-term impact on the Chinese economy as well as the global economic performance, which remains disappointing."
Youth power seen as key to future
2014-10-24 14:25
A new wave of young talent is emerging in China's corporate world, leading the direction for the country's future growth.
Lure of distant pastures
2014-10-24 14:25
Property markets in Asia are starting to feel the impact of China's new rich, and it is not hard to see why, analysts say.
Real estate prices soar Down Under
2014-10-24 14:25
Go to any residential property auction on Sydney's lower or upper north shore and the chances are the majority of bidders will be Asian, Chinese in particular.
US probe rings alarm bells
2014-10-24 14:25
The US government's announcement that it will investigate the Anbang Insurance Group's purchase of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel has jolted Chinese insurance companies looking to buy landmark properties and companies overseas.
GM food faces hurdle of fears
2014-10-24 14:25
Chinese have long regarded them as hongshui-mengshou, literally severe floods and savage beasts, or the scourge of all scourges. But the recent publication of a speech by President Xi Jinping suggests that genetically modified organisms will finally be accepted in China.
What's news
2014-10-17 11:07
Sino-French equity investment fund Cathay Capital is seeking innovative and export-led enterprises in both countries as its newest fund prepares to invest in a Chinese food company, its president told China Daily.
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search
Challenging times forecast as growth falls
IMF: China has pivotal role in 2016 economy
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