Business
Quotable
2014-09-19 06:24
"The main market for microbial technology is presently in the US and Latin America. But it is obvious that we can bring the technology to Asian countries like China."
Hermes brings its house style to Shanghai
2014-09-19 06:24
Six years after Hermes, Europe's third-largest luxury goods group, broke ground on its fifth global "Maison" by renovating a heritage building on Huaihai Road in Shanghai, the store opened on Sept 12, amid much pomp and pageantry.
A strengthening bridge between East and West
2014-09-19 06:24
A strong and growing Chinese business community in Dubai is playing a significant role in continuing to develop what is now the world's third-largest transit port, after Hong Kong and Singapore.
More Chinese cities get direct flights
2014-09-19 06:24
According to Visa research released last year, Chinese tourists spend an average $650 on a trip to Dubai, 3.5 times higher than travelers from the United States.
Thinking big and caring big
2014-09-19 06:24
Paul Polman says he cannot remember exactly how many times he has been to China since Jan 1, 2009, when he became chief executive officer of the multinational Anglo-Dutch company Unilever.
Meeting hailed as harbinger of stronger ties
2014-09-19 06:24
The sixth China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue will foster sustained growth of financial services and strengthen ties, officials and business leaders from the two countries say.
Lloyd's given branch office approval
2014-09-19 06:24
The insurance market Lloyd's of London will boost its China presence soon by setting up a branch office in Beijing, following on from the success of its Shanghai underwriting office since 2007.
Small Chinese firms ready for the big leap
2014-09-19 06:24
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Huawei Technologies Ltd, Lenovo Group Ltd and Haier Electronics Group Co have become household names in China and the Western corporate world. But for a giant economy like China, they are just the tip of the country's business iceberg.
Chinese jewelry firms design brighter future
2014-09-12 07:44
Increasing innovation and brand-building key to challenging Western jewelers' dominance
Oriental sparkle becomes craftsman's crowning glory
2014-09-12 07:44
Chinese jeweler gives the Queen, Beckham the royal treatment
Restrictions on foreign investments to be eased
2014-09-12 07:27
China will further open its investment and cooperation system and optimize the environment for foreign investment, Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Sept 8.
Smart builders look to Germany for inspiration
2014-09-12 07:27
China's demand for advanced building technologies will increase as it seeks to maintain economic growth and reduce carbon emissions, and Europe's experience in building industrialization could be helpful, experts say.
High sea ambitions
2014-09-12 07:27
In one race the contestants are like gladiators fighting for supremacy in an amphitheater, and in the other the big adversary is the fiercest ocean storms you can imagine. The first event calls for tactical knowledge in a race that can be over in just 20 minutes, and the other calls for the stamina and toughness needed for nine months at sea.
Price fixing crackdown fails to faze
2014-09-12 07:27
The head of one of the world's top engineering groups has thrown its support behind China's crackdown on anti-competitive practices in the country.
China looks to shale to cut down on coal
2014-09-12 07:27
As the world's biggest energy consumer, China has placed a high priority on its shale oil and gas program as it attempts to cut air pollution and reduce its dependency on imports.
Sanctions hurt 'Little Russia'
2014-09-05 10:07
Measures over Ukraine among several reasons beijing neighborhood is hurting
'Beijing-istan' taking shape
2014-09-05 10:07
Yabaolu residents expect influx of people from 'New Silk Road' countries
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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