Trade, finance benefit most from pilot zone

2014-04-04 08:01

Trade and financial services are among the sectors that have been benefiting the most so far in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, analysts say in a half-year review of measures and policies for development in the zone.

Huawei posts profit rise of 34 percent

2014-04-04 08:01

Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd posted a net year-on-year profit increase of 34 percent in 2013, thanks to strong domestic demand for speedier mobile network equipment and a rising status as one of the world's major smartphone vendors.

The correct prescription

2014-04-04 08:01

It's called the Chinese dream, but what does the red dragon's reform process mean for China and the world?

Market reforms to shape China: expert

2014-04-04 08:01

The Chinese government's decision to "enable the market to play a decisive role in allocating resources" will not only dictate the country's economic growth over the next 5 to 10 years but will also determine what shape it takes as a modern market economy, a Chinese think tank leader says.

Quotable

2014-03-28 08:43

"The Chinese market is as important, and eventually may well be even more important, than the US market. The people who lead our company in the future have to have personal experience in China."

What's news

2014-03-28 08:43

Consumption

Italian fashion with Chinese characteristics

2014-03-28 08:43

Mariuccia Mandelli gained a worldwide reputation over 60 years for creating chic yet easy-to-wear, dynamic clothes under the name Krizia. Now the Italian designer, 89, is retiring, and she is entrusting a Chinese women's clothes maker to carry on her life's work.

Chinese investment in Africa 'exaggerated'

2014-03-28 08:43

Alemayehu Geda says it is the West, and not China, that still has the bigger economic impact on Africa.

Bentley shifts its global thrust into high gear

2014-03-28 08:43

China could overtake the US to become Bentley Motors' largest market within four years, Wolfgang Schreiber, chairman and chief executive of the British carmaker says.

Suzhou Special: Suzhou keeps its brainy tradition alive with venture week

2014-03-28 08:43

Suzhou, an economic powerhouse in Jiangsu province, is seeking to swell the ranks of its local talent pool with top global talent through an event scheduled to be held in July dubbed Venture Week for International Elites.

Three Asian partners reshape their ties

2014-03-28 08:43

Even as China, South Korea and Japan held the fourth round of talks in Seoul earlier this month for a trilateral trade treaty, some changes in the web of relationships linking the countries were developing under the radar.

Quotable

2014-03-21 08:17

"A more transparent regulatory system and corruption-free culture will make China a much more pleasant marketplace."

What's news

2014-03-21 08:17

Aviation BAIC to start NZ cooperation

Striding into the big league

2014-03-21 08:17

Britain's industrial hub, Manchester, is trying to boost its image as an international travel hub through its 800 million pound ($1.3 billion; 956 million euros) Airport City Manchester project. Chinese construction firm Beijing Construction Engineering Group will play a key role.

Quotable

2014-03-14 12:45

"The soaring economy and application of information technology, and the changing population structure between urban and rural areas, will push China's express sector to a further division among more sophisticated and segmented markets."

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2014-03-14 12:45

East meets West at new business class

2014-03-14 12:45

As China's importance in the global economy grows and many successful Chinese entrepreneurs emerge onto the world scene, some of the country's business culture is slowly making its way into Western academic theories.

Developers spread their wings overseas

2014-03-14 12:45

Major Chinese property developers are speeding up their pace of investments in overseas real estate projects.

Machine maker's cogs keep turning

2014-03-14 12:45

Few companies openly talk about embarrassing mistakes they have made, but LiuGong Machinery Ltd seems to have few qualms about doing so.

Quotable

2014-03-07 10:01

"China has become the third-largest country by the number of companies listed on NYSE Euronext, following the United States and Canada."