Business
Football fever and the Italian connection
2014-03-07 10:01
Last year was a landmark for Chinese football as one of its teams became the first to win the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.
Chinese contractors surf the big wave
2014-03-07 10:01
Overseas contractors are actively seeking new customers in markets they previously had less involvement with, including Europe and Latin America, as total revenues surged by 17.6 percent in 2013 compared with a year ago, a national trade organization said on Feb 27.
Iceland, China push ahead after FTA
2014-03-07 10:01
Iceland is exploring opportunities to work more closely with China on Arctic scientific research, resources development, as well as other businesses.
Designs that become high fliers
2014-03-07 10:01
A small British company has been the driving force behind some of the impressive and best-known designs for China's high-speed trains, electronics products and major white goods brands.
Silk Road on the sea
2014-02-28 08:44
Huge crowds and busy days were something that the 25-year-old Zhu Meifang had not envisaged when she took up employment at the Starbucks outlet in Zhoushan Islands New Area last year.
Blue growth
2014-02-28 08:44
Though Zhoushan has a vibrant marine economy, it is the sea and fish that have left lasting impressions on its people and businesses.
Panda planet
2014-02-28 08:44
In 1972, when the US president Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon visited China for the first time, premier Zhou Enlai received them. At a banquet, he offered the US First Lady a packet of Panda cigarettes. She politely
Quotable
2014-02-28 08:44
"Because of social media, they are not able to hide unethical behavior. It does not matter whether you did it yesterday or 10 years ago because today, everything is discoverable. There are no secrets."
Long-odds bet on a change of heart
2014-02-28 08:44
While gambling remains illegal on the Chinese mainland, Europe's largest horse-race betting operator Pari Mutuel Urbain is keeping a close eye on China's emerging equestrian industry, hoping to gain first-mover advantage once there is any sign of the ban being lifted.
Forces tug on shoppers' purse strings
2014-02-28 08:44
China's slowing economy, as well as the government anti-corruption campaign, have weakened the growth of many international companies. Experts predict dimmer prospects for consumer spending this year.
Rail road to growth
2014-02-28 08:44
Though China has created an impressive railway network, it can still do a lot to reduce noise levels, the rattling of carriages, the corrugation of the tracks and increase electric isolation.
Taizhong does heavy lifting
2014-02-28 08:44
It began life in 1950 as the first producer of heavy equipment in the infancy of the People's Republic of China. Retired workers proudly call it "the oldest son of the republic", which itself came into being just a year earlier.
Businesses set to cash in on baby boom
2014-02-21 08:32
Businesses in China are banking on a billion-dollar baby boom in the wake of the nation's newly relaxed family planning rules, with private sector operators from industries including healthcare and infant nutrition already increasing capacity for a surge in demand.
Inland city becomes a showcase for the world
2014-02-21 08:32
Chengdu, the laidback home of the equally laidback giant panda, is reaching out to the world, and the world is taking notice.
Quotable
2014-02-21 08:32
"The stronger-than-expected rebound in new lending and total social financing, as well as stable M2 growth in January, is supportive for growth in the near term. With inflationary pressures staying muted, the People's Bank of China should have more room to strike a balance between stabilizing growth and controlling risks to financial stability."
Hollande courts Chinese investors
2014-02-21 08:32
French President Francois Hollande vowed on Feb 18 to make the country more attractive and straightforward for Chinese investors.
China's aviation school banks on global ties
2014-02-21 08:32
China wants to work more closely with European nations in training civil aviation engineers, an aviation educator said on Feb 18.
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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