On the road to growth

2014-01-17 09:29

At a time when foreign automakers are planning to further consolidate their presence in China, their Chinese counterparts are looking to boost exports to newer destinations such as Africa and Russia this year.

Local debt surges to nearly $3 trillion

2014-01-10 10:19

The result of the most thorough audit of the nation's local government debt at the end of last year offered a sense of relief as well as worry to global investors.

New bonds approved for old debt

2014-01-10 10:19

The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, will allow bond swaps in an effort to avoid defaults in local government-created separate investment agencies.

Ginger city snaps into shape

2014-01-10 10:19

The Romans paid premium prices for it when they imported it from China. Two thousand years later, the whole world has come to recognize the culinary and medicinal qualities of ginger, still mostly sourced from the land of the Han.

Small farmers grow in big company

2014-01-10 10:19

Liu Zhengming's newly built farmhouse is equipped with all the electrical appliances and mod-cons you would find in a city household.

Quotable

2014-01-10 10:19

"I think the luxury market has reached its peak in China, but because of its immense size it will be maintained for a while."

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2014-01-10 10:19

Belgian brews no small beer in China

2014-01-10 10:19

Beer lovers from China and other emerging markets are frothing up sales for Belgian brewers, with shipments from Antwerp to Chinese ports witnessing a steady growth.

London shines for apartment investors

2014-01-10 10:19

Wang Shiyu, a doctoral student in London, says he barely needs to speak any English when he meets landlords as he looks for a flat in the city.

Products managed from cradle to grave

2014-01-10 10:19

Chuck Grindstaff, an American who runs a German-backed industry automation company, sees China as his biggest market over the next decade for a software called lifecycle management that acts as a guardian of a product.

Q+A | Chuck Grindstaff

2014-01-10 10:19

Q: Describe your impression of the Chinese economy.

95% self-sufficiency urged for grains

2014-01-10 10:19

After enjoying a decade of stable growth for grain production, China will take decisive measures to ensure its self-sufficiency rate, with enough arable land and adequate overseas cooperation in 2014.

Art of doing business the Chinese way

2014-01-10 10:19

Ambitious Chinese youngsters have long sought to learn from Western economic theories and best practices. Why don't they tap into wisdom closer to home?

US, EU firms discover home truths

2014-01-03 10:00

More companies from Europe and the United States that used to outsource production to China are returning home as price gaps narrow.

Twin-pronged plan for growth

2014-01-03 10:00

Chinese firms bank on integrated approach to reap dividends

Big players want to be in the Hefei zone

2014-01-03 10:00

It came as no surprise when The Economist magazine named five Chinese cities as the fastest-growing metropolitan economies in the world in 2012. What was unexpected was who they were. Not Guangzhou, Shanghai or Chongqing, but places such as Baotou, Anshan and - topping the list - Hefei, the capital of Anhui province.

Recycling gathers momentum

2014-01-03 10:00

Students help residents of Hefei's development zone take oride in their environment

Quotable

2014-01-03 10:00

"We believe the markets and the Chinese government should be alarmed by the rapidly rising leverage, but we do not believe China is on the brink of a debt crisis, especially if the new leaders can take decisive measures to arrest its rising leverage."

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2014-01-03 10:00

Baby, you should see us now!

2014-01-03 10:00

With about 20 million births in China every year, the baby products market is monster size, and the world's biggest companies in the field - P&G, Johnson & Johnson, Pigeon and the like - are all battling for a big share.