Quotable

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"The delisting system is one of the most important and fundamental regulations in China's capital market."

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Great expectations in the lowlands

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Belgium is in the top five countries in Europe for attracting foreign investment, with 169 projects launched last year, 10.5 percent more than the previous year.

The art of staying connected in business

2013-11-08 09:27

Despite its high global breadth of exports, China still remains 74th in terms of global connectedness, says Frank Appel, chairman of the board of management and chief executive officer at Deutsche Post DHL, who was visiting Beijing after attending the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation meetings.

Prepping progress in principality

2013-11-08 09:27

Though it is the sixth-smallest country in the world, Liechtenstein has big dreams of attracting more tourists and other business from China.

Wanda steers yacht maker to home shores

2013-11-08 09:27

British luxury yacht maker says it will set up a small boat-manufacturing unit in China to make full use of the fair wind in the country's burgeoning yacht market and to cut costs.

Return of the listing fever

2013-11-08 09:27

Record responses to the initial public offerings of two Chinese Internet companies on US bourses has once again opened the floodgates for overseas listings by Chinese companies.

Private banks to start on trial basis

2013-11-01 10:08

China will allow the establishment of private banks and other financial institutions funded by private investment on a trial basis.

A short account of a long tradition

2013-11-01 10:08

Private banking in China began during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) when independent money houses were established to conduct currency exchanges, remittances, deposits and loans.

Experts warn of 'two-tier' dilemma

2013-11-01 10:08

Some banking industry insiders have raised concerns about equality of competition between state-owned and private banks in China.

Tricky switch to lighting a new world

2013-11-01 10:08

The hand of fate is resting nervously on the dimmer switch of China's lighting industry, not sure which way it is going to turn. For some businesses, it will get brighter; for others, dark times may lie ahead.

Company that LED the way

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Major Chinese lighting manufacturer takes a shine to Zhongshan

Quotable

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"It's certain that real estate bubbles do exist in large cities in China, and the trend is still developing."

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Dilemma over decision to branch out

2013-11-01 10:08

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank has opened an office in London, its first overseas, in a move to better understand Europe's financial environment and find a good location to establish a European subsidiary or branch.

Closest ear may not always be the best

2013-11-01 10:08

Who would you go to for advice if you were preparing to do a big business deal? Many Westerners, even with bread-and-butter issues like buying houses and planning their retirement, would engage a financial adviser.

Allez Auxerre!- way to goal

2013-11-01 10:08

It has been 17 years since AJ Auxerre topped the French football league. Now languishing mid-table in Ligue 2, the Burgundy side is looking to Chinese investors to help them climb back to glory days and top form.

Surviving tough times

2013-11-01 10:08

Sino-Italian entrepreneurs' businesses have continued to post moderate growth throughout Italy's worst economic crisis in decades. Nevertheless, they are showing slight signs of fatigue, especially in the import-export sector, experts say.

Enterprising new steps

2013-11-01 10:08

Simplified procedures for the registration of new companies in China announced recently by the State Council will attract more foreign investment and further stimulate the domestic economy, experts say.

Call for oil monopoly to be broken up

2013-10-25 09:59

China should set up an independent company to operate the oil wholesale business and manage the supply to retailers, industry experts have suggested. That would break up the de facto monopoly of the three state-owned large oil companies, especially the two onshore oil giants, they say.