The man who likes to cut a fine figure

2013-10-18 09:45

When Scottish native Austin Lally, president of Global Braun and Appliances GmbH, a German electronic shaver producer, makes his annual visit to China, he likes to check out local department stores, starting with the skin care section.

Deal puts London in box seat, experts say

2013-10-18 09:45

China and the United Kingdom have signed 59 cooperation projects ranging from areas such as infrastructure and civilian nuclear power to yuan internationalization, marking the largest economic cooperation effort by the two countries despite previous political spats.

Milestone in Europe deal

2013-10-18 09:45

Currency swap will help spur internationalization of renminbi

It is meat and drink for them

2013-10-11 09:54

Donna Wang is one of the many shoppers buying ham at a busy supermarket in downtown Shanghai. Unlike most of her peers who are scouring the shelves for reputed foreign brands, Wang prefers to buy ham made by the Chinese pork producer Shuanghui.

Setting the standard

2013-10-11 09:54

China can learn from the UK's experience in helping small and medium-sized businesses implement food safety standards, says Jenny Morris, principal policy officer of the London-based charity Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

Minnow carves its credentials in wood

2013-10-11 09:54

The setting and story are almost of fairy tale proportions - the tiny hamlet, by Chinese standards, of Yunhe, deep in the mountain forests of Zhejiang province, produces half the world's wooden toys.

More than perfect educated guess

2013-10-11 09:54

In 2002, Ye Changhua gave up his job as a public servant in Yunhe and started his own business manufacturing wooden toys.

Quotable

2013-10-11 09:54

"If you look at successful foreign companies in the Chinese market, few have a short history. Bosch, Siemens they have all been here for more than 100 years. What do we expect from Chinese companies launched maybe 15 years ago and started going abroad five years ago?"

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Toy story animated by success

2013-10-11 09:54

"In a hidden part of the forest, there's an ancient tribe called the Mumu. Among them stands a huge, ancient tree inside which lives another tribe - of mysterious small bugs."

Chinese rounding on Square Mile

2013-10-11 09:54

China's rapidly maturing financial services industry has brought the country increasingly closer to the City of London, the Square Mile's lord mayor Roger Gifford says.

Crystal vision from the ashes

2013-10-11 09:54

Chinese real estate giant ZhongRong Group has unveiled a radical plan to regenerate London's famous Crystal Palace Park, home to the grand Victorian glass structure that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Through the smog an opportunity

2013-10-11 09:54

It should be the season of clear air in most cities in North China, but things seem to be changing: dreadful smog that once blanketed the skies predominantly in winter is now appearing in autumn.

Disney aims for new heights

2013-10-11 09:54

At first glance, it has the look of a cutting-edge, high-tech exhibition. There's a digital showroom that positions viewers into a 3D experience, an electronic wristband that can be used as your admission pass, and a talking robot that looks like a fortune-teller.

Long way ahead for reform

2013-10-04 08:59

Breaking up the former railways ministry was the easy part, but debate is raging about the next steps

The best way to see China

2013-10-04 08:59

Travelers from the West share their experiences of making rail journeys around the country

Good company eases the pain

2013-10-04 08:59

I grew up near Boston and studied in Nanjing before working in Beijing from 2010 to 2012. The experience of traveling by train without a seat from Xi'an to Beijing for 14 hours during last year's Spring Festival still feels as if it happened yesterday.

Zone opens doors to the world

2013-10-04 08:59

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, which officially opened on Sept 29, is widely expected to create an efficient market environment for domestic and foreign enterprises in a wide variety of businesses.

Quotable

2013-10-04 08:59

"Governments should streamline approvals and delegate powers to lower levels. They should reduce their interference in the market, so that the market can maximize its role in resource allocation."

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