Zone 'reflects opening-up'

2013-10-04 08:59

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched on Sept 29 at a ceremony presided over by Shanghai Party chief Han Zheng and Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng.

Restrictions will shepherd investors

2013-10-04 08:59

The new Shanghai Free Trade Zone published on Sept 30 its first negative list, an innovative management approach that increases foreign investors' freedom because any sectors not banned on the list are open to them.

New-energy solutions blowing in the wind

2013-10-04 08:59

More than seven years after China's Renewable Energy Law took effect, renewable energy companies are making huge contributions to the reduction of air pollution.

New policy on green cars

2013-10-04 08:59

The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the direction of the financial backing program for the sector.

Investors make their mark

2013-10-04 08:59

Chinese enterprises are expected to maintain their robust levels of investment in Germany, while some sectors like auto parts may see major upswings, due to merger and acquisition moves, leading industry experts say.

Shopping malls mushroom in China

2013-10-04 08:59

The booming shopping mall construction across the world's second-largest economy will take the total amount of malls in China to more than 10,000 by 2025.

Flashing amber leaves Asia on hold

2013-09-27 09:42

The economic picture in many Asian markets may not be looking all that bright right now but suggestions that we are heading for a repeat of the 1997 Asian financial crisis are grossly exaggerated, experts say.

China's stabilizing influence

2013-09-27 09:42

Stock markets in China have had a reasonably good performance in recent weeks thanks to somewhat positive economic data that suggest a change from the slowdown in growth that has characterized the economy over the last three-and-a-half years.

A drop of France in China

2013-09-27 09:42

The next time you walk into your local supermarket in Europe, you may well see bottles of wine produced in a place called Yantai, China, flying off the shelves and out the door.

Wine is the king of the castle

2013-09-27 09:42

Chinese chateaus draw people to a world of fine imbibing

Quotable

2013-09-27 09:42

"These documents will give users a fresh, important perspective on the workings of one of the world's most dynamic economies."

IN BRIEF (Page 18)

2013-09-27 09:42

Vineyards pour billions into chateaus

2013-09-27 09:42

Leading Chinese vineyards are building chateaus at a furious pace as they strive to catch up with world-famous premium wineries whose products are pouring into the country, sparking concerns of a boom that may go bust.

A bright light in the euro gloom

2013-09-27 09:42

Crisis and opportunity often run in tandem. A new report shows that Chinese investments in Europe grew dramatically in 2011-12, despite the continent continuing to suffer a downturn in that period.

Up, up and Huawei

2013-09-27 09:42

After the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei opened an exhibition center near Amsterdam recently, Eberhard van der Laan, the city's mayor, sang the companies praises to business leaders in a speech.

Little-known vehicle with a big name

2013-09-27 09:42

Everybody has heard of the Great Wall, but few outside China know of the products it lends its name to.

CRE eyes dominance with supermarket bid

2013-09-27 09:42

If China Resources Enterprise is successful in a bid for ParknShop, billionaire Li Ka-shing's supermarket chain in Hong Kong, it will help CRE dominate the market and update its retail unit, experts say.

Expats head to greener pastures

2013-09-20 15:36

As foreign companies search for new markets in China's tier-two and tier-three cities, more expat senior managers are being asked to leave the bright lights of Beijing and Shanghai to work in places they are not fully familiar with.

Top jobs getting difficult to fill

2013-09-20 15:36

China will experience a severe managerial shortage in the world in the second half of 2013, continuing a five-year trend, according to a survey of executive search consultants.

In go-ahead Guiyang, it all figures

2013-09-20 15:36

These days it is the kind of growth target that most countries, including China, would think of as impossibly ambitious - 14 percent. But that is what Guizhou province, in Southwest China, is projecting for its GDP growth this year, the highest in the country. Lest anyone think the aim is outlandish, the province can happily report that its GDP grew 12.5 percent in the first half of the year, 4.9 percentage points higher than the national average for the period.