Topography and poverty no match for willpower

2013-09-20 15:36

Big domestic companies, banks and multinationals are rarely tempted to take a plunge into China's southwestern hinterland because of a lack of modern infrastructure, human resources and services.

Quotable

2013-09-20 15:36

"The gap between Chinese products' technical parameters and international standards still exists. Blind investment in production capability without proper forecasting mechanisms only leads to overcapacity."

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Chinese firms face trust deficit

2013-09-20 15:36

There is a wide gap between the trust China's multinational companies enjoy at home and the way they are perceived abroad, a survey has found.

Cure sought for medical sector's ills

2013-09-20 15:36

Sun Xiaoyan used to be a frequent visitor to hospitals, but not as a patient.

Out with monovision, in with multi-branding

2013-09-20 15:36

Peter Caplowe weaved his way through the crowds thronging Nanluoguxiang in Beijing, neatly stepping around stylish young couples browsing the ancient alleyway turned shopping hotspot.

Big wheels keep turning

2013-09-20 15:36

Foreign automakers are anticipating that the silver lining provided by sports utility and multipurpose vehicles in China during August will continue for the rest of the year also.

Tricky art of succession

2013-09-13 10:13

Whether they were born with silver chopsticks in their mouths is moot, but we can be sure that they have led very comfortable lives, received the best education and wanted for nothing materially.

In the name of the fathers

2013-09-13 10:13

With China's private businesses playing a more significant role in the economy, appropriate successors are considered vital for the future of family-owned firms.

A cultural oasis in the making

2013-09-13 10:13

At first sight, West Kowloon seems to be utterly out of place. Right next to this 40-hectare development site, much of it covered in green grass, with blue and yellow cargo containers scattered here and there, skyscrapers jostle for attention, the clear winner being the International Commerce Center, at 482 meters the tallest building in Hong Kong.

Quotable

2013-09-13 10:13

"We need to strengthen policy coordination, strengthen systemic risk monitoring and macro-prudential regulatory requirements. Only in this way can we firmly safeguard the bottom line in preventing systemic and regional financial risks."

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Experts give new agency good rating

2013-09-13 10:13

The opening of a new global credit rating agency, one of whose co-founders is Chinese, has been welcomed by a former senior World Bank vice-president, who says it will be an "invaluable asset" that can take on companies which now dominate the global industry.

Rewards outweigh the risks

2013-09-13 10:13

Diversifying risk is a necessity for China as the country becomes more industrialized and urbanized, says John Nelson, chairman of insurance market Lloyd's of London.

Itinerant envoy on wheels

2013-09-13 10:13

Liao Liqiang always seems to be on the go. His driver tells him he has covered about 80,000 kilometers by car since he became China's ambassador to Belgium in May 2011. It means Liao has traveled an average of more than 100 kilometers a day, which for tiny Belgium (he calls it the tiny Titan) is a lot.

The road less traveled is the only one

2013-09-13 10:13

There is a sudden, drawn look on Sune Skadegaard Thorsen's face when he speaks about why he turned his back on a successful career in corporate law, and ventured down a road less traveled.

Going it alone

2013-09-13 10:13

Guangzhou-based Sino-Africa Bridge Expo Service Co, which helps Chinese companies exhibit at trade shows in Africa, plans to put on an exhibition of its own in the Democratic Republic of Congo next year.

Nation vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor

2013-09-13 10:13

Rise in overseas direct investment largely driven by domestic firms

Quotable

2013-09-06 09:30

"The PMI figure suggests the economy is further stabilizing. It showed a rebound in both domestic and external demand, and upstream product prices have risen correspondingly."

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