Lessons from Denmark on aging

2013-09-06 09:30

As those of the post-1980 generation become the main breadwinners in China, one of the biggest questions is how the country will be able to support old people, who account for an ever growing proportion of the population.

Central connection renewed

2013-09-06 09:30

Far from China's financially bustling coast, at a crossroads along the country's largest river, one historic city is calling for innovation to flow.

Ventures into the third dimension

2013-09-06 09:30

3D Printing technology prototypes Wuhan's future industrial model

Diamonds are China's best friend

2013-09-06 09:30

Chu Xiao's office is only 50 meters from Antwerp's central railway station. Through a window, the Beijinger can see crowds of people from every corner of the world flowing in and out of the city every day.

Gem-studded road to freedom

2013-09-06 09:30

No two diamonds are exactly the same, and the same might be said of what people see in them. When Gerard Yeung looks at the precious stones they represent freedom - the freedom of following a career of his choosing.

PMI recovery brings fresh hope

2013-09-06 09:30

After witnessing a slowdown during the last two quarters, China's economy seems to have returned to positive terrain with its key manufacturing gauge rising to a 16-month high in August on the back of strong new orders.

New cornerstone for clean energy

2013-08-30 10:01

It is perhaps ironic that China has some of the world's most polluted cities but has also overtaken the United States as the world's leader in clean-energy investment and technology development.

Efficiency a valued ally in energy drive

2013-08-30 10:01

China is improving energy efficiency as a highly cost-effective way of increasing availability of power and tackling the country's energy-shortage problem, experts say.

Park doesn't rest on laurels

2013-08-30 10:01

It has long been renowned for its technological innovation and is widely known as China's Silicon Valley, but Zhongguancun, in northwestern Beijing, is now pondering its future.

Spirit of 1958 is alive and well

2013-08-30 10:01

Firm with roots in bygone age survives thanks to an attitude of sink or swim

Quotable

2013-08-30 10:01

"The mainland enterprises should further leverage off this bridging role of Hong Kong for their large-scale 'going-out'. Meanwhile, Hong Kong should enhance its role as the bridge, steer clear of negative elements that are unfavorable to the city's economic development, and become more open, free and efficient."

IN BRIEF (Page 18)

2013-08-30 10:01

Mainland firms snap up HK assets

2013-08-30 10:01

While some Hong Kong-based blue-chip companies are selling their local business assets, a spate of mainland enterprises are expanding into the city's retail, property and banking sectors in search of business diversification.

City paves way for companies to expand

2013-08-30 10:01

Mainland companies are trying to capitalize and leverage on the irreplaceable advantages of Hong Kong's bridging role to go global on a large scale, while Hong Kong is also trying to enhance that role, a recent report says.

All aboard the trade express

2013-08-30 10:01

For Andrei Dashkevich the opening of the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway was a boost to business, shortening the time and cost of transporting clothes from China to customers in his country.

Prescription for sound growth

2013-08-30 10:01

Foreign direct investment inflows into China surged during the first seven months of the year on the back of improved economic confidence in Europe and renewed optimism on China's economic growth prospects, experts say.

Big brewer aims high in a land of plenty

2013-08-30 10:01

When Chinese people drink beer, very few of them drink it in liters. They prefer to order it in smaller volumes. Usually, when four Chinese people go out to dine, they buy four bottles of beer.

An urban inferiority complex

2013-08-30 10:01

As warnings continue to be sounded about the bubble in China's housing market, real estate industry insiders are warning of another, but one that few people are aware of.

Surviving with the bare essentials

2013-08-23 10:35

There's a fine, frilly line between what is underwear and what is lingerie. On one side there is simple functionality and comfort; on the other, glamor and effect. And each incorporates a good part of the other.

Feeling the pinch

2013-08-23 10:35

Competition so fierce that manufacturers of accessories under constant pressure to improve