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2013-08-09 09:23

"We really regret the distress and anxiety which this issue could have caused. We totally understand there is concern by parents and other consumers around the world. Parents have the right to know that infant nutrition and other dairy products are harmless and safe."

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A bitter pill to swallow

2013-08-09 09:45

The Chinese authorities' investigations into GlaxoSmithKline will serve as a warning to other multinational pharmaceutical companies and encourage them to strengthen their corporate code of ethics in China, experts say.

The only way is up

2013-08-09 09:45

Wang Xiuli is a lift attendant. For the past five years, all she has had to do is to sit on a wooden chair and press buttons in an elevator of a 10-story office block built in the 1990s. It's grating on her nerves and gives her headaches.

Service set to give a lift to industry

2013-08-09 09:45

With safety as its top priority, Otis, one of the largest elevator and escalator producers in the world in terms of sales volume, is planning to increase investment in maintenance and repair by 30 percent in China.

Go-between's key role in tire deal

2013-08-09 09:45

When Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group bought the British firm Covpress last month it marked one of China's biggest investments in Britain, and it was help from a British partner that Yongtai has worked with for 10 years that cemented the deal.

Chinese take a shine to fine china

2013-08-09 09:45

In the world of ceramics its name has long reflected the quality you would attach to handbags by Hermes, watches by Rolex or suits by Pierre Cardin, and many of China's well to do have gradually cottoned on to that fact.

Omnicom brings its universal presence to play

2013-08-09 09:45

Three decades ago, French businessman Serge Dumont was among the first foreigners to start a career in China at a time when many outsiders considered it to be a land of mystery, having been largely closed to the world for many years.

Detroit is magnet for China's auto industry

2013-08-09 09:45

Detroit is still Motor City - at least to Chinese automotive companies doing business there.

Quotable

2013-08-02 08:56

"The focus of the new free-trade zone will be to facilitate investment rather than just achieve good trade figures, as China explores deeper reforms in its investment system."

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Art of the matter

2013-08-02 08:56

Higher income levels and more leisure time among urban dwellers are spawning a growing demand for art and entertainment activities in China.

Window of opportunity

2013-08-02 08:56

Urbanization opens doors for foreign players in art, entertainment sectors

Steinway tries to hit the right notes

2013-08-02 08:56

German luxury piano maker Steinway & Sons is banking on the close links between music and urban entertainment to hit the high notes in China.

Solar panel industry weighs the future

2013-08-02 08:56

The European Union has announced that it has reached an amicable solution with China in the trade dispute over solar panels. The feud had dragged on for a year, affecting solar panel exports from China to the bloc worth 21 billion euros ($28 billion) a year.

Right time for investment

2013-08-02 08:56

Slower growth in China and rigid regulations in India have not deterred businesses from both sides exploring investment opportunities in each other's markets, say experts.

Gathering of the brands

2013-08-02 08:56

Though recent government austerity measures have dampened the expansion plans of several foreign luxury brands in China, it has not led to a decline in the demand for such products. Lower prices for the recognized brands are proving to be an irresistible draw for Chinese shoppers.

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2013-07-26 11:07

"The country will soon use scientific methods to record enterprises' carbon emissions in major industries and find ways to allocate emissions quotas appropriately, in preparation for a nationwide carbon emissions trading market."

All change in textile city

2013-07-26 09:07

The once-prosperous textile makers of Suzhou may be at a tipping point. As is happening in other industries and cities in China, they are on the cusp of a major shift from being an export-driven, inexpensive, mass-production industry to becoming a more innovative, competitive and better quality.