London's past seen as London's future

2013-06-07 09:16

On May 29 the commercial developer Advanced Business Park Chinese (Holding), signed a $1.51 billion deal with the mayor of London, to develop a 14-hectare complex of offices and shops.

China a la mode

2013-05-31 08:56

Ground down by a bleak economy at home, Italian brands are looking for relief from afar

Dirk gets match-fit for Eastern league

2013-05-31 08:56

Sporty italian designer label suited and booted for China

Leading lights in Northern revival

2013-05-31 08:56

German car maker in pole position to help fallen industrial giant rise again

Guten tag, Shenyang!

2013-05-31 08:56

Liaoning's capital forges links with Germany in effort to revitalize the city

Quotable

2013-05-31 09:49

"This is very worrying. The main cause is the sluggish European economy, where demand is weak and competitiveness is declining. But the EU's protectionist measures against China have also had a harmful impact on trade."

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2013-05-31 09:49

Underground movement keeps company buoyant

2013-05-31 09:49

While on the surface many Chinese heavy machinery makers are facing overcapacity in a saturated domestic market and looking for escape routes, Northern Heavy Industries Group is down below digging its way out of trouble.

Putting on a gloss when times are tough

2013-05-31 09:49

Fang Jinqi, 32, says what she needs to do most now is to develop a more thrifty lifestyle because her job as a property agent business is stagnating.

Anything Apple can do...

2013-05-31 09:49

It worked for Apple, and it may just work for China too.

Lenovo eyes high-end mobiles

2013-05-31 09:49

Lenovo Group is eyeing the high-end mobile market and plans to make it generate profits in the post-personal computer era.

Huawei pays price for success

2013-05-31 09:49

Tech giant with rural roots becomes an international whipping boy

Shipping industry finds itself adrift

2013-05-24 09:10

After buoyant times, the shipping industry is experiencing that sinking feeling, with all hope of a bottoming out and rebirth having been smothered.

Shipyards battling to stay afloat

2013-05-24 09:10

Chinese shipyards have powered ahead and now produce more ships than anybody else, but the business of shipbuilding is becoming increasingly difficult and profits harder to come by.

Quotable

2013-05-24 09:10

"Exports were definitely inflated in the first four months, and mainly driven by shipments to Hong Kong."

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2013-05-24 09:10

Seeing the light of reason

2013-05-24 09:10

Proposals to impose punitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel exports worth 21 billion euros ($27 billion) has brought the European Commission to the brink of a trade war and has divided its members.

Sunset clauses

2013-05-24 09:10

China's solar companies change horizons as protectionist pall falls over European market

Engineers wire up an urban brain

2013-05-24 09:10

From West to East, the smart city has become a catchphrase in urban planning worldwide, and a popular topic in science and business magazines.

Learning from each other's experience

2013-05-24 09:10

A key barrier to business partnerships between Chinese and Western entrepreneurs is the differences that both parties perceive separate them, says Neil Selby. But he and his team have devised a pioneering strategy to deal with it.