Authorized big deal

2013-02-01 09:14

Chinese online luxury retailers are expecting more product authorizations from international brands this year, as the industry in China continues to expand steadily following a few years of rapid growth.

Streets ahead

2013-02-01 09:14

Fashion retailers find small is beautiful and profitable - but there's a snag.

Red, white and no blues

2013-02-01 09:14

Fashion designer Ji Cheng has won international acclaim with her Chinese-themed creations and signature red-and-white designs, and she is intent on keeping her success homegrown.

Original designs on the road

2013-02-01 09:14

It was just a little whitewashed shop without a sign that opened only in the evening, but 290 Changle Road was where it all started almost 10 years ago.

Avis does a balancing act in China

2013-02-01 09:14

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Avis Car Rental's arrival, and it seems to be belting up for many more years on the road in China, but its long march through the nation has only just begun.

Spinning a wider web

2013-02-01 09:14

For NetworkBench, increasing the scope of its operations and tailoring services for its clients go hand in hand.

Discovering a recipe for success

2013-02-01 09:14

Transforming Xiao Nan Guo from a China-based restaurant chain into a dining, hospitality and entertainment group has been Wang Huimin's dream for two decades.

Self-styled approach pays off

2013-02-01 09:14

Ji Wenhong started his career as an exporter in Shenzhen, Guangdong provice, in 1992, just after the then leader Deng Xiaoping toured southern China to reassert reform and opening-up policies.

Reaching out

2013-01-25 09:35

China's commitment to healthcare in rural areas, small cities bodes well for foreign pharmaceutical firms.

The need for speed

2013-01-25 09:35

The R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee, an organization that represents 39 foreign companies, is appealing to the Chinese government to speed up its drug review system to boost pharmaceutical innovation.

Quotable

2013-01-25 09:35

"Of course, there will be 2, 3 or 4 percent of our trade under tension. This is not a problem. This is part of life."

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2013-01-25 09:35

Ipsen aims to cure China's chronic ills

2013-01-25 09:35

Ipsen, a French pharmaceutical company, is looking to expand its presence in China as demand here for drugs to treat chronic diseases continues to rise.

The Milan plan

2013-01-25 09:35

Textile city of Shishi sets its sights on becoming an international fashion capital.

Keeping it in the family

2013-01-25 09:35

Second-generation entrepreneurs in Shishi breathe new life into family-owned businesses

Men's wear wolf in the pack

2013-01-25 09:35

Chinese men's fashion doesn't stretch much beyond the Mao jacket or Zhongshan suit in the world's eyes. But for the past 15 years, since his time as an art student, Liu Yiqun has been tailoring ways to change that image.

A fitting acquisition

2013-01-25 09:35

Paul Taylor remembers feeling apprehensive five years ago when a Chinese investor bought the British semiconductor company that he headed.

All as smooth as Swiss chocolate

2013-01-25 09:35

The world's biggest reinsurer is not alone in finding the going good in China

Rolling out the red carpet

2013-01-25 09:35

Chinese tourists laughing, shouting and having fun on trains and buses, in the eyes of Urs Eberhard, is a warm and welcome sight when cold economic winds are buffeting Europe.

Heads in the cloud, hands-on solutions

2013-01-25 09:35

Microsoft will start the second phase of its Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure program this month, another step towards the official introduction of public cloud computing in China.