Mining fortunes may lie in London

2013-01-11 09:43

China's search for mining resources in Africa is increasingly extending to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, financial and legal advisers in London say.

Tasty meals on wheels

2013-01-11 09:43

The Chinese auto market last year may have failed to bounce back to the record highs of a few years ago, but it has performed well enough to provide the bread and butter for foreign car manufacturers struggling in Europe.

Paperwork puts Britain behind

2013-01-11 09:43

Growing numbers of Chinese tourists are visiting Britain, but the country has been slow in moving to simplify its visa procedure and encouraging more.

Wheel of fortune

2013-01-04 09:44

For a city that was named after Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan in pinyin), the leader of the 1911 Revolution that ended imperial rule in China, Zhongshan has really come of age in the investment sweepstakes. Much like the revolutionary leader who played a key role in the development of modern China, Zhongshan is also providing the right growth impetus for the booming gaming and entertainment industry in China.

Gaming firms have eye on overseas markets

2013-01-04 09:44

Zhongshan charts ambitious plan to become a global design and manufacturing hub

Changing the game

2013-01-04 09:44

Though casual and social gaming is stealing a march over video games in the console gaming market, some companies are still betting big on the popularity of their flagship products in emerging markets.

Quotable.

2013-01-04 09:44

"China's top leaders have highlighted the importance of urbanization, and the growth in the service sector reflects that, with foreign investors realizing the potential."

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Scion puts fashion firm in the lap of luxury

2013-01-04 09:44

Tomaso Trussardi is just 29 years old, but he reckons he is old and sophisticated enough to know a thing or two about helping run a multimillon-euro company.

China's wellspring of demand

2013-01-04 09:44

'Making the planet sustainable is the best job on earth," says the French utility company Suez Environnement on its website's homepage.

Where the heart is

2012-12-28 14:26

At the recent Beijing International Property Expo, Wang Jing's eyes widened. At last, her dreams of finding the ideal home for her family were materializing. The island country of Cyprus, which had a booth at the expo, offered a list of properties at steep discounts. She didn't know much about Cyprus, but that wasn't important.

Hedge your housing bets, analysts say

2012-12-28 14:26

For the nouveau riche in China with a portfolio of real estate assets, there is a certain appeal about buying overseas property. There are no limitations from banks on home loans, the returns are stable, ownership is permanent and some countries even throw in a package deal for a citizenship with purchase.

Quotable

2012-12-28 14:26

"California is a good target for Chinese investors because we are looking for infrastructural development such as hotels and a baseball stadium."

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Continental delight proves hard to resist

2012-12-28 14:26

For Chinese looking to buy property overseas, Britain and the United States are the shop windows they have always looked in first, but prospective buyers are now increasingly casting their eyes in other directions.

City defies the slowdown

2012-12-28 14:26

While China's auto market has slowed drastically from its heydays of less than two years ago - it grew 45 percent in 2009 and 32 percent in 2010 - at least one city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has weathered the storm. Liuzhou, a landlocked city in South China, was once widely known for its Phoebe timber used to make coffins. As they used to say in the city, "born in Hangzhou, dine in Guangzhou, and die in Liuzhou". But the city, with a population of 3.75 million located approximately 250 km from the provincial capital of Nanning, has over the past decade resurrected its economy with its numerous factories producing cars, trucks, sport-utility vehicles and auto parts.

Going the extra yard

2012-12-28 14:26

Going overseas is no longer as easy as loading the products on a ship and selling them quickly in the Middle East or North Africa.

The open arms of Liuzhou

2012-12-28 14:26

In 2002, Christine O'Sullivan came to Shanghai for her first trip to China on a business trip for General Motors and "fell in love" with the country.

A real estate tale of two cities

2012-12-28 14:26

Paris looks to steal a march on London as the key target for chinese property investors

Power surge for placid lake

2012-12-28 14:26

Powerboat racing is revving up as a sport ready to make big waves in China.