Supply chain's missing links

2012-12-28 14:26

With domestic consumption at the forefront of China's economic future, Jim Tompkins says logistics companies need to sharpen their strategy when moving products from A to B.

Transformer challenge

2012-12-28 14:26

In China, Thomas Rabe, chief executive officer of German media giant Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA, prefers to be called by his Chinese name Han Tao, which he says makes him feel more of a local.

No child too young

2012-12-14 09:38

For the first time, Mandarin is becoming widely available in the European curriculum with a more fun approach.

Novel approaches to learning Chinese

2012-12-14 09:38

Parents looking to give their children a head start when it comes to learning Chinese today have access to an unprecedented range of resources, including books, apps and podcasts.

Quotable

2012-12-14 09:38

"The image has significantly restrained Chinese companies' price negotiations and their overseas expansion."

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2012-12-14 09:38

Pioneering school shows the way forward

2012-12-14 09:38

As any teacher will tell you, there are few tougher challenges in life than keeping your students awake first thing on a Monday morning.

Rural riches

2012-12-14 09:38

The story of Qingyanliu is not your simple rags-to-riches tale of how a Chinese village sped down the fast lane to economic success. It is a multifaceted story about collaboration and vision, of hard work and patience. More specifically, it is about how a neighboring city of booming trade markets helped a village smaller than one-third square kilometer to become one of the hottest incubators of e-commerce in Zhejiang province.

Venturing out

2012-12-14 09:38

After years of operating a website providing information on the small commodities markets in China, especially about the trade hub of Yiwu, Wu Hongbo decided last year to strike it out on his own.

Majoring in millionaires

2012-12-14 09:38

Among the many business schools in the world imparting little secrets about how to make money, there's one in Zhejiang province that may lay claim to being the most practical one.

New role models

2012-12-14 09:38

It may be some time before the catwalks of Shanghai and Beijing reach the showy heights of Paris or Milan, but with the country's increasing commercial power and influence, China's fashion models are grabbing a greater part of the international spotlight.

That outdoor feeling

2012-12-14 09:38

Immortalized in film, the drive-in movie theater is as American as Mickey Mouse and Superman.

New bosses, new challenges

2012-12-14 09:38

Western auto brands in China have seen several changes in top management toward the end of this year, but while most departing bosses are being hailed for their achievements, their successors are coming under pressure to reap similar rewards in a much tougher market environment.

Just as important as a book

2012-12-07 09:06

As International toy companies are expanding in China, the value of recreation is getting more play.

In Disney's footsteps

2012-12-07 09:06

As China shifts from its position as the world's factory to a global consumer, Chinese manufacturers are slowly responding with a veer of their own - toward product licensing.

Quotable

2012-12-07 09:06

"Chinese enterprises being able to go to the United States and acquire companies does represent a kind of soft power. But this is just the beginning. Chinese firms still lag far behind American companies. Maybe in 10 or 20 years we can stand at the same level."

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2012-12-07 09:06

Brick building for fun and fortune

2012-12-07 09:06

Lego, acclaimed by Fortune Magazine and the British Association of Toy Retailers as the "toy of the century", has just turned 80 years old.

First port of call

2012-12-07 09:06

Tianjin takes the lead in attracting high-tech investment from Europe.

Green roads to growth

2012-12-07 09:06

Danish catalyst company Topsoe looks to the future with new plant in Tianjin