Business

Good life scientist

2012-12-07 09:06

UK biophysicist says Chinese research in war against disease Looks good under the microscope

Europe courts Chinese firms in dispute

2012-12-07 09:06

China's growing demand for legal services is sparking a scramble as Europe tries to sell itself as the courtroom of the world.

Just say cheese, please

2012-12-07 09:06

For Han Jin it was anything but love at first bite. But a relationship that began with dislike bordering on revulsion has turned into what now looks like a lifelong passion.

Sunny front to gloomy outlook

2012-12-07 09:06

China's exporters are struggling to remain upbeat about next year's sales after a tough 2012 coping with falling demand and higher labor costs.

Rejuvenated

2012-11-30 09:56

Foreign investors step up senior healthcare efforts.

Foreign investors are targeting the cricks and cramps of China's aging population as Western medical companies dash to fill the nation's demand for medical devices geared for China's 181 million seniors.

Quotable

2012-11-30 09:56

"Yes, China's growth has slowed, but it is still by far the largest market in the world. We think that it will continue to grow, and the opportunity is there. We hold long-term confidence in China."

IN BRIEF (Page 14)

2012-11-30 09:56

Just like home

2012-11-30 09:56

Chris Alberti is all too familiar with the agony of a child faced with making tough decisions about a parent's medical future.

Wake up and smell the Chinese coffee

2012-11-30 09:56

Southwest China's Yunnan province, a place renowned for its beautiful old towns, scenery, tea and tobacco, is now creating an image for locally produced coffee.

Helicopter firms set sights lower

2012-11-30 09:56

The Eurocopter Group, the world's largest helicopter maker in terms of revenue, is preparing to propel sales in China to cater for the nation's growing demand for the aircraft.

Ambitions cloaked in green

2012-11-30 09:56

As Siemens evolves into one of the world's largest suppliers of eco-friendly technologies, China will play a much bigger role in the German conglomerate's future growth, says one of the company's senior executives.

On wings of leather

2012-11-30 09:56

Fools would no doubt rush in where Robert Ettinger fears to tread. You may have heard it before: Entrepreneur sees amazing business opportunity in China, plunges life-savings into venture, makes a merry million or three and lives happily ever after.

Making up Mindray

2012-11-30 09:56

A company's first international order is often planned and prepared for at great length. But David Yin, managing director of Mindray Medical's European operations, recalled that his team's first international order in 2000 was "an accident".

Brushing off a slump

2012-11-23 09:08

It is said cosmetics buck the trend in economic slumps. Is it why cosmetics sellers in China are smiling?

Face cream leaves its mark on China and the world

2012-11-23 09:08

A couple of weeks ago Zou Hao, who works at a trading company in Shanghai, splashed out 1,000 yuan ($160; 126 euros) online for skin-care products.

Quotable

2012-11-23 09:08

"The continuous slowing of FDI into China stems mainly from the world's economic woes, which struck global trade and investment when China's economic growth was under pressure, despite signs that the world's second-largest economy is moving out of its slowdown in growth."