IN BRIEF (Page 12)

2012-09-07 10:27

Navigating the future

2012-09-07 10:27

Though dark clouds are looming over the global financial landscape, Ma Weihua believes that there is still light at the end of the tunnel for enterprises that have "innovation" as their calling card.

London calling

2012-09-07 10:27

Chinese lenders enhance presence in British capital to further global moves.

Services hub of the future

2012-09-07 10:27

If you take subway line 1 in Shenzhen, get off at Qianhai Bay and try to exit the station, subway personnel will ask you to read the notice on the wall carefully before you leave. The main point of the notice is that the surrounding area of this station is still under construction, and hence no buildings or transportation are available outside the station. And you will understand what the notice really means the moment you step out of the station, the only building within a 1-kilometer radius. Cranes are busy working, while trucks loaded with earth keep coming and going. In the distance, on the other side of the bay, the skyscrapers of Hong Kong loom on the horizon.

Bringing home the talent

2012-09-07 10:27

Qianhai sweetens pitch to attract more financial professionals

DHL in the zone with quick pick-up

2012-09-07 10:27

Not long after it was formed 43 years ago, DHL pioneered express delivery in the Asia-Pacific region and became the first such service to enter China.

Passport to health

2012-09-07 10:27

Twice a month Li Aobo, a private trip consultant, flies 12 hours in each direction to accompany a few clients from Beijing to the Clinique Biotonus Bon Port in Switzerland, which treated former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1992.

Words of advice from the brand man

2012-09-07 10:27

Stuart Green, president of Interbrand's Asia Pacific operation, says building a brand is a long and continuous process.

Envoy flies out on a high note

2012-09-07 10:27

Bernard Srajner says he will continue to promote relations between Slovenia and China even after he finishes his six-year mission in Beijing.

Moving up the line

2012-09-07 10:27

ZTE Corp has the potential to become one of the world's top three telecom equipment makers by surpassing Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent SA in terms of sales, but it still needs time, according to Hou Weigui, its chairman.

Cloud pleaser

2012-08-31 10:44

Cloud computing is spreading across the world, overshadowing other information technologies. But in China it is destined to take a different form.

Getting up close and personal with data

2012-08-31 10:44

It is time to forget about the USB flash disk.

Quotable

2012-08-31 10:44

IN BRIEF (Page 14)

2012-08-31 10:44

Park super server

2012-08-31 10:44

While many regions in China are competing to develop the cloud-computing industry, Tianjin's Binhai New Area seems to have seized the initiative by setting up a cloud-computing park. The National Supercomputer Center - which currently houses the Tianhe-1A, the world's fifth-fastest computing device, is also located in the park. Tianhe-1A was the world's fastest supercomputer in 2010.

High ambitions

2012-08-31 10:44

From dawn to dusk Litsing-Gerong shuttles between vineyards in several villages issuing instructions to farmers on how to deal with ill-formed or sickly grapes. When he finally pulls up for a rest, after hours of negotiating muddy, winding roads in his SUV, a reward awaits him: the fragrant bouquet and taste of red wine that will help lift some of the burden from his tired bones.

Open-door policy

2012-08-31 10:44

On Aug 11 at Yunnan Red Chateau, several maidens were dancing on a huge barrel of grapes, surrounded by many curious and joyful tourists. It was part of the Torch Festival, a three-day holy celebration for the province's Yi ethnic group, and the carnival was made more magnificent by the celebration of this year's grape harvest.

He who dares, wines

2012-08-31 10:44

While many people are extolling his business acumen, Wu Kegang, the founder and chief executive officer of the Yunnan Red Wine Company, believes his business is a blooming willow growing in a garden that was never sown.

Wahaha eyes snacks business

2012-08-31 10:44

Chinese food and beverage giant Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd has emerged as one of the contenders for KP Snacks, the snacks business of Britain's United Biscuits Topco Ltd.

Fireworks a family affair

2012-08-31 10:44

Whatever the occasion, there are always fireworks when Christina Henkel is around.