Changing the game

2012-07-20 12:21

Internet-based companies in China are diving headlong into the smartphone industry, but will they reap success or sink into failure?

Another hit for Lei Jun

2012-07-20 12:21

Boxes upon boxes of toy racing cars are piled against a wall in Lei Jun's office. His face full of excitement, he controls a red car through an app on a Xiaomi smartphone as it runs circles on his carpet.

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Nokia's bid for a new dialogue

2012-07-20 12:21

Once a household name for mobile phones, the struggling company is looking to China for revival.

Going with the flow

2012-07-20 12:21

Huludao swimsuit makers cobble up industry alliance to fuel innovation and promote brand in overseas markets.

Different strokes

2012-07-20 12:21

Even though it is the off-season for swimsuit makers in Huludao, the production lines have not stopped humming at Huludao Stava. Rather they have been running at peak capacity to churn out even more products for the export markets.

A cool breeze keeps sales ticking over

2012-07-20 12:21

On a pleasant summer afternoon, dozens of middle-aged women sit in a sewing workshop toiling away through lunch break. Thousands of fluorescence orange, pink and other candy-colored swimsuits piled on white workbenches are almost finished.

A beautiful craft that refuses to die

2012-07-20 12:21

At dusk on a summer's day 12 years ago, Zhong Liansheng was cycling in Beijing with his young daughter straddled on the back of his bike. When they passed Longtan Lake in Dongcheng district, Zhong was mesmerized by the scene. The leaves and lotus flowers bathed in a twilight glow gave off a warm romantic air, perfected by a couple of wild ducks paddling gently by.

Nutrition is the new buzz

2012-07-20 12:21

Holland & Barrett, the biggest health food supplements retailer in the UK, has entered the Chinese market with the opening of two franchise stores in Shanghai.

France's fat man wants to expand

2012-07-20 12:21

The French tire maker Michelin Group hopes to turn China into its biggest market by expanding its manufacturing capacity in the country and supplying tires for Chinese-made aircraft.

For pioneer, it has been a stroll

2012-07-20 12:21

Luckily Song Zhenghuan loves kids.

Nation rides a new passion

2012-07-13 12:33

Though the equestrian industry in China is growing, riding centers need more professional services.

Imports off and running

2012-07-13 12:33

The increasingly popular sport of equestrianism in China coupled with the nation's growing wealth is creating an opportunity of growth for Corich, a horse riding and saddlery products company in Shanghai.

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2012-07-13 12:33

"There are greater opportunities for expansion as the currency (the renminbi) undergoes rapid internationalization. That requires commercial banks to provide more credible and convenient services overseas to satisfy client demand."

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An equestrian club where it's not just horse play

2012-07-13 12:33

Three months ago the Equuleus International Equestrian Center stood on a pedestal all by itself - it had been given a stamp of approval by the British Horse Society for standards of welfare, health, safety and instruction, becoming the first Chinese riding center to receive the honor.

Breaking new ground

2012-07-13 12:33

Volkswagen has never started a new factory project so fast. On April 23, when Premier Wen Jiabao visited its headquarters in Germany accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, Volkswagen AG and its Chinese joint-venture partner SAIC signed an agreement to build a new factory in Northwest China. Just 42 days later, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Volkswagen factory site in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was held.

Farm machine maker looks to greener pastures

2012-07-13 12:33

With one market near saturation, a new strategy takes effect.

For auto dealer, sun rises in the west

2012-07-13 12:33

Most auto dealers in China have been having a rough time over the past 18 months since the government took steps to rein in the number of vehicles cluttering the country's highways and byways, but China Grand Auto, which has the highest revenue of any auto dealership in the country, has continued to make big inroads, thanks to its sales in central and western China.