Time of opportunities, challenges

2013-09-13 01:08:31

The Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a pilot project approved by the State Council, is expected to pave the way for China's business hub to become one of the world's leading financial, trade and logistics centers.

Wang tops Hurun wealthy list

2013-09-12 07:54:10

Wang Jianlin, chairman and president of Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, overtook Zong Qinghou to become the richest man in China, according to the Hurun Rich List 2013, which was released on Wednesday.

China's global firms face 'trust gap'

2013-09-12 01:35:45

China's multinational corporations face a wide gap between how they are trusted at home and abroad, according to a survey.

'Cheap' iPhone looks too pricey

2013-09-11 15:02:20

Apple Inc's new plastic-backed iPhone 5C will sell for 4,488 yuan ($730) China, almost $200 more than the United States retail price of $549.

New iPhones a dud in China, so far

2013-09-11 09:42:53

Apple Inc finally lifted the curtain on its long awaited new devices, including a cheaper model of iPhone 5, but Chinese consumers are already calling the offering a disappointment.
Early China iPhone launch squeezes smugglers

StanChartered, HSBC 'poised to enter FTZ'

2013-09-10 23:59:10

British banks HSBC and Standard Chartered are tipped to become the first two foreign banks to set up a presence in Shanghai's planned free trade zone.

Africa looks to the Orient for lessons

2013-09-10 08:56:20

Nobody questionsAfrica's industrialization process - only how it should Happen, where and with whom.

Energy is priority, leaders agree

2013-09-10 08:17:11

China and Uzbekistan pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation on energy and anti-terrorism.
Region urged to facilitate tourism Chinese-learning fervor on rise in Uzbekistan Xi tables proposal on co-op with Uzbekistan

Small cheer for high-end wine sales during economic slump

2013-09-10 07:00:37

Sales of high-end imported wines have cooled because of China's slowing economy and the government's crackdown on lavish spending with public funds, industry insiders said on Monday at the three-day China-Guizhou International Alcoholic Beverages Expo.

Delta and neighbors told to join hands

2013-09-10 07:00:37

Cooperation will boost growth, Vice-Premier Wang Yang said

Exports expand in Aug

2013-09-09 08:44:10

Exports jumped in August by 7.2 percent from a year earlier to $190.73 billion, compared with 5.1 percent growth in July, according to data released on Sunday.

Village's stewardship of local ecology has reach through region

2013-09-09 07:04:38

When 50-year-old Li Jibao first took the job as a ranger, he didn't realize it meant protecting the environment of a much larger area than just his home village.