Trade fair exhibitors adapt to change

2013-03-02 02:42:33

Exhibitors at East China Fair say they are lowering their prices, investing in innovations and targeting customers in emerging markets and at home.

L'Oreal scents success despite slowed growth

2013-03-01 12:20:16

L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, has recorded its 12th consecutive year of double-digit growth in China, reaping 12.05 billion yuan ($1.91 billion) in revenue in 2012.

From 1st paper currency to world success story

2013-03-01 10:49:54

As a financial innovation pioneer, Chengdu has, in many ways, been the springboard for the growth of the modern financial services industry in China.

10,000 bottles of liquor on the wall

2013-02-28 19:22:44

Dong Hanglin, of Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, adds a porcelain bottle to his collection, Feb 27, 2013. Dong has collected more than 10,000 liquor bottles over 14 years.

Media Markt to close stores by end of April

2013-02-28 08:01:06

Media Markt China Ltd, the electronic products chain owned by Germany's Media-Saturn Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, will close its seven Chinese stores on March 11, a senior company official said on Wednesday.

4G network to lead the world

2013-02-27 10:01:37

China Mobile Communications Corp plans to deploy the world's biggest 4G LTE network in China this year, covering more than half a billion people.

ZTE plans to target top tier

2013-02-27 10:00:36

ZTE Corp hopes to discard its often-used tag of "low-end mobile phone vendor" by increasing its production of mid to high-end smartphones this year.

WeChat makes inroads abroad

2013-02-26 10:12:20

Tencent Holding Ltd is seeing a shift in the demographics of the user base of its WeChat messaging application, as international users start to adopt the mobile service.

Environment may be issue at two sessions

2013-02-26 03:40:05

Environmental issues are expected to be hot topics at the two sessions, say representatives who are busy preparing proposals.Probe info not released

Dial C-H-I-N-A for smartphone growth

2013-02-25 11:11:28

Three Chinese companies were ranked among the world's top five smartphone vendors in the fourth quarter of last year, making China a strong competitor to traditional manufacturing countries.

No let-up in lure of luxury lines

2013-02-25 09:36:30

Millions of Chinese females still want to buy luxury items in 2013, but they are now more likely to question the real value of brands.

Flower power backs Zhangzhou growth

2013-02-23 10:05:40

Whether by good fortune or good management, the city of Zhangzhou seems to have realized that flowers, like eggs, should not all be put into one basket.