Hainan expands duty-free program
2012-11-01 16:23:56
South China's Hainan province on Thursday launched an expanded version of its duty-free purchase program in order to encourage more Chinese to buy imported luxury items at home.
US 'welcomes investment from China'
2012-10-31 08:11:09
Gary Locke said recent trade frictions involving some Chinese companies are "exceptions to the rule".
Gyms need beefing up
2012-10-27 11:35:53
US economist Paul Zane Pilzer predicted in his 2002 bestseller The Wellness Resolution that preventative medicine and fitness will be the next billion-dollar industry.
Winter blues for China's textile industry
2012-10-27 11:09:55
For Huang Yan this should be the busiest time of the year, when many Chinese companies are usually inundated with Christmas orders from overseas.
Brighter days for solar power
2012-10-27 00:40:08
China will allow distributed photovoltaic solar power producers to be connected to the national grid free of charge to support the renewable-energy industry.
Electric vehicle industry in the slow lane
2012-10-26 15:45:40
A recent Mckinsey & Company report on the maturity of the Chinese electric vehicle market has spurred discussion on Chinese EV performance and industry prospects.
Rays of hope for solar firms
2012-10-26 10:55:27
China's solar-panel industry has been rocked by recent US duties on its exports to combat alleged dumping and the specter of similar action by European authorities.
Chinese glassware firm revives from losses
2012-10-25 13:39:33
Hong Hai Glassware Co Ltd has started integrating cultural hand-painting into leadless crystalline glassware, a production process that is rare and unique in China.
Rays of hope for manufacturing
2012-10-25 09:11:26
China's manufacturing sector may start to see light at the end of the tunnel in October, thanks to a gradual uptick in new orders.
Huawei blasts US 'protectionism'
2012-10-25 07:51:22
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Wednesday accused the US of "protectionism" after Congress labeled it a spy threat, and offered to lay bare its source code and equipment in Australia to allay fears.
HNA Group buys 48% stake in French airline
2012-10-24 09:16:30
HNA Group completed its acquisition of a 48 percent stake in Aigle Azur, a Paris-based private airline, as HNA expands its international flight network.
Asian economies turn to yuan
2012-10-24 09:01:45
A "renminbi bloc" has been formed in East Asia, as nations in the region abandon the US dollar and peg their currency to the Chinese yuan.