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Shanghai Electric’s astute acquisition

[2015-10-10 03:58]

Stricter emission regulations at home in China and abroad have forced many companies to upgrade their facilities and be innovative in order to reduce their carbon footprint. The Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd, a State-owned company, quickly tackled this problem by acquiring a foreign company.

Growing from strength to strength

[2015-10-10 03:58]

After holding the title of the world’s busiest container port for five consecutive years, Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) is now looking to become greener and more diversified while strengthening its position.

A makeover in progress

[2015-10-10 03:46]

After experiencing rapid growth for several years, Shanghai now faces challenges to keep up the momentum due to skyrocketing cost, limited resources and a bottleneck in economic development.

Shanghai Rolex Masters rides new enthusiasm for tennis

[2015-10-10 03:46]

The professional tennis tournament has significantly accelerated the popularity of the sport of tennis among the public in Shanghai.

Tech superiority the key to Dow’s success

[2015-10-10 03:38]

As president of The Dow Chemical Company in China, Peter Wong is one of the busiest people in the office, having to constantly fly around the country to talk to companies, retailers and government officials so as to gain a comprehensive understanding of the local market.

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[2015-10-09 11:19]

Empty buildings can power growth

[2015-10-09 23:14]

Jeremy Rifkin, the celebrated American economic and social theorist, thinks he has the cure for China’s real estate problem, saying that the nation’s ghost cities and surplus apartments, when tweaked, might stoke the country to unprecedented growth.

Angela Chao: Upholding Chinese tradition Shipping executive ever grateful for family

[2015-10-09 11:19]

Angela Chao is deputy chairman of Foremost Group, overseeing the company's finance, chartering and ship-management portfolios. She is the youngest of six children and the only one involved in the family's shipping business.

Smoking set to kill one in three young men in China: Study

[2015-10-09 22:58]

One in three of all the young men in China will eventually be killed by tobacco unless a substantial proportion of them succeed in quitting smoking, researchers said on Friday.

US schools go East with campuses

[2015-10-09 11:19]

The number of Chinese students at colleges and universities in the United States is on the rise, but reciprocal interest from US and other international students for studying in China has not been as fervent, Jack Freifelder reports from New York.

One Belt, One Road could help lift yuan globally

[2015-10-09 05:35]

China’s One Belt, One Road development project is an ideal vehicle for helping the country’s currency gain wider global acceptance, according to a report.

Fed: China role in no hike

[2015-10-09 05:35]

Federal Reserve officials were almost ready to raise interest rates in September but held off because of China's economic slowdown and its potential to derail US growth and inflation.

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