Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it will open up to 110 new stores in China over the next three years and invest in its distribution centers and remodel existing stores.
Mengdi Wu's initial line of cartoon-faced tote bags have all sold out, her new line of makeup bags are available online for pre-order, and the Chinese designer hasn't even graduated from college yet.
In the late 17th century, European merchants and envoys introduced China to the aromatic ground tobacco mixture we now know as snuff. First a privilege of the imperial court and its officials, the use of snuff for its stimulating effects eventually became a habit practiced at every level of society. In a varied collection that includes pieces worth millions of dollars, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is now showcasing the art form of the snuff bottle, a uniquely Chinese innovation with European roots.
Since 1888, the Lee family has worked and lived at 31 Pell Street in New York's Chinatown, alternately operating a grocery and curio shop, currency exchange, film company, travel agency and insurance brokerage.
In the past week, state-controlled media in China have been accusing Starbucks of "profiteering", price gouging customers at its Chinese operations, where, over the past year, according to Loxcel.com, the number of stores has grown to 851 from 568 to 58 cities (with plans to have 1,500 cafes in 70 cities by 2015). Impressive numbers, but they currently account for only 4.18 percent of the chain's 20,891 stores worldwide.
New York native Eric Pellerin is a 42nd Street aficionado, but not for the glitz and glamour of Broadway theater. Instead, his interest lies in the grittier "grindhouse" film scene of the 1970s that helped introduce Chinese kung fu cinema to a mainly black and Latino audience.
The 2013 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) took place on Tuesday at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, as mobile leaders and innovators gathered to discuss the latest trends and future opportunities in one of the fastest growing markets.
The Yale-China Association has been selected as one of eight inaugural partners to work with the 100,000 Strong Foundation to establish US-China ties through study abroad programs.
With an explanation but no public apology for the flip-flop, NASA told Chinese astrophysics researchers they could re-book their already canceled flights to California to attend a space telescope conference in November.
The US unit of China's Yingli Green Energy Holding Co is on the ball - soccer ball, that is.
Chinese investors are helping Motown get its groove back.
Expert says talk of quantitative easing should not affect buying
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry