Zheng Gang's first business deal was collecting scattered rice-field eels from villagers, selling them to the market and earning the price difference. He was 8 years old.
Big-ticket infrastructure projects have often been the preferred calling card for Chinese companies in overseas markets such as Africa.
A company in Henan province has invested in Luxembourg's Cargolux Airlines International to introduce a new freight service between China and Europe.
CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd, a unit of China's sovereign wealth fund, has invested in a new US-based asset management fund.
China-made vehicles have succeeded to win the hearts of Nepalis automobile connoisseurs and customers because of their proven reliability.
The company, Guanghzou-based Sunda International Trading Co, is banking on its Africa-specific brands and villa construction projects to grow profits and establish strong links in Africa.
US Bankruptcy Judge said competitive bidding between a company affiliated with Li and a unit of auto parts maker Wanxiang Group of China was the best way forward.
China's biggest private conglomerate acquired a controlling stake in Portugal's largest insurance group Caixa Seguros e Saude for $1.36 billion.
Portuguese government approved a proposal by the Chinese Fosun International Ltd to buy 80 percent of the social capital of Caixa Seguros.
As Chinese investment in the United States is on the rise this year, a few new elements are worth noticing from the deals of 2013.
Bank of China London Branch issued 2.5 billion RMB-denominated bonds. This issuance marked the first RMB bond issued in the London market by the British branch of a Chinese bank.
An increasing number of Chinese companies, especially State-owned ones, are expected to issue stocks in Singapore under a direct listing framework.