 Morgan Stanley to launch yuan-based PE fund 2011-05-20
Morgan Stanley aims to raise 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million) in its first yuan-denominated private equity fund in China. |
Geely's Volvo gaining traction 2011-05-13
When Geely Auto snapped up the Swedish carmaker Volvo last year in what was to be China's largest auto acquisition, the uneasy marriage might have best been described by the old Chinese saying: "Same bed, different dreams". |
CCB raises minimum down payment in Zhejiang 2011-05-11
Home buyers in some parts of China are starting to face increasing mortgage requirements as Chinese state-owned commercial banks are setting higher requirements as part of the new moves to tighten real estate credit. |
New wave 2011-05-09
Zhejiang is one of the smallest provinces in China, with about 101,800 sq km of land that make up slightly more than 1 percent of China's total land area. |
High-tech science park gets big boost 2011-05-09
The State Council approved a development plan that allows companies in the area to try out new measures and pilot projects. |
Coca-Cola savors 125th anniversary 2011-05-08
Coca-Cola employs more than 30,000 people, with over 40 bottling plants in China. Potential of Chinese market is one reason the company is all smiles. |
Labor union reform called for 2011-05-03
Li Chunhao, a migrant worker from Southwest China's Guizhou province, works at a security company in the eastern Zhejiang province. |
China's CPI to rise around 5% in Q2: Official 2011-04-25
China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, will rise between 4.9 and 5.1 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2011, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Sunday.
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European cheddar eyes Chinese market 2011-04-23
Tim Harrap, export manager of Adams Foods Limited, looks at the Chinese market with both reservation and anticipation. |
China's packaging industry sees booming year in 2010 2011-04-22
China's packaging industry had a booming year in 2010 with a gross industrial output of 1.2 trillion yuan (about 183.9 billion U.S.Packaging companies in China's Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and Bohai Sea Region accounted for about 90 percent of the industry's gross output in China. |
Smart car, but 'Big, in the city' 2011-04-22
It is hard to find a car that compares with Mercedes-Benz's smart car. It is agile on city roads, and is not only one of the shortest mass-produced cars in the world with a cute shape, but also combines unique design, leading safety standards, and eco-friendly technology. |
Packaging industry sees booming year in 2010 2011-04-21
China's packaging industry had a booming year in 2010 with a gross industrial output of 1.2 trillion yuan ($183.9 billion), said a report released Thursday by the China Packaging Federation in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang province. |
Remanufacturing stressed in circular economy boost 2011-04-21
China is seeking to expand its remanufacturing industry over the next five years in its general plan to boost the development of a recycling-based economy, a senior government official said Wednesday. |
Hilton targets Chinese market as its top priority 2011-04-19
BANGKOK - The international five-star luxury hotel chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts plans to open about 100 new outlets in China in the next five years to extend its business into the nation's second- and third-tier cities. |
Inspectors probe real estate prices 2011-04-13
A team of State Council inspectors started field research Tuesday in eastern Zhejiang province to see the implementation and effects of housing policies. |
China to see more interest rate hikes in Q2 2011-04-13
China is expected to raise interest rates another two times in the second quarter of this year in an effort to counter persistent inflation pressures, a chief government economist said Wednesday. |
Making an Egyptian wonder in Yiwu 2011-04-04
It is a long way from the souks of Egypt, but Mohamed Abdalla is right at home in Yiwu, the heart of the small commodities community in China. Yu Ran hears his story. |
China introduces trade reforms in small commodities hub 2011-03-25
China's State Council, or Cabinet, has given a green light to a comprehensive international trade reform plan in Yiwu, a small city in eastern Zhejiang Province known as the country's largest distribution center for small commodities. |
Chevrolet Volt to go on sale in China by end of 2011 2011-03-25
The world's first "extended range" electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, will be sold in China by the end of this year, said Kevin Wale, GM's head of China operations, on Thursday. |
New fiberglass factory for Zhejiang 2011-03-10
Owens Corning Corp (OC), the world's leading producer of fiberglass reinforcements, began operating a new $100 million facility in Yuhang, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. |
