 Stores slash prices to compete with online deals 2011-12-04
SHANGHAI - It's midnight on a regular Friday. The most bustling street in the metropolis seems to have fallen asleep, with few people wandering about and stores all closed up. |
Keeping the flame alive in paradise city for merchants 2011-12-02
Yiwu is often considered a success story for rapid economic development. Over the 10 years since China entered the World Trade Organization, Yiwu has made several remarkable economic strides. |
Chinese company's 6 bln USD investment in Brunei win-win for both sides 2011-12-01
A privately-owned company in east China's Zhejiang province said Wednesday its 6-billion-U.S.-dollar investment in a petrochemical plant in Brunei benefits both sides. |
Greentown 'in talks with CIC unit, Blackstone' on JV 2011-11-29
BEIJING - Greentown China Holdings Ltd, a Hangzhou-based property developer, is talking with a subsidiary of China Investment Corp (CIC), Blackstone Group and Beijing Greentown Sunshine Investment Co to set up a joint venture (JV) for domestic property development. |
TCM provides remedy for aplastic anemia 2011-11-26
Chinese scientists have worked out a new herbal remedy for aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal disease that can significantly reduce patients' risk of infection and bleeding. |
Cloud computing research gets boosted 2011-11-25
China's top economic planner has allocated 660 million yuan ($103.6 million) of special funds to guide cloud computing research, as part of the government's efforts to boost the sector's development, the China Securities Journal reported Friday. |
Monetary easing may be on cards 2011-11-25
Monetary-loosening measures by the Chinese government are imminent, and the tone of its macro policy may change during the nation's annual Central Economic Work Conference, which is scheduled to begin in December. |
Opportunities in Chinese market beckon Western high-tech firms 2011-11-25
PARIS - High-tech companies will see opportunities in the Chinese market amid the West's sluggish economic recovery. |
Volkswagen aims to stay ahead in China 2011-11-23
Top European automaker Volkswagen AG is confident of selling more than 2 million cars in China this year and expects to continue to outpace the market, banking on the growth potential of smaller cities. |
Rural credit bodies to seek foreign funds 2011-11-23
HEZE, Shandong - As China continues the reform of rural credit cooperatives (RCCs), investment opportunities for foreign capital will increase, officials and analysts said. |
Firms facing up to tough reality 2011-11-23
Change is vital in bleak financial times, Ding Qingfen reports in Guangzhou, Guangdong province and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. |
Tea exports rise, home market shrinks 2011-11-21
The Chinese are gradually losing the traditional tea-drinking habit in favor of coffee, largely because of the length of time it takes to brew a decent cup, experts say. |
Volkswagen Group forging ahead in South China 2011-11-21
Although China's automobile market has cooled down this year, the Volkswagen Group has managed to go against the grain and outperform the market, especially in South China, an area traditionally dominated by Japanese carmakers, but one where the group's sales have grown faster than ever before. |
How far can you stretch your brand? 2011-11-18
Sometimes it pays to stick to the known |
Huawei to buy Symantec stake in JV 2011-11-15
Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co said Tuesday it will pay $530 million for full ownership of the company's current joint venture with US computer software security firm Symantec. |
Yuan should play greater role：Mundell 2011-11-15
China's currency should play a greater role in a possible future international monetary system. |
Taobao Mall cashes in on Singles Day 2011-11-12
Taobao Mall (Tmall), China's largest B2C marketplace, secured orders worth 3.36 billion yuan ($519.4 million) during a Singles Day sale on Nov 11, 2011, said the website run by Internet giant Alibaba. |
PepsiCo plans to expand with provincial project 2011-11-10
PepsiCo Inc (China)'s Chairman Tim Minges said the beverage maker will expand production into a greater number of Chinese provinces in the next three to five years. That's just days after PepsiCo signed a strategic agreement with Tingyi-Asahi Beverages Holding Co Ltd (TAB). |
Zhejiang vows to leap in film & TV industry 2011-11-09
Zhejiang province will accelerate its film & TV development in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), according to a blueprint issued by its TV watchdog on August. |
Alibaba visit may open door for housing upturn 2011-11-08
SHANGHAI - Nearly 100 employees from Alibaba Group Holdings visited commercial property projects developed by Hangzhou-based Greentown China Holdings Ltd on Sunday in search of possible savings through bulk purchasing. |
