The man who has a nose for liquor
2012-02-04 09:56:52
"My job is tasting and blending baijiu (white spirit) for clients," said Fu, the youngest spirit master in Maotai town in Renhuai in Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Website will take on group-buying giants via China
2012-02-04 09:45:52
Jonathan and Danielle Jenkins, a young couple from Texas in the United States, want to challenge Jack Ma's e-commerce empire.
Shanghai and Hongqi cars ready to hit the road again
2012-02-04 09:43:52
China's strong desire to use domestic brands as official vehicles may provide a golden opportunity to revive the country's two most historic and famous cars, Hongqi (Red Flag) and Shanghai.
State Grid buys stake in Portugal REN
2012-02-03 17:39:16
Portugal's government agreed to sell a 40 percent stake in REN-Redes Energeticas Nacionais SA (RENE) for 592 million euros ($779 million) to State Grid International of China and Oman Oil Co to meet the terms of a bailout accord.
McDonald's China: Burgers safe from 'pink slime'
2012-02-03 16:25:07
McDonald's China says its burgers are made of 100 percent beef after the fast food chain announced it will drop use of "pink slime", made from spare beef trimmings, cnr.cn reported Friday.
Rovio's Angry Birds products migrate to Tmall online store
2012-02-03 10:03:08
The "angry birds" that fly on many game enthusiasts' mobile phones are now also appearing on a frequently visited online site in China.
New iPhone sales begin with website
2012-02-03 10:00:39
With organized scalpers working overtime to keep the red-hot iPhone 4S in stock, Apple has adopted new retail policies to regulate orders and delivery of the product in Hong Kong and on the mainland market.
Facebook IPO likely to boost China's SNS
2012-02-03 09:32:20
Facebook's planned initial public offering (IPO) is likely to give impetus to China's social networking service (SNS) and boost its development, industry insiders say.
Shale-gas stake for PetroChina
2012-02-03 09:23:16
PetroChina Co, the country's biggest energy producer, said it has agreed to buy a 20-percent stake in Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Groundbirch shale-gas project in Canada to obtain drilling technology and expertise.
Angry Birds opens online store
2012-02-02 14:08:55
Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the maker of the popular game Angry Birds, on Thursday officially opened its virtual store on Tmall.com, China's biggest e-commerce website where companies sell to customers.
China's central SOEs turn to websites to build soft power
2012-02-02 10:31:42
China's SOE watchdog said Wednesday that a majority of its centrally-administered State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have built and improved their own websites in a bid to promote "soft power."
Alibaba sets up environmental protection foundation
2012-02-02 10:16:01
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced Wednesday that it had set up a foundation to support the development of the country's environmental protection organizations.