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Hitting the right spot

With its prominent location, the stylish Suzhou Marriott Hotel offers excellent accommodations and luxury services for business guests and leisure travelers alike.

Museum-quality works enrich the guest experience

As hotels now take on the task of representing a property owner's personal taste and meeting the aesthetic expectations of guests, some have become worthy equals of museums in both the quality and quantity of artwork on display

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Lenders' asset quality declines further in Q1

Chinese banks' asset quality continued to deteriorate in the first quarter as the economy faltered, according to the financial reports of major banks.

BYD makes history with California bus factory

Billboards along Southern California's Antelope Valley Freeway read "Lancaster welcomes BYD", heralding the opening of a bus factory by the Chinese maker of electric vehicles and batteries.

China claims top spot in global PC market

China became the world's largest personal computer market for the first time on an annual basis last year amid weaker global demand, a research firm said, adding that the nation is likely to retain the position in the coming years.

A-share companies see overall flat-lining in profits

The overall financial performances of companies listed on the A-share market reached the lowest level last year since 2008, as net profits flat-lined compared to 2011.

Third-party payment firms enter the fray

It's not an easy task to compete with banks, whose sheer size may be too big for latecomers to handle. But there are exceptions.

Alibaba and Tencent claim 1 billion accounts

China's third-party payment companies, mainly online payment service providers, have been growing rapidly in the past decade.

Investors bearish on weak economic data: Analysts

Having dropped 4 percent since the start of the year, the Chinese stock market has won the label as one of the world's worst performers because of underlying macroeconomic reasons as well as market technicalities, analysts say.