Taking the road less traveled can not only lead to profits but also help build sustainable relationships, as Shandong Shantui Construction Machinery Import & Export Co Ltd, a Chinese producer specializing in heavy equipment, has discovered in South Africa.
Beijing's anti-corruption effort helped the traditional Dragon Boat Festival this year come back to its roots, with prices of such traditional festival food as zongzi - glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed leaves - returning to a more affordable level.
Chinese publishers, like their American peers, have suffered from the tech revolution. Almost half of US readers under the age of 30 read an e-book in the past 12 months. In recent years, China has tried to capture the American publishing market.
After spending the past decade and more than $200 billion acquiring mines and oilfields from Australia to Argentina, China's attention is turning to food.
It's a steep challenge for Western beverage producers to sell tea in China.
China's makers of merlot and chardonnay have found success at home but have struggled to convince consumers overseas that their vintages can compete with offerings from more established wine nations.
Ten aquatic animals, each representing a river, have been chosen by environmental experts - with help from the public - to raise awareness of endangered creatures and their habitats.
In Hong Chuanmu's eyes, the reason parents choose boarding schools for their children has changed over the years.
An increasing number of students are now attending boarding schools.
Nearly half of European businesses fear their "golden times" in China are over, amid tougher business conditions in a slowing economy, according to the 2014 European Business in China Business Confidence Survey. It's conducted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in partnership with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.