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Thrifty businesswoman finds balance between home and career

[2014-04-10 07:11]

When Gong Haiyan showed up in the interviewee room, I found it hard to associate her with a Nasdaq-listed Chinese company because she was inexpensively dressed and wasn't wearing any makeup. She looked more like a young neighborhood mother than an ambitious entrepreneur who has already achieved something significant in her first career.

Private firms shy away from SOEs

[2014-04-10 07:11]

Although the central government is encouraging private companies to enter sectors traditionally dominated by State-owned Enterprises, most entrepreneurs still balk at the doorstep of these sectors, according to an informal survey conducted on Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia.

Hainan expanding duty-free shopping

[2014-04-10 07:11]

Hainan province will establish the world's largest duty-free store in Sanya as a way to attract more tourists and benefit the local economy, a provincial official said on Wednesday.

Nokia sale of unit to Microsoft approved

[2014-04-09 07:15]

The Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday agreed to conclude an antitrust investigation into the sale of Nokia Corp's devices and services division to Microsoft Corp, paving the way to boosting the two companies' business and sounding the alarm for Chinese smartphone makers.

China auto sales rise 9 percent in March

[2014-04-09 07:15]

China's passenger vehicle sales rose 9 percent year-on-year in March, driven by delayed new model launches ahead of the Beijing auto show and a rush to buy before curbs were introduced by the Hangzhou government.

Putting logistics at the heart of commerce

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Global courier companies deliver with upgraded services and tactics that now include rail, Zhong Nan reports

Couriers' business soars with e-commerce's rise

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Domestic express delivery services are getting a business boost from the explosive growth of e-commerce and using that revenue stream to expand their cargo fleets - but they're also looking over their shoulders as international logistics giants move further into the Chinese market.

What's news

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Cotton futures prices rally by most in more than 1 year

End of Windows XP helps open doors to outsiders

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Chinese Internet firms have stepped up to offer security support to hundreds of millions of Windows XP users in China after Microsoft Corp stopped providing technical assistance for the 13-year-old operating system on Tuesday, a move that may serve as growth catalyst for China's nascent cybersecurity market.

Smartphone maker Xiaomi woos buyers off mainland

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Xiaomi Corp, a Beijing-based smartphone maker, faces branding and localization problems in its pursuit of rapid, healthy development beyond China's mainland.

Imax sells 20% of its China business

[2014-04-09 07:15]

Imax Corp, the world's leading giant-screen theater operator, plans to sell a 20 percent stake in its Chinese business to two China-focused investment companies in an $80 million deal to pave the way for expansion and an anticipated initial public offering in the China market, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

Marks & Spencer fashions new sales strategy in China

[2014-04-09 07:15]

British leading retailer Marks & Spencer Group Plc is revamping its China operations to boost flat sales, a plan that means closing two to five stores in Shanghai while opening new stores in Beijing and Guangzhou and enhancing e-commerce operations on leading retail website Tmall.

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