Barca plays down loss of Messi

Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura played down fears for the fitness of Lionel Messi on Tuesday while Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted his team can still win its Champions League quarterfinal tie.

Juve's Pirlo apologizes for bayern flop

Andrea Pirlo, the guiding force in the Juventus revival over the past 18 months, said sorry after faltering when it mattered most in the 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

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Investors looking to Brazil as India's auto sales slow

A slowdown in India's auto market may mean a windfall for fellow BRICS countries, especially Brazil, analysts in the media predict.

China likely to be top market for Jaguar again in coming year

For the second year in a row, China will be the biggest market for Jaguar Land Rover in 2013, the company's CEO Ralf Speth said.

Nation calling for higher industrial standards

There is a growing consensus among the media and government that China needs compulsory national standards in a variety of industries, according to reports released on the Consumer Day, which is marked each year on March 15.

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Subsidies for green cars not bringing expected results

Despite unprecedented efforts by the government to promote green vehicles, growth in this market has failed to meet expectations.

New arrival

Two high-performance Audi sports cars, the imported S6 and the S7 Sportback, went on sale on March 27 in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, as part of the brand's ongoing efforts to increase the range of sports cars it has on offer in China. Dominique Boesch, general manager of the Audi sales division at FAW Volkswagen, said Audi will introduce two high-performance sports cars to China each year from 2013 to 2015 according to its RS high-performance sports car strategy.

Canon unveils new line for change

Canon hopes to appeal to China's ever-growing legions of smartphone fans by releasing a series of lighter cameras with greater Web connectivity this March.

Spring lineup has better connectivity via wi-fi

With a Chinese ad slogan that translates to "Keep on shooting. Keep happy. Brilliant photo quality, even at night", Canon, a leader in digital imaging solutions, added three new members to its PowerShot and EOS series on March 21.

Electronics firm powers down for Earth Hour

In conjunction with the global Earth Hour campaign, all Canon operations as well as the company's advertising signs turned off their lighting from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on March 23.