Chinese funding and know-how has brought this local telco to the fore in Central Africa
As the world's biggest vehicle market faces mounting pressure from oil prices and pollution, German carmaker Volkswagen Group has vowed to bring its latest energy-saving technologies into China to consolidate its nearly three decades of leadership.
PSA Peugeot Citroen will hold the world premiere for its strategic C4 L model during the lavish Paris auto show from Sept 27 to Oct 14 as the French automaker powers into the competitive top end of the sedan segment.
Protests follow a global recall, tsunami, slipping market share in China
Editor's note: Auto sales in the first eight months of 2012 showed the continued dominance of joint ventures by GM and Volkswagen. In August for the first time, German brands had a greater combined market share than those from Japan.
To promote its shipping, logistics and tourism industries, Xiamen, a special economic zone in East China's Fujian province, is laying the groundwork for a global shipping hub.
For Cui Yongzhu, a professor specializing in textiles at Dalian Polytechnic University, it was a familiar talk as he described his breakthrough for processing cashmere and wool using chitosan, a substance extracted from the exoskeleton of crabs and shrimp.
College students in Wuhan can now postpone their studies to start businesses with the time spent translated into credits toward graduation.
The Chinese government's focus on intellectual property work has moved to the stage of helping companies better use the patent process and providing improved services after applications are filed, Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, said at the annual Patent Information Conference that began in Beijing on Sept 11.
Over the past year, leading global wine and spirits giant Pernod Ricard experienced the strongest growth the company has seen since the outbreak of the 2008 crisis, according to its recently released report on sales for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
Li Zimeng, a fourth-grade girl at a primary school in Tianjin, says children of her age don't have a strong sense of safety.
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