Market Roundup

Smaller concerts proved to be a big hit

Music market is diversifying as it attracts more sophisticated, dedicated audiences

Musicals singing all the way to the bank as popularity soars

Always a blockbuster, The Phantom of the Opera in Shanghai sold 5,000 tickets in May within just five hours to theatre-goers who got up as early as midnight to line up for a seat for the show to be staged in five months.

Location services in infancy but promising

As early as November, Kangping, the most northerly county of China's Liaoning province, embraces its first snow of the year. The temperature drops below zero degrees Celsius and may even fall to minus 30 later.

New war of words as Zhou enters market

Chief threatens to machinegun rival's rotund penguin mascot

Massive debt plagues local gov't

How much have China's local governments borrowed? The answer has always been shrouded in mystery.

City investment bonds 'should be allowed to default'

China's local authorities should allow regional defaults on their city investment bonds to cool down the enthusiasm of investors and ease the mounting risks, an expert with a top government think-tank said.

Likonomics: the way ahead

From China's turbulent capital market last week, the most significant thing to watch is the rise of Likonomics (which China Daily first reported as Li-economics), a word coined by Barclays Capital during the turbulent past week, to describe China's economic scenario likely to be pursued by the cabinet led by Premier Li Keqiang.

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Modern artist captures lives of nation's Muslims

Luo Guirong said the road less traveled is actually a shortcut to artistic success.

Trade in focus as top leaders meet

Advancing negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement is a central focus of the first visit by the President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye to China since she took office earlier this year.

Samsung gives back through social responsibility initiatives

Children at the Beijing Pinggu Special Education Center attended a two-day summer camp with their parents in early June at which they played games, exchanged gifts, performed and took part in a number of other activities.