Heyday past, South African tennis center struggles

The gold paint on the winners' boards at the Ellis Park tennis stadium in Johannesburg sparkles with names of the greats: Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King and many more.

'World-class' Rooney hailed

Star striker reaches milestone by notching 200th goal for United

Bayern delivers solid response to criticism

Pep Guardiola was delighted to see his Bayern Munich side respond to criticism of its style of play with a 3-0 win against CSKA Moscow in his first Champions League game in charge of the club.

Foton Loxa: Lifting to success

Latecomer finds market niche in construction machinery

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Voices from the Frankfurt Motor Show

Editor's note: The industry's largest event worldwide, the Frankfurt Motor Show is underway in the German city from Sept 12 to 22, where executives from the world's leading automakers and component suppliers once again confirmed the importance of the China market. China's local companies said they want to use the event to facilitate their efforts in going global.

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FERRARI 458 SPECIALE , the latest super car made by the Italian carmaker is powered by an exceptional V8 naturally aspired engine that can produce output of 445 kW at 9000 rpm.

Hunan gearing up for tourism boom

Hunan's tourism industry will continue to develop at a rapid pace in the near future, said a senior provincial tourist official at a recent news conference for the 2013 Hunan International Tourism Festival.

Zhongguancun Forum: Space for innovation

Experts, entrepreneurs discuss the 'new revolution' underway

Index measures power of high-tech hub

The total technical staff working in Zhongguancun Science Park reached 402,000 last year as investment in high-tech sectors hit 91.8 billion yuan ($15 billion), according to the latest Zhongguancun Index released in September.

Hotels, event planners look to meetings to boost revenue

Event planners, tourism and convention bureaus and hotels worldwide are pinning their hopes on the huge potential of China's MICE market amid the slow recovery of the world economy, sources said.

Expert: meetings make money

When Rob Davidson, expert in Events Management at Greenwich University in the United Kingdom, told his colleagues and friends that he had just attended an international conference held in Wuhan, Hubei province, they responded with three Ws - What? Where? Why?