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Chateau aims to put its home region on the map

[2013-09-23 07:15]

Like most winemakers, Ruan Shili knows that a great glass of wine starts with quality grapes.

Looking for land, Thai food tycoon finds wine country

[2013-09-23 07:15]

Though he arrived looking for property development opportunities, grapes turned out to be the most promising business for Chen Deqi, owner of Ningxia Daylong Winery Co.

What they say

[2013-09-23 07:15]

The OIV symposium in Yinchuan is a great way to show Ningxia's commitment to the wine industry at both a national and international level. Ningxia has the potential to produce excellent red wine. I have seen the quality first hand, and I am excited about the future of the region. If wine is likened to ladies then Ningxia red wines are generous and rewarding yet can be powerful and persistent. Ningxia wine is different and more unique, as the soil and climate provide ideal growing conditions for the grapes and give the wine more concentration and flavors. Good grapes make good wines, and Ningxia has this.

Provocative public pieces

[2013-09-21 08:18]

1. The "Big Back Head" Maitreya

Being sensible online is important for parents

[2013-09-20 16:11]

Note: Lei Ting, a mother in Beijing, gave birth to a son in 2011. The 31-year-old woman, who works for a big technology company, never posted her son's pictures on the Internet, hoping to provide a safer and quiet environment for the child.

Kids have no power to protect themselves

[2013-09-20 16:11]

Note: Ge Yun, 32, a housewife and mother of a 4-year-old son in Beijing, has quit using a micro blog for some time and is also considering using her Wechat more discreetly.

An eclipse of the mooncake

[2013-09-19 07:46]

There is an old folk adage that well describes what China's mooncake market, and perhaps entire gift market is like: Those who eat (mooncakes) never spend a bit and those who buy never get a bite.

Silk Road-era ties reborn in Ningxia

[2013-09-17 08:20]

Since the Ningxia Hui autonomous region began hosting the China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum in 2010, it has become a hub of investment from Arabic countries by offering high-end products, convenient visa procedures and favorable tax policies.

SMEs drive partnership between China, Arab states

[2013-09-17 08:20]

The cooperation between China and Arab today is just the continuation of a long legacy of trade that extends back to ancient times, said Zhu Hongren, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Silk Road pit stop seen as link to Arab states

[2013-09-13 07:14]

The first China-Arab States Expo will open on Sept 15 in Yinchuan, capital city of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

Experts: Bilateral relations strengthened

[2013-09-13 07:14]

This year's expo in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region will deepen economic and trade cooperation between China and Arab states, said experts.

Shared culture helps build bridges

[2013-09-13 07:14]

Though the cities of China's eastern coast have been the centers of commerce and economy in the past few decades, the Ningxia Hui autonomous region is emerging as a new driving force for development in the west through the revival of the ancient Silk Road trade route, local entrepreneurs say.