Foxconn charges into EV batteries

Foxconn Technology Group is heading to inland Chinese cities in search of profit drivers as the Taiwan-based company looks beyond assembling iPhones and iPads for Apple Inc.

Growth pivot clouds 'reform and rebalancing'

Policy priorities have quietly shifted, but some say fine-tuning not enough

Independence of mind to support policymaking

At a two-day seminar hosted by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and the University of Pennsylvania late last month in Shanghai, experts from leading global think tanks urged their Chinese counterparts to maintain independence from the government.

Time for image overhaul at Huawei

As the dust settles on China's high-tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's latest innovation, a new wonder chip, the Kirin 920, it is important to review the significance of this new product.

Investors hesitate before stock link

Two months away from the scheduled Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, overseas investors are still thinking through their A-share strategy. While some cannot wait to board the "through train", others are holding back, Emma Dai reports from Hong Kong.

China to top US in business travel

China is poised to displace the US as the world's biggest business-travel market by 2016, aided by accelerating export growth and slowing inflation.

Central govt taking on greater financial burden

Editor's note: Cheap credit has been a major tool for the Chinese government to fuel growth, but it has become less effective and more risky over the years. Now the top decision-makers are trying to solve the problem on a deeper level by reshaping the country's fiscal system, or the government's own pocket, in pursuit of not only sustainable growth but modernized governance as well.

Cementing a solid future in Nigeria and beyond

The rapid increase in infrastructure projects across Nigeria has put the country's heavy equipment and cement supplies under strain.

Milking success with Chinese products in Africa

When Chinese consider milk products they often look to overseas imports, regarding them as highly trustworthy.

Heading in the right direction

Is the economy at last turning? The Chinese government's policies to rebalance the economy seem to be bearing some fruit at last.

Passage to Pyongyang

A journey into the past

A visit to the DPRK can be like going back in time, but offers great opportunities for discerning tourists.