Chengdu, the laidback home of the equally laidback giant pandas, is reaching out to the world, and the world is taking notice.
Thirty years ago, Liu Daiwen helped build roads, railways and bridges around China. Now he builds infrastructure in Africa.
China has been a loud and persistent proponent of innovation in the past 10 years or so, its leaders often declaring how important it is and saying it should be one of the main driving forces of economic reform and development.
In the tradition of earlier policies, Chinese authorities have launched another small, reversible but potentially significant step of reform toward a further opening of the economy.
In the world's first trade secret case to receive a ruling by US and Chinese courts, the US International Trade Commission recently cleared Chinese company Sino Legend Chemical Co of an infringement allegation.
Last Friday was the Lantern Festival, one of the most important Chinese festivals, and the traditional food for that day is tangyuan, or dumplings made of glutinous rice flour and sweet fillings.
McDonald's Corp's decision to allow investors with 2 million yuan ($329,800) and nine months of training to operate an existing restaurant through franchising could fuel its growth in China, despite the risks of high rents and competition.
A leading domestic investment company, Fosun International Ltd, plans to invest in a Malaysian restaurant chain that it believes will be increasingly popular among the middle-class in China.
As Hainan province prepares to become a home for Internet-sourced financing operations, analysts Zhang Yanming from China City Construction Holdings and Zheng Jinyu from the China Banking Regulatory Commission, help explain the innovative sector:
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