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UnionPay spreading wings beyond China

[2014-09-23 07:05]

Tourists from China who travel to various destinations in Asia may soon find a familiar sign welcoming them at busy airports and sprawling stores. The logo of UnionPay, the Chinese payment solutions provider, is now prominently visible at the round-the-clock fast fashion retailers of Dongdaemun in Seoul and even in the duty-free stores at the sprawling Changi Airport in Singapore.

Outbound deal pipeline still robust, says KPMG report

[2014-09-23 07:05]

Inbound acquisition deals fell to a decade-low level in China during the first six months of the year, driven by short-term economic uncertainties, a report published by global consulting agency KPMG said on Monday.

Trade barriers hamper Sino-India ties

[2014-09-22 07:09]

Chinese investors said to be ready to pepper India with billions of dollars in investments are looking to the government for a little more investment-friendly environment, business experts say.

Big picture of a big nation takes shape

[2014-09-22 07:09]

The official opening of the China Studies Centre at Oxford University, the largest such center in Europe, was a fanfare event.

Domestic investors gripe at being left out of Alibaba IPO

[2014-09-22 07:09]

Zhou Nushi, a retired factory worker in Shanghai, would like to buy shares of Alibaba Group Holding Inc as the Chinese e-commerce company goes public in what may be the biggest initial share sale ever.

Rise of the drones

[2014-09-20 06:54]

Flying enthusiasts are falling in love with the 'addictive' hobby that gives them the freedom to fly whenever they want.

On a wing and a prayer

[2014-09-20 06:54]

After two failed attempts at takeoff, Tao Li finally managed to get his recently purchased radio-controlled plane airborne. The plane with a 1-meter-wingspan soared into the air before banking and landing safely.

Tips for beginners

[2014-09-20 06:54]

Please don't say the following things to remote-controlled airplane enthusiasts:

Flying into the future

[2014-09-20 06:54]

Would you be pleased if you ordered a pizza and instead of arriving via a deliveryman on a scooter, it is flown across the sky and dropped at your feet? Or even better, you don't order a pizza but one gets delivered anyway, thanks to a misguided drone?

Easing fails to lift home sales in Aug

[2014-09-19 10:38]

Only one city in China saw new-home prices rise in August, the weakest housing data in the past three-and-a-half years, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

Retail ties help Sinopec move to mixed ownership

[2014-09-19 10:38]

Oil and natural gas giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) is leading the country's latest round of State-owned enterprise reform as it explores an innovative way to increase the value of national assets.

What's News

[2014-09-19 10:38]

The National Development and Reform Commission has published the list of administrative penalties it imposed on 12 Japanese auto part and bearing companies for their price monopoly activities in China. The 12 Japanese companies are Denso, Mitsubishi Electric, Asian Industry, Mitsuba, Yazaki, Furukawa Electric, Sumitomo Electric, Nachi, NSK, NTN, JTEKT and Hitachi Automotive Systems.

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