Imports of cotton dip as textiles struggle

Cotton imports slid 44.9 percent year-on-year to 161,200 metric tons in January, highlighting the challenges that domestic textile manufacturers face in a weak world market, said trade experts.

Taxi-hailing merger signals shift to higher-end services

The merger of China's top two taxi-hailing app providers will help the new platform, backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, to focus on the higher-end car booking business, industry insiders said on Monday.

Victor Smorgon Group eyes China agro market

The Victor Smorgon Group, a privately owned industrial leader with diversified businesses in Australia, is looking for trade and investment opportunities again in China after it quit the steel business in the world's second-largest economy some two decades ago, according to a senior company executive.

Big firms muscle in on booming fitness sector

Industry expands as an increasing number of Chinese people opt for healthier lifestyle

Ready to wear

1. Fitbit Charge wireless activity wristband

New chapter for bookstores

Take the escalator down through a giant tunnel and you will be stunned by the 4,000-square-meter paradise that Fang Suo Commune has built for book and art lovers in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Australian seafood gets wings

In shark-infested waters off the Australian island of Tasmania, Dean Lisson spends five hours a day diving for abalone.

Flip-flop man treads new path by identifying market needs

Trade in commodities has been the dominant feature of China-Africa relations over the past 20 years, but many traders, particularly those who arrived in Africa early, are now well aware that there must be more to the relationship than that.

Fitness market on the fast track

Garmin Ltd, the world-leading manufacturer of GPS navigation and wireless devices, made its first foray into China in the automotive market.

Theme parks on the ride of their lives

Huge potential for growth as people seek more diversified entertainment options

Creating fame for your brand

Linzi Boyd, a savvy entrepreneurial builder of brands, shows readers how to use her winning formula for success, with her debut book Brand Famous: How to Get Everyone Talking about Your Business enabling any brands to go from Idea to Execution.

Charting a path for startup firms