It shifts strategy to focus on development of mobile operations, 'but may return later'
The tourism boom brought on by Chinese outbound travelers during the recent Tomb Sweeping Day holiday has pushed hotel room reservations to more than 90 percent in Japan where tourists rush to see the cherry blossom during April.
Xiaomi Corp, the Chinese smartphone vendor that overtook Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co in the world's largest market, now faces another foe: Counterfeiters.
Whether they are in the lounge, in the kitchen or elsewhere in their homes, Africans are now being given a front-row view of how their world, and the world of trade, is changing.
Travel agencies in Xining, Qinghai province, have seen their business boom ahead of the upcoming May Day holiday thanks to the opening of a high-speed railway, as part of the "Belt and Road Initiative".
For Chinese tourists who have visited Japan, what has lingered in their minds after their return is not only the cherry blossom at the foot of Mount Fuji, but also the electric toilet seats and rice cookers.
New model of growth isn't just about lower GDP, it's about applying a sound change
Wealthy heiress Stephanie Ho may be something of a fashionista in her spare time, but these days she prefers discussing culinary matters in her role as the founder of two organic-restaurant brands, Green & Safe and Qimin Hotpot.
When Mary Barra started her first job on a General Motors assembly line in 1980, the 18-year-old engineering student was greeted with catcalls and wolf whistles each day from male autoworkers unused to seeing women in their workplace. In January 2014, Barra became the first woman to run GM.
Among sweeping vistas of snow-capped mountains, virgin Himalayan forest and terraced meadows sits the office of Shangrila Farm, launched by New Yorker Sahra Malik and her sister Alia in 2008.
There are fears about China's growth prospects given the recent bad news about weak credit demand, high real interest rates and tight liquidity. But we at Standard Chartered see three reasons for at least some optimism:
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate cease-fire in Yemen as he began the hunt for a new peace envoy to the war-torn country, where al-Qaida is expanding its territory.
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