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

PM under new fire after a bad week

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott came under fire on Friday over controversial comments on the arrest of two terror suspects and for referring to a "holocaust" of job losses, capping a horrible week for the PM.

President will drop police chief nominee

Indonesia's new president has decided to drop his nominee for national police chief who is under investigation for corruption, palace officials said, in the biggest political test for the leader since taking office.