Chinese companies from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan made their way to Nairobi in the past month for a series of trade shows.
Just when we were getting accustomed to China's diplomatic success in bringing Europe and Asia together to launch the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, along comes another big test of China's position in the global pecking order.
After repeated delays and false starts, the long-awaited China Pakistan Economic Corridor project is finally happening.
It's already reported that China's urban housing market is starting to pick up. A rise in business and in prices is obvious in the first-tier cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen - compared with the previous months.
An increasing number of amateur players on the links are women COVER
The increase in male golfers has also led to a hike in women golfers
Shi Ting may not be working for a living, but she is one very busy woman.
Thanks to the influence from star players as well as the growing public awareness of fitness, female participation in golf as a recreational and social activity has been on a rise in China, said governing body official.
Lenovo Group Ltd managed to buck the trend in a year where most of the other personal computer makers withered. The world's largest PC maker on Thursday reassured investors with a healthy PC business, growing enterprise unit and not-too-bad smartphone sales in its annual results.
Gaining a stable growth trajectory in the Chinese personal computer market is the key for Dell Inc to challenge Lenovo Group Ltd, said David Schmoock, president of Dell's global sales, client solutions.
A key consumer confidence index dropped one point during the first quarter, reflecting a weakening outlook in China for employment and personal finances.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland rose to a seven-year high on Thursday as a gauge of factory output showed production contracting for a third straight month, boosting speculation that the government will escalate efforts to stimulate the economy.
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