Emerging markets have become the new strategic markets for solar firms after trade prospects in the European Union soured due to recent anti-dumping investigations against solar products from China, top executives of a leading solar firm said.
Royal DSM NV plans to cut as many as 1,100 jobs as a market slowdown prompts Chief Executive Officer Feike Sijbesma to cut costs at the Dutch maker of nutritional products, only months before he will update investors on his strategy for the nutrition division.
Beijing's Tsinghua University, one of the two most prestigious institutions for higher education in China, has been crowned the country's wealthiest school, with annual revenues reaching 12.36 billion yuan ($1.93 billion), a new ranking said.
Two Chinese companies scarcely known outside their home country have amassed almost one-third of the market for tablet chips in less than a half-decade - creating headaches for top semiconductor makers led by Intel Corp.
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co, China's second-largest insurer, is boosting overseas assets as the nation's slowing economy and falling interest rates make it difficult to find investments with attractive returns at home.
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has set its sights on China's vast northwestern market and is looking to cash in on the growing opportunities from the nation's Belt and Road Initiative.
The depreciation of the Chinese yuan by around 3 percent against the United States dollar has underscored the pressure on the country's economy. It has also highlighted the commitment by authorities to market-oriented reform.
Massive insurance claims are expected to cause a significant impact on the domestic economy following the Tianjin chemical explosion two weeks ago.
China's manufacturing is going through a new phase in which technology will play a crucial role.
China's move to a low carbon future will provide opportunities for companies in the United Kingdom. The second-biggest economy in the world is going through massive changes with clean and green technology at the forefront of this brave, new world.
When Wang Hengxuan posted a photo from his recent hiking trip in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province on WeChat, China's most popular social network, he received some 100 likes, a figure that is about thrice what he normally gets for other types of images.
While outdoor activities can be exhilarating, there is always a danger factor that participants must be mindful of. The China Mountaineering Association reported that there were 63 deaths in the country related to outdoor sports activities in 2014, while even more people were injured due to inadequate preparation and protection.
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