Eleven years ago I accompanied my boss, the former president of the European Commission Romano Prodi, on an official visit to China. I had been appointed European Union ambassador to China but had yet to take up my post. However, this visit would illuminate my six years as ambassador until the end of 2010.
It is not a publicity campaign. And in China, officials doing something without an accompanying publicity campaign often means the activity is still of an experimental nature.
Every April an unassuming Holiday Inn becomes a hot destination for buyers and sellers of Chinese antiques. Zhao Xu finds out why
But plans for China's first large commercial jetliner still 'going well', insist officials
A year after debuting an Islamic investment fund in Hong Kong, RHB Asset Management Sdn plans two more as it seeks to develop awareness in the Chinese market.
COFCO Corp, China's largest food company, is setting up a joint venture with sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp, in preparation of a full listing for its recently acquired grain, oil and sugar assets.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has projected that it will overtake Wal-Mart Stores Inc as the world's biggest retail platform in 2015, a year earlier than its previous goal, the e-commerce company's new chief executive officer said.
Data issued by French statistics institute Insee showed on Wednesday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2015 increased by 0.6 percent, the first such strong performance in two years.
Germany should take advantage of stronger economic growth to invest more and France needs fiscal reform so it can meet its deficit reduction targets by a 2017 deadline, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Gold jewelry sales in India climbed in the first quarter as an easing of state curbs on bullion imports increased supplies, countering a drop in consumption in China, according to the World Gold Council.
It didn't take long for the pound to recover from angst over the UK election.
High-end services will be the main growth driver for Hengqin, an island close to Macao that has recently been designated as part of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, local government officials said.
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