American Airlines takes center stage at Beijing arts festival

A young mother surnamed Li brought her 8-year-old daughter to the National Center for the Performing Arts for the first time one evening at the end of last month, to enjoy the famous ballet, Swan Lake.

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Tougher EU penalties for solar makers

Producers of solar panels from the Chinese mainland may face serious penalties or tougher regulations in Europe, where local competitors have accused them of using products made in other Asian locations to avoid import duties, industry insiders said on Tuesday.

P2P platform can become road to modest riches

Xiong Jianwei, a 27-year-old network engineer in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has put his savings of more than 60,000 yuan ($9,690) into a peer-to-peer lending platform since 2013. His investment may not sound like very much, but Xiong receives a return of 7 percent to 10 percent, depending on how long he leaves his money with Tongbanjie, an online platform that hosts lenders with unrelated individuals, or "peers", without going through a bank.

Regus in the right spot for business

Finding the right office to start up your business in Beijing and Shanghai can be a nightmare with sky-high rents.

Indians pay high price for power

Clean-up of coal-fired plant part of PM Modi's $25b revamp of nation's aging utilities

Exporters share wealth as the rouble remains weak

Russian companies are paying out almost twice as much in dividends as emerging-market peers relative to their stock prices as a rout in the rouble helped boost exporters' cash piles.

Brazil reconsiders land ban for foreigners to boost investment

Brazil is looking at easing restrictions on the acquisition of land by foreigners to boost investment in agriculture and forestry as Latin America's biggest economy heads toward its worst year since at least 1992.

Indigo CEO eyes US as dolls help Canadian bookseller

Canada's biggest bookstore chain has managed to stay viable in the world of digital reading by adding everything from iPads to olive-wood cutting boards to its shelves. Now Indigo Books and Music Inc is setting its sights on the United States.

Changhong banking on smart appliances

Televisions, refrigerators and air conditioners no longer wait for you to tell them what you want. Now, they anticipate your needs.

Guizhou's high-quality green tea has the taste of success

Green tea is a way of life in Guizhou province and the export business of the country's favorite drink is booming.

Careful calculations lie behind dazzling prices

It is easy to get the idea that the Chinese companies rushing to the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to snap up properties with price tags that grab headlines are nouveau riche.