American's dumpling index food for thought

A food writer from the United States has made one of the city's favorite local treats - xiaolongbao, or soup dumplings - a subject of scientific investigation.

Management wisdom for today's leaders

The late Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005), known worldwide as the "Father of Modern Management", asserted, "self-assessment is the first action required of leadership." This special edition of Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions is filled with insightful guidance and stirring inspiration from contemporary leaders and rising stars.

Exploit the power of Big Data revolution

Companies are generating data faster than ever before. Most of it in the form of unstructured data, which has been created from relatively new sources including social networks, mobile content, and machine data, all of which create massive complex data sets.

Regulators target 'abuse' of IPR

Balance needed between patent protection and monopolistic practices

Nissan-Dongfeng JV 'facing penalties'

Nissan Motor Corp's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp is facing an antitrust investigation and penalties are likely to be announced soon, according to sources close to the issue.

Yuan to be freely convertible soon in Shanghai FTZ

A senior central bank official said on Thursday he expected the Chinese currency to be freely convertible soon in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, as a pilot program is set to open the country's capital account.

Xiaomi moves further up the wearable ranks

Xiaomi Corp's 79 yuan ($13) fitness band has propelled the Chinese company to the top rungs of the global wearables market and made it the second-largest player, an industry report said on Thursday.

When dealing in debt, normal rules don't apply

Years after college, I still remember a sentence that vividly captures the relentless skepticism a journalist is supposed to embrace: "If your mom says she loves you, check it."

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VAT net to be widened to realty, finance and consumer services

The government is likely to come out with a fresh value-added tax reform plan for the real estate, finance and consumer-oriented services industries next month, ending the three-year reform on all service industries, according to unconfirmed reports.

Finding the right formula for growth

Unlike most of his peers, Albert Heuser is rather proud of the recent transformation that BASF SE, the world's largest chemical maker by sales, has achieved in China.