Luxury brands are making way for Hello Kitty in glitzy malls of Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, fancy purses are out, sneakers are in.

Turning startups into smart brands

Chinese firms are setting up foreign 'incubators' for some of the most innovative fledgling businesses

Behind the wall

A Chinese journalist takes a trip to the West Bank

Jebsen launches $40m lube oil facility

Jebsen Group, China's largest Porsche sports car dealer, has put a new $40 million lubricating oil plant into operation in Guangdong province, to tap into the country's growing demand for the products.

China Life in latest overseas property move

$4.55b financing deal in the US marks continuation of shift by insurers to globalize investment portfolios

CGN consortium close to power deal in Malaysia

Qatar's Nebras Power QSC is in talks to partner with China General Nuclear Power Corp in the bidding for 1Malaysia Development Bhd's power business, people with knowledge of the matter said, potentially pitting a foreign consortium against Malaysia's biggest listed energy producer.

Bulls help key index to sustain rebound

Stocks jumped with China's benchmark index entering a bull market after an unprecedented State rescue effort halted a $5 trillion slump and ordinary investors returned to the market.

Training body chief: Accountants in hot demand

Qualified accountants with wider business skills have become the most sought-after group of professionals in the Chinese executive-jobs market, according to the head of one of the world's top accountancy training bodies.

Sany settles dispute with US govt

Ralls Corp set to offload Oregon wind farms to third-party buyer

Solar Power eyes US IPO to crowdfund green projects

Solar Power Inc, a Shanghai-based operator of solar projects and a solar investment intermediary, plans to raise as much as $300 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq of the United States as it expands an Internet platform to help crowdfund clean-power projects.

'Shouting match' erupts between e-commerce firms

Major e-commerce player JD.com Inc has filed a complaint with the authorities claiming its rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has been "disrupting market order".

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