Despite changing demographics and shifting growth patterns, China's economic prospects in the next decade remain positive as the industries continue to climb up the value chain and open to the international market, said economists and experts at the Shanghai Forum, hosted by Fudan University, which ended on Monday.
Every retailer in China wants a piece of the growing cross-border e-commerce pie. Department stores are no exception, and they see the sector as a promising avenue of transformation in the era of online shopping.
Tariffs will be reduced on June 1 on a number of imported consumer goods, including shoes and boots, cosmetics, and disposable paper diapers, the Ministry of Finance announced on Monday.
Greece will continue paying its debts, after its ruling Syriza party narrowly rejected a call to miss its next International Monetary Fund loan payment.
After repeated delays and false starts, the long-awaited China Pakistan Economic Corridor project is finally happening.
Just when we were getting accustomed to China's diplomatic success in bringing Europe and Asia together to launch the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, along comes another big test of China's position in the global pecking order.
Chinese companies from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan made their way to Nairobi in the past month for a series of trade shows.
China's insurance industry is becoming further integrated into the European economy through Chinese insurance companies' increasing acquisitions in Europe, said James Peagam, global head of JP Morgan Asset Management's insurance advisory.
It's already reported that China's urban housing market is starting to pick up. A rise in business and in prices is obvious in the first-tier cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen - compared with the previous months.
An increasing number of amateur players on the links are women COVER
The increase in male golfers has also led to a hike in women golfers
Shi Ting may not be working for a living, but she is one very busy woman.
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