Upmarket baijiu label Shuijingfang has struggled to turn its business around after being hit by the austerity campaign in 2013 James Rice could not have arrived at a more difficult time. The Los Angeles-born executive took over as CEO of the upmarket baijiu company, Sichuan Swellfun Co Ltd, in March 2013.
High-tech Chinese companies that make components for major global smartphone brands, such as Samsung, Apple and Nokia, are struggling to stay afloat.
The decision by BKSE Bokwang Suzhou E&T Co Ltd to close its Wujiang factory in June left workers shell-shocked and local authorities dismayed.
Just a few kilometers from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's headquarters in Hangzhou, there is hive of activity.
Lai Shenzhong has been turned down again - the third time in a week.
Tom Brady learned on Thursday he will start the season on the field after a judge overturned the National Football League's four-game suspension of the New England Patriots' star quarterback, who was embroiled in a scandal over deflated footballs.
The National Football League's defeat in the drawn-out 'Deflategate' saga marks the latest setback in Roger Goodell's nine-year run as commissioner.
Chinese high jumper Zhang Guowei blamed a "too small apron" for his defeat in the IAAF Diamond League final on Thursday - but the 24-year-old still made history by becoming the first Chinese athlete to finish in the top three of the league's final standings.
Qatar smashed 15 unanswered goals past Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates knocked in 10 against Malaysia in a lopsided round of World Cup qualifiers across Asia on Thursday.
Andy Murray battled back from two sets down to beat France's Adrian Mannarino at the US Open on Thursday and then called for a heat rule to cut the number of retirements, which have hit record levels at the tournament.
Lleyton Hewitt made an emotional and dramatic US Open farewell on Thursday, eliminated by Australian compatriot Bernard Tomic in his final match at the site of his first Grand Slam title.
Sara Errani figures she knows the real culprit for the dizziness, sore throat and general weakness that nearly cost her a match at the US Open on Thursday: air conditioning.
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