How sweet! Nongfu plans to diversify

Chairman Zhong Shanshan is digging new channels to let China's bottled water flow into world markets

Pride of place

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts established its first property in mainland China on the shore of Hangzhou's beautiful West Lake more than three decades ago.

AccorHotels looks to midscale properties

A senior business leader for AccorHotels, a world-leading hotel operator, shared with China Daily the company's insights for the year of 2016, from business focus to strategy in its Greater China regions.

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Appointments

Easter basket

Forum calls for more support in infrastructure

More investment needed to improve logistics and contacts

Chongqing, Zhoushan favorites as new FTZs

Chongqing, and the coastal city of Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province, are being tipped by shipping experts as hot favorites to be chosen as new free trade zones for the third round selection, as the central government devotes more resources to developing the Yangtze River Economic Belt within its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).

Manufacturers urged to think smarter

The sheer scale of the Chinese market gives the country an edge to develop smart manufacturing, the global chairman of the professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd said.

Import surge will boost service trade

China's goal to enlarge its import volume over the next five years will stimulate services trade opportunities for developed countries as the government is offering wider market access to global companies, a senior official said on Thursday.

Rivers bring livelihood to workers in central China

Li Shichao, a native of Wuhan on the Yangtze River in Hubei province, has always been fond of water and ships. On World Water Day, observed annually on March 22, he sat in front of monitors watching vessels pass through the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project. For him, it was just another Tuesday.

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Govts & policies

Anhui farmers eye premium opportunities from prime porkers

Consumers with the ability to pay a premium for organic food are encouraging pig breeders in the mountains of eastern China's Anhui province to embrace new business opportunities that are expected to boost their incomes.