An entrepreneur hits pay dirt, or makes a small fortune, in China - and among his or her aspirational objects of desire are the latest premium version of iPhone (of course), a top-end BMW, designer jewellery, branded clothes and accessories, and, wait for it, luxury kitchen and bathroom fittings.
1. Hansgrohe's kitchen sink and mixer combination with "Select" technology
Chinese born in the 1980s and '90s are among the main consumers of high-end bathroom and kitchen products. What's more, foreign manufacturers are going out of their way to meet the demands of this group whose size is increasing by the day.
Just as global companies such as Caterpillar Inc, Alstom Group and Siemens AG injected billions of dollars into China's infrastructure over the past three decades, their Chinese counterparts are now committed to Brazil's development.
China-made security equipment has been installed in Maracana Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics will be held, according to the manufacturer concerned.
China's investments in overseas soccer and basketball teams may be on the rise, but it will be some time before the Chinese people begin to travel abroad in large numbers to watch big sporting events, according to tourism industry observers.
Chinese fashion house Trendy International Group Co, owner of the Miss Sixty jeans brand in Asia, is planning a domestic initial public offering as soon as the end of next year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Chongqing Lifan Co Ltd continues to lead Chinese automakers in the European market, going by their performance in the first half of this year, according to a report from Russia's analytics agency AutoStat.
BYD Co Ltd, a major private sector new-energy vehicle producer in China, is firming up plans to further expand into the Brazilian market.
Chinese sports brands will likely ride the Rio 2016 wave to recovery as big-ticket sponsorship and marketing deals have come their way.
Dassault Systemes SA, a leading European 3-D design software and product lifecycle management solutions company, sees many opportunities for business expansion in the "Made in China 2025" initiative.
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Raymond Zhou
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