Modernization to boost rural development

The government of Northeast China Heilongjiang province will focus its goals on agricultural production and develop the rural area. It targets total grain production of 60 billion kilograms with a 12 percent increase of income for rural residents in 2012.

Green urbanization makes harmony

Urbanization in Heilongjiang province has made remarkable progress in recent years and the urbanization rate hit a record high by increasing to an annual rate of 80 percent.

Heilongjiang to cash in on tourism

In the snowy regions of northeastern China lies Heilongjiang, a province with a wintry landscape that draws millions of tourists to visit each year.

Opening-up helps a lot in going-abroad

In spite of the global economic crisis, China's investment overseas has had an upward trend, so that by now this investment and cooperation, along with foreign trade are an important part of its opening-up.

Looking for fairer trade for everyone after joining WTO

The more China developed and expanded its foreign trade over the past decade, the more the competition from emerging nations grew and the greater the conflicts of interest and trade disputes emerged.

Zhejiang companies getting a bigger market share

The opportunities that China's membership in the WTO brought did not fall just on the big state enterprises but to lesser known ones as well, for example, Geely Motor Corp in Zhejiang province, which is a perfect example of the challenges and advantages the move brought.

Chinese bankers forming global network

One way to better understand the changes that have taken place in China as a result of its joining the World Trade Organization in 2001 is to take a look at its banking industry over the past decade.

Localization of the 'whole-value-chain' lets FAW-VW Audi produce a more charming car

The 10 years seem to have passed in a flash and some people still remember all the apprehensions and anticipation, the challenges and opportunities back in 2001 when China joined the World Trade Organization.

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Pharma majors hit rural trail

During his recent trip to the rural areas in northern China's Hebei province, Feng Ming took particular care to check whether besides luggage, he had with him a smartphone-like device. "My trip is only for this," said Feng, referring to the small white cell-phone-sized device.

Medtronic finds its own niche in China

When Medtronic Inc, the world's largest independent medical device company by sales, entered China in the 1990s, there were just a couple of foreign medical device companies here. But since then the relatively young medical devices industry has developed rapidly in China, with more foreign medical equipment companies getting market access and domestic companies flourishing, said Simon Li, president of Medtronic China.

Changing face of drug alliances

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