The power of comfort and technology

Renowned Danish shoemaker ECCO has unveiled a high-tech men's and women's golf collection for spring/summer - characterized by unequaled comfort, style and performance. ECCO is the only international shoe manufacturer to own and manage the entire supply chain from cow to consumer. Each high-grade leather shoe passes through more than 225 pairs of highly-skilled hands at ECCO-owned factories.

UBS and Asian golf A winning combination

In April, the elite players of the Asian and European Tours head for the bright lights of Shanghai for the BMW Asian Open. Springtime is also the time when UBS's golf platform in Asia Pacific comes out of its winter hibernation - in 2008 for its third consecutive year.

Thrills at the BMW Public Area

Golf superstars aside, one of the star attractions at the BMW Asian Open each year is the spectacular and exciting Public Area located near the 18th green at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.

Stars tee off BMW Asian Open

The fifth BMW Asian Open to be held in Shanghai tees off today at Tomsom Shanghai Pudong Golf Club with some of the top golfing talents from Europe, Asia and South Africa gathered.

Rolex: Golf's biggest player

Drive, precision and success are the values that link the sport of golf with luxury brand Rolex. Since descending on the field of sports sponsoring in the late 1960s, today Rolex is associated with the most important and prestigious events and personalities in the golfing world.

BMW Asian Open 2008

Why market faces major challenges?

Though the year ahead is widely expected to be "China's most difficult year", the country's automotive market retains a torrid pace of growth. Government efforts to slow the economy and curb skyrocketing fuel prices and the rising uncertainty with the overall economy have done little to deter the enthusiasm for buying among China's newly rich consumers. This will likely change as we move forward into 2008, as the challenges faced by the market grow.

China tooling up as integral cog in the worldwide auto industry

Today's global automotive industry is an increasingly complex and intertwined by its very nature. Several factors are driving both vehicle producing and vehicle consuming nations closer together everyday.

Hi-tech Volvo XC60 makes Asian debut in Beijing

One of this season's classiest debutantes was introduced to the Asian automotive world on April 20 in Beijing by Volvo Cars CEO and President Fredrik Arp when he unveiled the new XC60 at center stage of 2008 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.

Better, faster, stronger

A senior foreign correspondent has been covering China on and off for more than 20 years and during this time has bought four cars. Before he purchased his latest ride - a 1.8-liter VW Golf - all of his buys were lemons. There were constant breakdowns, parts kept falling off, and after-sales service was sorely lacking.

VW begins 'Olympic Journey'

As the 10th Beijing International Auto Exhibition opens on April 20 in Beijing, Volkswagen is ready with a large arena of 4,000 sq m to display its precedent-setting lineup.

A year of innovation, competition, consolidation

Milestone deal
SAIC Motor Corp, the top Chinese vehicle producer, clinched a landmark merger deal with Nanjing Automobile Corp in December, the biggest consolidation in the country's fragmented auto industry.