Province draws foreign projects

China's eastern coastal province of Shandong has achieved major progress in absorbing foreign investments in recent years, especially from Fortune Global 500 companies, thanks to both its strengthened cooperation with foreign multinationals and efforts to improve the local business environment.

Building brands spurs output growth

Thirty-one Shandong-based companies and brands were highlighted in this year's provincial government work report announced in February, as the government is carrying out a strategy to build a number of internationally in fluential brands.

International trade specialists promote SMEs' massive boom

Shandong, a coastal province in eastern China, saw the most rapid increase in foreign trade of all provinces in the country last year, in contrast with decelerating economic growth worldwide.

Foreign exchange boosts island's rapid recovery

Following its financial crisis in 2012-13, which led to years of economic reforms and austerity measures, Cyprus successfully exited its 10 billion euros ($10.62 billion) bailout program in March 2016 and has entered a new phase of economic stability.

Ease of intl online trading paves way for global growth

Established in 2001, easy-Markets was the first online broker in Cyprus to offer a web platform that did not require users to download it.

Platform sails confidently into its second decade

FxPro is one of the world's leading online brokers, with offices in Cyprus and Britain, hundreds of thousands of clients and global recognition.

Leading companies get in the zone for major growth

Companies in the Weifang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone are taking a range of measures to boost growth in the Year of the Rooster.

Weifang uses new tech to promote workers' safety

Businesses in the Weifang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone are taking steps to apply advanced technologies to the manufacturing process to promote safe production and support business growth.

High quality, value key for steelmakers

Chongsheng Oxygen Lance, a company specializing in metallurgical oxygen lances and nozzles in the Weifang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, has won recognition from global steel manufacturers for its quality products.

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Graphene patents lay base for industry boom

As the world's largest patent filer in the sphere of graphene, China is forecast to enjoy brisk growth in the industry over the next five to 10 years, according to industrial insiders.

Fake Terracotta Warriors exhibit site sparks legal dispute

The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, is home to the world-renowned Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). However, some 1,000 kilometers away, full-scale replicas of these awe-inspiring figures are on display at 5,000-Year Culture Expo Park in Anqing, Jiangsu province.