TV habits have marketers tuned in
2007-07-30 12:39:19
For most market researchers, China's vast interior has long been uncharted territory. But that is starting to change, as economic ripples from the country's booming cities create wealthier rural consumers -- and draw attention from companies and their ad agencies.
China confronts crisis over food safety
2007-05-30 09:46:36
A death sentence meted out to the former head of China's food and drug watchdog, together with the announced formation of a national food-recall system, suggests Beijing intends to send a stern message amid a series of contaminations that has drawn international attention.
China toils over new labor law
2007-05-07 21:01:58
China is putting the final touches on its most significant overhaul of workplace regulation in a decade, in an unusual process that has sparked debate .
A China fund moves cautiously
2007-04-04 11:44:23
On a recent visit to a Chinese mining company, mutual-fund manager Flavia Cheong asked the deputy chairman what kind of gross profit margin the operation earned.
G-7 may cast a wary eye on the yuan, yen
2007-02-05 11:22:24
When finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations meet in Germany next weekend, look out for a tussle over two Asian currencies.
Picking stocks on Indian soil
2007-02-05 11:17:43
Ashit Kothari is living the Indian growth story he spends his days researching.
Targeting China's cycling masses
2007-01-18 16:42:20
China has long been known as a land of bicycles. Even with the advent of cars, the streets of many cities are filled with people riding them.
Chinese fruit may spur EU battle
2006-12-26 13:03:22
European fruit and vegetable farmers, already the beneficiaries of heavy subsidies, are looking ahead to a crop-by-crop battle for even more protection from Chinese competition.
OPEC likely to stand pat on output
2006-12-08 16:40:43
With oil prices back above $60 a barrel and the global economy slowing, OPEC is likely to refrain from further tightening its oil spigots when the cartel meets Thursday in Nigeria, according to senior cartel officials.
Steelmakers seek lower ore price increase
2006-12-04 14:06:36
As talks begin between the world's major steelmakers and iron-ore producers to set prices for next year, consensus is building that prices will rise between 5% and 10% and that the near-20% increase of this year won't be repeated.
China tech firms gain ground
2006-12-01 13:54:16
China's technology companies are closing the gap with their foreign rivals in productivity, positioning themselves to become a bigger threat to multinationals both in China and abroad, according to a survey by McKinsey & Co. and China's Tsinghua University.
Nokia joins slimming trend
2006-11-28 14:08:45
Nokia Corp.'s new design chief, Alastair Curtis, will be under the spotlight today as the company makes a presentation to shareholders who are looking for signs of improvement in the handsets offered by the world's largest maker of cellphones.