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Finding the balance in a fast-changing global environment

[2015-01-20 07:45]

IT companies must identify niches, focus on shifting consumer tastes

Daimler drives into Chongqing

[2015-01-20 07:45]

It was announced recently that the world-famous auto brand Daimler with its Car2go car-sharing service brand plans to launch its first operation in Asia later this year.

Tariff reform brings much-needed transparency to electricity sector

[2015-01-20 07:45]

The National Development and Reform Commission last week announced detailed plans for its first pilot plan for electricity transmission and distribution tariff reforms in Shenzhen, a move seen as a breakthrough for the world's largest electricity consume.

Euro back in crisis mode as Davos awaits ECB guidance

[2015-01-20 07:45]

Draghi attempts to craft cross-border consensus needed for full-blown QE

Tourist numbers in Paris drop following recent terror attacks

[2015-01-20 07:45]

Gray skies over a half-empty Eiffel Tower.

Banks hit hard by surprise Swiss move

[2015-01-20 07:45]

The $400 million of cumulative losses that Citigroup Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and Barclays Plc are said to have suffered from the Swiss central bank's decision to end the cap on the franc may be followed by others in coming days.

California wildlife finds savior in Oracle's Ellison

[2015-01-20 07:45]

One of the world's richest men, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, is using some of his wealth to establish a wildlife breeding and rehabilitation center in Northern California that will focus on helping endangered insects, reptiles and amphibians thrive.

Best bang for the investment buck

[2015-01-19 07:44]

Growth in fellow BRICS members and the new MINT bloc pale in comparison to that of China

Consumer should be the main driving force

[2015-01-19 07:44]

With President Xi Jinping's arrival to power, many international investors are excited about the prospect of economic rebalancing. They were impressed by Xi's open recognition that China's State-led stimulus plan of 2008 was like an adrenalin shock. It was necessary to rejuvenate the patient, but it had severe negative side effects: overcapacity in many sectors; an excessive real estate boom; environmental degradation; increased inequality; a worrying rise in local government and corporate debt, and an emerging shadow banking system.

The year to expose losers of the nation

[2015-01-19 07:44]

Investment banks have released quite a few reports on China in 2015. Some points are obvious.

Reviving the ancient Maritime Silk Road

[2015-01-17 07:09]

Chinese navigator Zhai Mo, 46, is ready to set sail again. Five years ago, he finished his solo circumnavigation around the globe, and now he is determined to lead a group of people to follow the ancient Maritime Silk Road.

Retiring skier prepares for a different type of moguls

[2015-01-17 07:09]

On a dais with eight other members of the US national ski and snowboarding team, Hannah Kearney, owner of Olympic gold and bronze medals in freestyle moguls, was asked last week if a recent World Cup victory - the 43rd of her career - gave her reason to reconsider her retirement at season's end.

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