Centre takes control
New appointments in the IT sector signal a significant change in the central government's policy, writ
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New appointments in the IT sector signal a significant change in the central government's policy, writ
In the second part of his article examining the cultural differences that exist between China and the
Wang Xudong
1946 Born in Yancheng, Jiangsu province
The Leading Information Group and its office of about 20 staff was created in 1996 by the State Counci
Five years from the start of the 2008 Olympics, Games organisers have a lot to be concerned about apar
As China's industries become more open to foreign investment, Peter A Kenevan and Xi Pei argue that al
An entrepreneur who fled China into exile in the US after he was accused of corruption and threatened
Textile producers in the US have asked the Bush administration to impose emergency import quotas on fo
China could soon join the Group of Eight (G8) nations along with other major developing economies such
A joint venture between China National Water Resources & Hydropower Engineering Corp and China Int
China's foreign trade growth continued to burn fiercely in July, rising 32.8 per cent year-on-year to
Deutsche Bank confirmed that it has been in talks with an undisclosed Chinese company to form an under
Prudential Financial is investing in a funds management joint venture with Everbright Securities, repo
High rates of fraud and default on car loans have led two big insurers to stop underwriting car loans
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has vowed to keep the yuan exchange rate stable in the coming months, citin
The People's Bank of China is to raise the reserve requirements for financial institutions from Septem
Bank of China has signed an MOU with banks from Japan and South Korea to explore joint business opport
Asurge in cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving Chinese firms is likely, Reuters reported a
HSBC and Deutsche Bank have moved closer to being able to trade in yuan-denominated investments, recei
China's sole privately owned lender China Minsheng Bank is looking to sell US$1bn of its shares overse
China has decided to delay the adoption of the new Basel II accord on banks' capital requirements, fea
Kia Motors of South Korea plans a US$600m car plant at an undisclosed mainland location, reported Reut
China's largest 14 state-owned producers reported combined earnings of Yn18bn in the first half of the
Taiwan's Formosa Automobile Corp (FAC) was reported by industry sources to be close to setting up a 20
Gillette Co, manufacturer of the Duracell brand, has bought a 70 per cent stake in the Sino-foreign jo
Market briefs
More than half the world's shoes (6bn pairs) are produced in China each year by 1.6m
Motorola overhauled in handset market
The world's most powerful computer, capable of performing 10,000bn calculations per second, is being b
Beijing-based BOE Technology Group has acquired a controlling stake in Hong Kong and Singapore-listed
Projector manufacturers from Japan are shifting production to China, reported Nikkei.