NPC & CPPCC sessions 2009: Biz & Economy
China will be able to achieve the economic growth target of about 8 percent in 2009, if proper policies and measures are taken, said Premier Wen.
Let one billion customers bloom
James McGregor, a journalist-turned businessman, keeps a statue of Lei Feng as a reminder to help others.
Silver screen salvo lights way
China's film industry starts the new year with a booming box office fueled by what pundits hold are moviegoers looking for some escape from a gloomy economy.
Firm going skin deep in Chinese mainland
Lim Meng-teng has persisted in his original plan to venture onto the mainland from his Hong Kong base with his cosmetic dermatology group.
Lenovo reboots again for 2010
For employees and executives of Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group, the beginning of the new year didn't bring fortune to them as usual.
Motown more like a ghost town
DETROIT: It was showtime again in the Motor City, but not as glaring, full-blown and bustling as before.
The 1997-98 crisis offers lessons to China
History is repeating itself in many different ways, as the current economic downturn in China parallels the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis in many ways.
A mysterious message millionaire
Pony Ma is a mystery to many. He seldom accepts interviews, but his name appears in the media almost daily.
China economic hubs face tough times amid crisis
Guangdong and Shanghai, China's two economic hubs, have suffered setbacks due to the global financial crisis and forecast even worse prospects.
Steering progress
After 1978 when China threw its door open to the outside world, some brave foreigners came to China and built pioneering, thriving businesses.
Telex to Internet
If Marco Polo had had the ability to send a message and had it instantly received on the other side of the world, he would have made a fortune.
Survey highlights mix of optimism, concern
Consumers in the world's fastest developing economies - including China - believe the global recession will be over within a year, according to a survey.
Fresh spenders in China
China's emerging middle class buyers were set to generate significant spending growth in the coming years.
Service with a smile
The service staff throughout the State sector simply did not have to make the gesture, much less crack a smile for customers.
'Infernal' documents
Nothing was simple back then: you had to jump through all kinds of hoops to get anything you needed, even just for normal office life.
Financial ill winds ruffle some feathers
With the US financial crisis starting to create ripples in China, the trendy young Chinese have realized the virtues of their parents' philosophy: A penny saved is a penny earned.
Financial ill winds leave some others smooth
"It's time to travel overseas and go shopping in the US and Europe," says Zhu Hong, who works for a premier company in Beijing. "The US dollar and the euro are falling (against the yuan), so we can save a lot if we shop there now."
Taiwan business pioneer dies at 91
Wang Yung-ching, a businessman who built his Formosa Plastics Group into Taiwan's biggest manufacturing conglomerate, died in the United States. He was 91.
Hiring from outside the company
As life-long employment fades and the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, many firms look to hire skilled workers to improve productivity quickly.
Play days
We have a change this week. Instead of having one picture of the past and another of the present, we have two taken in 2005.
Consultant on the Coke-Huiyuan deal and global M&A
Global M&A is on the rise. Chinese companies are making more acquisitions overseas and multinationals are aggressively targeting Chinese local players.
Bringing anti-radiation clothing to future mothers
Instead of taking over her father's firm, Xu Taofang has established her own brand in the anti-radiation clothing sector for pregnant women: Tianxiang.
McDonald's growing in China
During the Olympic month, when eating in McDonald's, you could hear the song, "China wins, we win" broadcast repeatedly.
In with the new
People have long been arguing about the disappearance of China's old cities.
New homes, new hopes
"You know, Chinese people really hate debt, especially in the 1990s when a 10,000 yuan loan could be a big sum."
Taking giant strides
From humble beginnings 88 years ago, the Huili sneakers (known as Feiyue overseas) are blazing a trail for Chinese fashion.
Road to modernity
Though Beijing authorities said they would not lower their environmental standards after the Olympics, they may have forgotten to mention the traffic.
Economy won't be hurt after Olympics
China will not suffer from a "post-Olympic recession" because of the scale and potential of its economy, senior officials said yesterday.
Duck fighting
Among the fast-changing trends of international cuisine, Peking Duck is a rare enduring classic, with a history stretching back 1,600 years.
China to avoid post-Olympics slowdown
"China is a big country. Beijing is small. Even if Beijing's investment in infrastructure drops sharply after the Games, it would not have a significant impact on the whole economy."
Time for price reform
The recent fall of international oil prices has lent credence to optimism about China's expectations on eased inflationary pressure.
Shenzhen Zen
If the grandeur that is New York - or Hong Kong - wasn't built in a day, how about within 50 years?
Setting a clean example
How will Beijing Olympics benefit China? How will the Chinese see the coming sports event other than as a world athletic contest?
Jackpot!
China's lottery market has lacked regulatoins. The government has relied solely on temporary administrative tools, which critics say has resulted in frauds and malpractices.
Energy subsidies 'unsustainable'
China has only raised the prices of gasoline and diesel by as much as 18 percent, in an effort to keep them artificially low.
Disasters and closures hurting job prospects
As China's economic growth slowed to 10.4% in the first half, people have been increasingly concerned about the country's economic prospects.
China can afford a 'mild slowdown'
As China's economic growth slowed to 10.4% in the first half this year, people have been increasingly concerned about the country's economic prospects.
Smart mart
Chinese consumers commonly regard Carrefour's launch of its first China hypermarket in Beijing in 1995 as the debut of foreign retail chain firms in the nation.
Memories for sale
However the inflation factor is weighed, retailers have had a good time in the last three decades, with the country's total retail volume swelling almost 50 times.
Money changes with time
Foreign exchange certificates, originally designed to serve overseas visitors, has become popular again - this time, in collection market.
Ambush marketing hurting sponsors
Official Olympics sponsors will be looking forward to reaping uninterrupted spoils of their investment in the Games.
Endless, ancient toil
Farming in China still has a long way to go to become truly modernized and efficient. Feeding the 1.3-billion population still remains a challenge.
Hot money inflows
With a population of merely 20,000 but registered companies exceeding 290,000, British Virgin Islands poured $7.39 billion into China in these past five months.
The line forms ... where?
One Chinese habit that foreigners complain about, I've heard, is their reluctance to line up in an orderly fashion.
Qianmen Street: Yesterday once more
On August 7, just one day before the 2008 Beijing Olympics opens, the torch relay will pass through the brand new Qianmen Street.
It takes millions of dollars to have lunch with someone like Buffett who controls billions.
Turning the page
For people outside China, China is always China. But Chinese people who have experienced so many changes may feel as if they live in a different country.
Mainland tourists a big boon for Taiwan
The imminent arrival of the first wave of tourists from the mainland has positive implications for Taiwan's economy.
How to fight disasters in future
China should consider establishing an independent government agency for the reconstruction after the Wenchuan earthquake.
No business like show business
An area in which China has yet to see as much development as its overall economy is the business of entertainment and culture.
Good times
Ask any middle-class Chinese what would be his or her first luxury purchase and the answer will most likely be a Swiss watch.
First Chinese tour group in US
Chinese tourists pose at a bronze sculpture of a bull, the symbol used by Wall Street for positive times in the market in New York.
