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Closed check-out lines at the Carrefour store in Foshan, Guangdong. Most shop owners in the store were unhappy at it closing during the New Year's Day holiday. [China Daily] Vendors at a Carrefour store that closed last week said they would talk with the retailer about compensati...
Foreign buyers examine items at a small-goods market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. China City Complex, a commercial and wholesale town similar to China's Yiwu, is to be built in Thailand. [China Daily] China plans to construct a second Yiwu International Trade City, the world's ...
A saleswoman holds a bottle of liquor produced by Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd. Since the liquor is considered one of China's top brands, prices and demand for the liquor have jumped in response to shortages ahead of the Spring Festival. [China Daily] Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd, China's ...
A visitor at a toy exhibition in Beijing. Toy sales were boosted by the festival season. [China Daily] The million-dollar question in the domestic toy industry is always about predicting which toys will be the best-seller for the festive season, especially during the festive ...
Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd has renewed its purchase-and-supply agreement with Beijing Gome, which is privately owned by jailed company founder Huang Guangyu, in a move that may help to end a long-running boardroom struggle. The agreement, under which the two parties ...
A visitor swims at a beach resort in Shimei Bay, Hainan. Local authorities said they will step up efforts to ensure that hoteliers abide by price regulations. [China Daily] Hotel room rates in China's beach resort of Hainan island during the upcoming traditional Chinese festival ...
A restaurant in Taizhou city, Jiangsu province. China's non-manufacturing PMI rose in December, indicating growth in the country's service sector. [China Daily] China's service sector continued to rebound in December, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said ...
China ranks third in the world for its prolific output of film and television productions, a senior media official said. Wang Taihua, director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), said Wang Taihua in a recent interview that more than 500 films were ...
It's a common scene in Gap Inc stores for shoppers to point at pictures they are carrying and tell assistants: "I want this". These customers will have visited the shop's website, decided what they like and printed off the pictures before moving from the virtual domain to the ...
Gucci, Givenchy, D&G, Prada and Dior Perhaps they are the most expensive brands of sunglasses in the world, but staff at the duty-free shop in downtown Sanya say they will offer mainland visitors a good bargain next year, when the central government is expected to allow ...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton Hotels & Resorts will open three more hotels in China before the end of January, including its third in Shanghai and first hotel in Wenzhou, one of the most developed ...
Young teachers exchange name cards during a blind date event organized by jiayuan.com in 2007 in Beijing. [CFP] Rumored IPO plans have shined a light on China's matchmaking sector's massive profitability, despite denials of NASDAQ aspirations by the top players. The National ...
SHANGHAI -- Donations from China's wealthiest are on the rise, with the country's top 100 philanthropists giving away 22.9 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) to charity since 2005. The top 100 philanthropists donated an average of 229 million yuan each over the last five years, or six ...
US billionaires Warren Buffett (right) and Bill Gates host a banquet in Beijing on Wednesday night that has sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy. Pang Xinglei / Xinhua Gates praises candor, insights of billionaires BEIJING - Fifty Chinese guests attended a banquet on ...
China boasts more billionaires than anywhere else in the world, according to the 2010 China Rich List. The de facto who's who of Chinese business, which is compiled and analyzed by Hurun Report, puts the number of people with a wealth of $1 billion or more at "between 400 and 500...
China will look into further expanding its property tax initiative to more cities in the country after it has evaluated the trial operations in Shanghai and Chongqing, according to the Ministry of Finance. The tax was implemented on trial in late January and a careful evaluation ...
China's confectionery company Hsu Fu Chi International Wednesday said the Chinese government has approved Nestle's proposed plan to gain a major stake in the company. On completing an anti-monopoly review, the Ministry of Commerce has approved Nestle's US$1.7 billion investment ...
A popular saying is echoing in Beijing as property tycoons enter a weak spell: "It is mostly an appalling death for real estate developers to be stuffed (with land), but not hungry." Plots of land in Beijing and other major Chinese cities have been bought at record-high prices, ...
The average price of re-sold apartments in Beijing dropped to a 15-month low of 22,018 yuan (about US$3,456) per square meter in November, according to a report released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Friday. In November, 7,428 ...
Although genetically modified foods have been grown and sold in China for some time, the term still makes the public jittery. Debates on genetic modification range from safety concerns, environmental impact, food security, ethics to politics. When all these issues come into play, ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Feature: World's political, business leaders gather in Davos for WEF
Xinhua Feature: World's political, business leaders gather in Davos for WEF
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The snow-covered Swiss town of ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
Super car club in commercial drive
Super car club in commercial drive
On the night of Nov 11, more than 150 super cars were driven into the ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
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Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...