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Parkson Retail Group Ltd., the Beijing-based department-store chain controlled by Malaysia's Lion Group, will accelerate its expansion in China in the next three years. The company will open 8 to 9 stores a year through 2013, after opening 5 last year, Managing Director Alfred ...
Residents in a low-rent residential community in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality play table tennis on Jan 17. [Xinhua] The central government has signed strict agreements with provincial governments to guarantee that they will meet a target calling for the construction ...
Hainan Honz Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is accusing Johnson&Johnson's of unfair competition by spreading false information to misled consumers. Honz said to reserve the right to take legal actions to rumor mongers. Honz said that false information of Honz's product, Nimesulide, an ...
China will overtake the US to become the world's biggest grocery market next year and by 2015 it will be joined in the top five by Russia, as well as India and Brazil, according to a study published Saturday. International food and grocery analyst IGD forecasts China's grocery ...
An array of cities in China have announced measures aimed at curbing the growth of housing prices, leading a nationwide campaign to deflate bubbles in the red-hot real estate market. In Shanghai, local housing authorities on Saturday revealed the details of measures meant to curb ...
A child stands in front of imported milk powder products on shelves at a shop in Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province. Prompted by increased consumption, overseas manufacturers are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the country's "fourth baby boom" expected ...
Customers examine clothes at Yansha Outlets in Beijing. It was the first factory outlets mall in China, and was opened by Yansha Youyi Shopping City nine years ago. International luxury brands are attaching great importance to the new shopping style for Chinese customers. [China ...
Miao ethnic women dance at a festival in Guiyang, Guizhou province. [China Daily] China's proliferation of high-speed railways has become a driving engine of its tourism sector. The tracks, which currently stretch 8,358 kilometers, facilitate trains which operate at some of the ...
China's travel industry will shift focus from the country's places to its people this year, according to a recent announcement by the China National Tourism Office (CNTO). "China Culture Tour 2011" is its theme this year and, "Travel to appreciate and experience Chinese culture" ...
The sales of commercial homes in 2010 fell 42.4 percent from that in 2009 in Shanghai after authorities moved to cool down the property market. Commercial housing sales dropped to 16.85 million square meters in 2010, according to a statement released Friday by the Shanghai ...
Shanghai and several other Chinese cities have moved to restrict home purchases in a bid to deflate bubbles in the real estate market. The rules, which were revealed by Shanghai's Housing Guarantee and Administration Bureau on Saturday, prohibits new home purchases from locally...
China's statistics agency said on Friday that under its readjusted calculation system, prices of newly-built properties in the nation's major 70 cities continued to rise in January. Ten cities out of the 70 surveyed reported more than a 10 percent price increase from a year ago, ...
In a break from its traditional "only for rent" operation of commercial properties, Japanese Mori Group, the developer of China's tallest building , the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), decided to sell its office separately. The 492 meter high skyscraper has been plagued ...
A package is being prepared for shipment. Logistics sales revenue in 2010 reached 60 billion yuan ($9.1 billion), a 20 percent year-on-year increase. However, delivery capacity could not accommodate the gigantic demand from the 370 percent growth rate in e-commerce over the same ...
China is drafting new rules to minimize disputes over fees and commissions between suppliers and retailers after global retailer Carrefour was accused of charging higher slotting allowances. A series of disputes between suppliers and retailers attracted high-level attention in ...
The consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy's own-brand outlets are suffering difficulties in China, and experts say it's because the US-based company has not tailored itself to the local market. Beijing Business Today reported on Friday that Best Buy might consider closing its ...
China's statistics agency is to stop releasing the average overall home prices for 70 major cities under a new survey method launched this year. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Wednesday claimed the new survey method would improve the reliability of its figures. January ...
China's major property developers have been stepping up their efforts to raise funds overseas in response to a gradually tightened cash flow, as the government's tightening real estate measures are expected to lead to a big drop in transactions. According to a report by Royal ...
Beijing municipal government Wednesday issued new rules limiting the number of homes each family can buy as the government steps up efforts to cool the property market. The new rules prohibit new home purchases by Beijing families who own two or more apartments and non-Beijing ...
Despite the central government's efforts to control soaring housing prices and speculation, residents in a small county in central China's Henan Province are rushing to purchase, even if the apartments are still "up in the air". Realtors in Guangshan County in Xinyang City sell ...
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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 ...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
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 ...