Chinese real estate tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is entitled to a pre-tax sum of 7.074 million yuan ($1.04 million) in yearly salary for 2009. Ren, however, is said to have got about one tenth of it thus far, according to a statement posted on the website of Shanghai Stock Exchange.
China's solar energy company - the Baoding-based Yingli Green Energy - told China Daily today that it is proud to be an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Yingli Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Miao Liangsheng founded Yingli Green Energy in 1998. At age 51, Miao joined ranks of world's richest solar energy entrepreneurs when Yingli Green Energy, which he founded, listed on the NYSE (NYSE: YGE) in 2007.
Dr Jasper Jiao's life story is a classic tale of rags to riches, hard work, determination, eventual success and, indeed, enlightenment.
The chairman of LongRun Tea Group Co Ltd is the eldest of five children born to impoverished, illiterate farmers in Yunnan province and raised in a two-story house they built themselves with grass.
In this day of modern salons and flamboyant coiffure, Jing Kui continues to keep the traditional art of the barber alive. Jing, 97, is one of the country's oldest living barbers and a member of an aging industry fighting to survive the onslaught of modernity.
Yang Hua may not be a familiar name in the wider world but within China's telecoms industry he is a legend and his influence extends far and wide.
A court has sentenced to life the most senior judge ever convicted of taking bribes and embezzlement,in a sign of intensified efforts to fight judicial corruption.
American investment guru Jim Rogers has debunked contrarian investor James S Chanos suggestions that China's investment bubble may lead to a Dubai-style implosion.
Li Jian says he is an average stock investor but the Chinese media call him a genius. His track record speaks for itself. In just 11 trading days last July the 40-year-old made 170,000 yuan ($25,000).
The former vice-president of China's top court stood trial yesterday for embezzlement and taking bribes, making him the highest judicial official facing such charges since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Ye Shuyang, a top official in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, dreamed of accumulating 60 million yuan ($8.8 million). He wanted to give 20 million to his son, 20 million to his daughter and son-in-law, and then fund his retirement with an extra 20 million for himself.
To Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group, his pursuit of Swedish luxury brand Volvo is the story of a swain courting a princess. Last month when the Zhejiang-based Geely settled commercial terms to buy the Sweden-based Volvo division from US company Ford for an estimated price of $2 billion, the Chinese businessman finally received a nod of approval from his regal heartthrob.
All 21 disgruntled reporters and editors were half way through an editorial brainstorm at News Magazine, a Beijing-based current affairs publication, on Dec 31 when their boss suddenly entered and told them their services would not be required after the New Year holidays.
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