Business / Charts

Happily ever after until the divorce

[2013-09-16 08:20]

'Sometimes, I believe everything comes with an expiration date and no relationship can be immortal" is a lyric from a love song by Faye Wong, the Chinese pop diva, who announced the end of her second marriage on Friday.

China: Global technology hotbed

[2013-09-13 13:34]

The red hot IT market is forecast to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6% in the next four years to reach $274 billion in 2017.

Jobs outlook positive across entire nation

[2013-09-10 23:41]

Chinese employers forecast modest hiring trends in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the newly released Employment Outlook Survey from ManpowerGroup.

Nation vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor

[2013-09-10 08:17]

Even as global outward foreign direct investment contracted last year, China set records in this area, becoming the world's third-largest investor.

Exports expand in Aug amid signs of recovery

[2013-09-09 08:44]

Exports jumped in August by 7.2 percent from a year earlier to $190.73 billion, compared with 5.1 percent growth in July, according to data released on Sunday.

Price records set for prime land

[2013-09-06 07:18]

Rebounding property prices are driving developers to pay more for prime land, with two new price records being created within 24 hours.

APEC in focus

[2013-10-06 10:38]

An in-depth glance at the economic forces driving the world's most powerful economies.

Tourists change spending pattern

[2013-09-14 14:40]

Outbound tourism has shown signs of weakening spending power for high-end products as tourists become more focused on what exactly they want from a holiday.

G20 in focus

[2013-09-05 14:28]

An graphic glance at the economic forces driving the world most power economies.

Rising smartphone stars

[2013-09-03 17:12]

The word "Smartphone" usually synonymous with Apple and Samsung. However in Asia, homegrown brands are making waves.

Agricultural Bank sees profit rise

[2013-08-29 10:13]

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd's net interest income stood at 180 billion yuan ($29.4 billion) in the first half of 2013, up 12.2 billion yuan year-on-year.

Real estate top wealth creator in Pearl River Delta

[2013-08-28 07:58]

Despite the central government's tightening policies in the property market, the real estate sector still generates the largest number of billionaires in southern China.

Sinopec's business back to profit

[2013-08-27 06:50]

Company posted 213m yuan in operating income from refineries

Students from impoverished families to receive more aid

[2013-08-26 07:24]

Students from impoverished families who cannot afford education expenses will have more financial support as the Chinese government and the public make extra efforts.

Grim picture for pocket cameras

[2013-08-23 07:48]

First-half digital camera sales in China plunged by more than one-third, the sharpest fall-off ever.

Chinese characters under threat in digital age

[2013-08-21 07:34]

China's cultural reach is growing every year - but is one of its most-treasured traditions under threat on its own shores?

Hot times mean hotter prices

[2013-08-14 07:38]

A persistent heat wave over East and South China is killing vegetables and pushing food prices higher but will not cause dramatic inflation, economists said.

More IT solution for Banks

[2013-08-14 11:03]

IDC is expecting China's banking industry IT solution market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7% from 2013 to 2017 to reach RMB 32.44 billion in 2017.

'No worry' on wheat imports

[2013-08-13 00:26]

China's growing wheat imports could soon make it the world's top importer, although such a change is not expected to push global wheat prices higher.

Chengdu stores ban bear bile

[2013-08-09 02:06]

Around 150 Chinese drugstores in Chengdu announced on Thursday that they would stop selling products containing bear bile powder.

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