Kindle Fire kindles tablet price war
[2012-09-10 13:38]US online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc introduced a series of new Kindle Fire tablets on Sept 6, kindling a price war in the tablet-computer market.
Pros and cons of Wanda-AMC deal
[2012-09-10 13:37]The acquisition of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc has turned Dalian Wanda Group Co into the largest movie theater chain operator globally.
Property tax TV show stirs online debate
[2012-09-08 10:39]A debate between two Chinese public figures has sparked fresh online discussion on whether real estate tax can rein in the country's skyrocketing home prices.
Volkswagen to set up auto parts factory in Tianjin
[2012-09-03 11:00]German automaker Volkswagen AG signed an agreement on Thursday to establish a factory in Tianjin as part of the Sino-German economic and cooperation agreement.
Yuan gains luster in intl financial settlements
[2012-09-03 10:58]In July, among the 158 countries that traded with the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, 20 percent used the yuan for major payments.
Nike prices to rise on cost surge
[2012-08-27 10:27]The foreign sportswear maker Nike Inc will increase the price of its shoes and apparel by 5 to 10 percent, the rising cost of raw materials and transportation.
Employment market sees continuous depression
[2012-08-27 10:24]The employment market in China continues to be in a depression according to the HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index. The PMI is a preliminary gauge of manufacturing industry and hiring. The PMI survey's employment sub-index was 47.7 in August, almost the same as July, showing that firms are laying off workers for the sixth consecutive month.
Winning e-commerce price war
[2012-08-20 10:28]The price war that broke out among several major Chinese electronics and appliances retailers last week has attracted growing attention from different parties.
SOEs shines on well-publicized rich lists
[2012-08-20 10:26]Chinese entrepreneurs on well-publicized rich lists are more likely to be investigated by the government, new research showed.
Cars lifted to pay highway tolls
[2012-08-06 10:31]The State Council released an announcement stating that cars with seven seats or less won't have to pay highway tolls during four Chinese holidays - Spring Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, May Day and National Day.
$42m for the Games opening ceremony
[2012-07-30 11:13]The budget for the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games was about 27 million pounds, a much smaller sum than China spent on the event.
Microblog insights
[2012-07-16 11:15]There are some insights from Sina Weibo, on luxury goods buying and Chinese companies being listed on the Fortune Global 500.
Microblog insights--June 25
[2012-06-25 13:20]According to The Rise of Asian Americans, a study released on June 19 by the Pew Research Center, Asians are the fastest-growing, most-educated and highest-earning population in the US. In the second quarter, nearly 70 percent of citizens think property prices are too high and unacceptable.
Microblog insights--June 11
[2012-06-11 10:22]Compared with the past two years, Asian buyers' demand for top wines in 2011 fell significantly this year.
Microblog insights
[2012-06-05 12:26]Labor costs in China have continued to rise and many manufacturing companies have started to consider moving to other countries where wages are lower.
Microblog insights
[2012-04-10 08:00]Topic 1: The price of graves in Beijing has been rising continuously in recent years, and in the past 10 years, has jumped 15 times. Currently, there are no graves costing less than 20,000 yuan ($3,171) in the city. Beijing residents are flocking to neighboring regions, such as Hebei province and Tianjin, to purchase graves. On the opposite sides of the boundary river between Beijing and Hebei province, the prices of similar graves vary widely.
