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Maserati vrooms onto top e-tailing platform

[2016-04-29 08:17]

Successful, first-time online sales boost Italian luxury carmaker's confidence about business prospects with Chinese car fans, says its chief.

Eyewear veteran sees future in Google Glass

[2016-04-22 07:58]

Claudio Gottardi, president and CEO of New York-based Marchon Eyewear Inc, sees the future of glasses not just in fashionable design, but in portable technology.

Inside the mind of a pension fund manager

[2016-04-15 08:21]

When it comes to growing its investment in China, what Mark Wiseman, president and chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has in mind is China's share of the global gross domestic product.

Standard Chartered banking on China

[2016-04-08 08:01]

The nature of Chinese growth suits our business very well, so we're very committed, for example, to the Belt and Road Initiative.

Royal Caribbean, eastward ho!

[2016-03-31 13:33]

Unlike most Harvard law degree holders who spend most of their time in the courts, Adam Goldstein chose to lead a maritime life 27 years ago. Now, he is navigating Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd into the promising China market.

Tech titans talk about machines, men and virtual reality

[2016-03-25 08:15]

Jack Ma and Mark Zuckerberg share thoughts on innovation, culture and philosophy.

Caterpillar rides high on Chinese transition

[2016-03-18 07:40]

Doug Oberhelman has led Caterpillar Inc, one of the world's top construction and mining equipment makers, through an accelerated business cycle, implementing cost-efficiencies and lean manufacturing.

A century together and still going strong

[2016-03-11 07:52]

Alex Molinaroli is the CEO of Johnson Controls Inc and he is something of a rarity in today's business world-he has spent his entire 33-year career at one company.

Looking forward to a 'big year'

[2016-03-04 07:58]

It was not a free lunch for Sergio Ermotti when he was appointed the chief executive of UBS Group AG five years ago as the bank was struggling in the wake of a trading scandal that caused it a hefty loss of $2.3 billion.

Haier sticks to disruptive innovation

[2016-02-26 07:40]

Speculation has been rife after Haier Group, a major manufacturer of household appliances, announced in January its plan to buy General Electric's appliance business for $5.4 billion.

A business vision that makes you feel

[2016-02-05 08:16]

Bill McDermott, chief executive of the world's biggest business application company SAP SE, is surprisingly philosophical about an accident that claimed the sight in one eye.

A successful coffee tale from a true believer

[2016-01-29 08:19]

Howard Schultz, chairman, president and CEO of US-based global coffee chain Starbucks Corp recently spoke to China Daily about Starbucks' company culture, its local business strategies and the secret to its success.

Empowered by vision of a connected world

[2016-01-22 07:48]

Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson is confident that its strong research and development capabilities will help it weather the ongoing market challenges in China.

Chanting the 'glocal' mantra for success

[2016-01-15 08:16]

Luis Alvarez, who took the helm at BT Global Services in 2012, spoke to China Daily about his business plan in China, management style and personal life.

Lenovo's Yang looks overseas for growth

[2016-01-08 07:55]

Yang Yuanqing, who has spent more than two decades with Lenovo, shared with China Daily his ideas on how the company will face up to the new challenges in the mobile Internet era.

Big Cat on the prowl for more market share

[2015-12-25 07:42]

The United Kingdom's iconic heritage motoring brand Jaguar Land Rover is rapidly increasing sales in China, while constantly localizing its operations.

Candid advice from seasoned executive

[2015-12-18 11:09]

Greenberg spoke to China Daily at his Park Avenue office in Manhattan about his long and deep connection with China.

Investor dedicated to knowing business

[2015-12-04 07:38]

To help future leaders to have a deeper understanding about the world's second-largest economy, Schwarzman is setting up an eponymous one-year scholarship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Flying high on back of cultural diversity

[2015-11-27 07:56]

Fabrice Bregier, president and CEO of Europe-based Airbus SAS, the unit of Airbus Group SE that makes civil aircraft, is proud of the company's cultural diversity.

Connecting business to a clean future

[2015-11-13 07:49]

ABB is in line with China's shift from production to consumption and environmental performance, says its chief, Ulrich Spiesshofer.

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