 CCTV Spring Festival Gala boosts online shopping 2010-02-24
The annual Spring Festival Gala on CCTV proved to be magic for online sales. |
Alibaba: Most Innovative Companies 2010 2010-02-20
In 2009, it surpassed 200 million users for its Alipay online-payment service, doubling in size in a year and besting PayPal's global numbers. |
China moves to curb housing prices amid bubble fears 2010-02-11
Chinese authorities have moved to curb soaring property prices, amid concerns that speculation and explosive growth in bank lending have caused an asset-price bubble. |
First batch of Zhejiang trade representatives appointed 2010-02-10
Together with Yu, 16 other Zhejiang trade representatives were appointed for one year by the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province to countries and regions such as America, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Nigeria and Botswana. |
Ford, Geely miss New Year deal date 2010-02-10
Ford Motor Co and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co are unlikely to sign a deal on the sale of the US automaker's Volvo unit by the start of the Lunar New Year on Feb 14, said three people familiar with the negotiations. |
Ford's JV in China goes on making Volvos: Geely 2010-02-05
Ford Motor will continue to make Volvo S40 and S80 models at its car joint venture in China’s Chongqing city for some time. |
Carmaker touts new mainland-targeted luxury sedans 2010-02-04
TAIPEI: Luxury sedans would seem a risky bet in a time of global economic strife, but Taiwan's Yulon Motor believes it has found the right formula: Its car is cheap and it is destined for the mainland market. |
Copper drops amid tightening concerns 2010-02-03
The May-delivery contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell for a fourth day, losing 0.3 percent to close at 54,300 yuan ($7,953) per ton. |
Zhejiang-based private firms dominate foreign trade for 7 years 2010-01-27
According to Hangzhou Customs statistics, the total value of the imports and exports of Zhejiang-based private enterprises exceeded 50 percent of Zhejiang's total in 2009. |
Minimum wage to be increased as economy recovers 2010-01-26
The minimum wage level is to be raised by at least 12 percent from February 1 in Jiangsu, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Jiangsu Province has announced. |
Hangzhou attracts more foreign investments 2010-01-26
International Expo Investment Cooperation Weekwas hosted by the Hangzhou Municipal Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau on Aug 20 in Shanghai. |
Local governments court technology firms to boost economy 2010-01-25
While many technological firms were hit hard by the global economic downturn, they may benefit from the 3G ambitions of many Chinese local governments. |
World's top auto market keeps expanding 2010-01-23
To some urban Chinese, especially the young white collars, cars are no longer luxuries, but commonplace consumer goods. |
HK float for Guangzhou Auto 2010-01-23
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co, the Chinese partner of Japanese car giants Toyota and Honda, plans to sell shares in Hong Kong, seeking foreign capital to boost its domestic expansion. |
Zhejiang entrepreneurs honored 2010-01-21
The first group of "New Zhejiang Entrepreneurs" was announced Jan 19. Ten Zhejiang entrepreneurs are nominated for their contributions to science and technology, which was the theme of the award ceremony. |
Hangzhou encourages entrepreneurs 2010-01-21
Sixty entrepreneurship projects were exhibited on Jan 18 at a conference called "You Can Make a Difference" for young entrepreneurs in Hangzhou. |
Hangzhou’s "Wall Street" expands 2010-01-21
On Jan 18, HSBC opened its second high-end consumer banking service center in Hangzhou’s Yellow Dragon Central Business District (CBD). |
Local government issue new policies on housing 2010-01-18
As the central government tightens its housing policies, local governments are announcing their own policies which some analysts say may offset the tightening effect on the property market. |
House prices up 7.8% in 70 major cities 2010-01-18
As of the end of 2009, house prices in 70 major cities on the Chinese mainland had gone up close to 8 percent from a year before. |
Firms from coastal areas seek to go int'l via HK 2010-01-14
Business leaders from China's coastal Zhejiang Province were in Hong Kong on Tuesday to promote investment and sought to use the international trade and financial hub as a platform to make their firms go international. |
