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  • Panda planet

    2014-02-28 08:44

    In 1972, when the US president Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon visited China for the first time, premier Zhou Enlai received them. At a banquet, he offered the US First Lady a packet of Panda cigarettes. She politely

  • Quotable

    2014-02-28 08:44

    "Because of social media, they are not able to hide unethical behavior. It does not matter whether you did it yesterday or 10 years ago because today, everything is discoverable. There are no secrets."

  • What's news

    2014-02-28 10:24

    Technology

  • Shoemaker left its sole in Lagos

    2014-02-28 10:24

    Going to Nigeria 10 years ago has helped Wang Jianping turn what was once a modestly-sized shoemaker in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, into a manufacturing phenomenon that has left its footprint all over Africa.

  • Forces tug on shoppers' purse strings

    2014-02-28 08:44

    China's slowing economy, as well as the government anti-corruption campaign, have weakened the growth of many international companies. Experts predict dimmer prospects for consumer spending this year.

  • P2P pioneers take stock at 30

    2014-02-28 10:24

    A famous Chinese saying states a man should be steadfast at the age of 30. When Zhang Shishi, Yang Yifu and Li Xinhe turned 30 this year, they were definitely steadfast regarding their business of peer-to-peer lending.

  • Taizhong does heavy lifting

    2014-02-28 08:44

    It began life in 1950 as the first producer of heavy equipment in the infancy of the People's Republic of China. Retired workers proudly call it "the oldest son of the republic", which itself came into being just a year earlier.

  • RMB clearing bank in London within sight

    2014-02-28 10:24

    A renminbi clearing bank in London is on the horizon, the UK chancellor of the exchequer said on Feb 20. The move is expected to boost the supply of yuan products in Europe and boost the development of the offshore renminbi market.

  • Bank clarifies rules on FTZ yuan business

    2014-02-28 10:24

    China's central bank has clarified details for conducting cross-border renminbi business in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

  • Businesses set to cash in on baby boom

    2014-02-21 08:32

    Businesses in China are banking on a billion-dollar baby boom in the wake of the nation's newly relaxed family planning rules, with private sector operators from industries including healthcare and infant nutrition already increasing capacity for a surge in demand.

  • Inland city becomes a showcase for the world

    2014-02-21 08:32

    Chengdu, the laidback home of the equally laidback giant panda, is reaching out to the world, and the world is taking notice.

  • Quotable

    2014-02-21 09:52

    "As the government's structure and policies stabilize, outbound M&A activity should increase this year."

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  • Group a building block for Africa

    An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.
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