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Thirty years ago, Liu Daiwen helped build roads, railways and bridges around China. Now he builds infrastructure in Africa.
American greenback or Chinese yuan? Zimbabweans are now being given more options as to which money they prefer to put in their pockets.
Chinese telecommunication firm ZTE says it plans to tap into Kenya's fast-growing telecom sector.
For more than 50 years the ticking of watches has dictated the rhythm of Kurt Claus's life; many times over the past 10 years that incessant beat has taken him to China, where he has been on a mission to promote his company's fine wares.
The number of non-cash financial transactions in China that went through the banking system and that were paid by mobile devices tripled last year compared with the year before, a central bank report says. Such payments accounted for 3 percent of all non-cash transactions, it says.
Alibaba recently announced that two of its wholly owned US subsidiaries will soon launch a new e-commerce site in the US, further signs of its ambitious international expansion plans.
China's second-largest vehicle producer, Dongfeng Motor Corp, has bought a 14.1 percent stake in French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen for 800 million euros, the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese state-owned auto company.
China has become a new focus for Western luxury yacht makers as the global downturn has hit Western buyers hard and emerging markets such as Russia and the Middle East are still maturing.
Working with Chinese colleagues after one company has bought another is valuable experience for both sides even if there are sharp differences between the two, says Lamberto Tacoli.
For a product that has been a staple of East-West trade for more than 2,000 years, it has an elegant allure that never seems to show any signs of age.
On a road linking Hangzhou's famous West Lake and the mountains that surround it is a white and gray building said to be the largest silk museum in the world.
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