11+11 is a winning formula

A day in celebration of unattached people has essentially become an annual cue for massive online discounting in China.

Watchmakers not marking time

Despite economic slowdown, luxury timepieces continue to serve Swiss manufacturers well in China

Chinese market 'more sophisticated than given credit'

As the luxury watch company Jaeger-LeCoultre marks its 180th anniversary, it says it wants to use the occasion to consolidate its position in China's high-end market.

The little big man of Europe

Chinese business takes a shine to the small but centrally important belgium that punches above its weight in the continent

Quotable

"The delisting system is one of the most important and fundamental regulations in China's capital market."

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Great expectations in the lowlands

Belgium is in the top five countries in Europe for attracting foreign investment, with 169 projects launched last year, 10.5 percent more than the previous year.

The art of staying connected in business

Despite its high global breadth of exports, China still remains 74th in terms of global connectedness, says Frank Appel, chairman of the board of management and chief executive officer at Deutsche Post DHL, who was visiting Beijing after attending the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation meetings.

Exports to stay steady this year

China's foreign trade may manage to reach the 8 percent growth target in 2013 despite an unexpected decrease in exports in September, experts say.

Fair sees 11% slump in deals

Overseas demand for Chinese goods has yet to fully recover after a dramatic decline in transactions during the fall session of China's largest trade fair, organizers said on Oct 3.

Miners dig for a new global strategy

Chinese investors in overseas mining projects are stepping back and reconsidering their goals and strategies after encountering legal, financial and labor issues during their foreign expansion.

Chinese-African relations stronger than ever before

China-Africa relations are at a new historic starting point owing to huge opportunities in the fast emerging continent and strong growth momentum in the world's second-largest economy, experts say.