Growth
The Chinese economy has faced some difficult headwinds over the past year but is expected to remain resilient. Andrew Moody and Hu Haiyan look at areas of concern that are at the top of the government agenda
There are few greater success stories in China than Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Of all 12 zodiac animals, the monkey, while not enjoying the exalted status of the dragon or the tiger, is widely acknowledged to be closest to us humans.
Edward Tse believes companies like Alibaba are now the real drivers of the Chinese economy.
While Africa may be the land of the future when it comes to e-commerce businesses, it has not always been easy to make such businesses work.
Huawei
China's most important holiday, the Lunar New Year, is drawing near, but entrepreneur Shu Wenbin has no intention of relaxing and taking time out to party. Instead, it's his busiest time of the year.
Just as the confluence of two great rivers, the Yangtze and the Jialing, have shaped the character of Chongqing over more than two millennia, two streams of economic policy that have now converged are likely to shape the sprawling city's future for years to come.
China's economic relationship with Africa should change from focusing mainly on trade and project contracts to strengthening investment, says Xu Weizhong, the executive director of the Institute of African Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
As Chinese companies ramp up their presence on the international stage with a string of headline-grabbing acquisitions catapulting them to global fame, some experts urge caution: Most still cannot be called true multinationals.
In the media world, the image of second-generation Chinese entrepreneurs is sometimes painted as a spoiled lifestyle. But in terms of Chinese enterprises' "going global", this younger generation has been playing an increasingly bigger and constructive role.
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