The Walt Disney Co and Universal Studios Inc are busy opening large new businesses in China's affluent coastal areas, but other global theme park operators are eying the potential in vast, less-developed inland regions.
The Dalian Port International Cruise Liner Center on China's east coast is expected to be handling 200,000 passengers a year by 2019, a senior official has disclosed.
Sheffield in northern England is to receive the largest Chinese investment in the United Kingdom outside of London, the latest sign of the industrial city's strong links with the Asian nation.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has paid 3 billion yuan ($449 million; 408 million euros) for a stake in Chinese electric-car maker BYD Co Ltd, which is backed by US billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
At 55, Irishman Willie Walsh can take some satisfaction over a career that began when he joined Irish state airline Aer Lingus as a trainee pilot straight out of high school at the tender age of 17.
Private and semipublic businesses are being encouraged to invest in the key projects to be launched during China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), and the interests and legitimate rights of investors should be protected, Premier Li Keqiang has said.
The amended rules governing foreign investment in the motorcycle and battery sectors will definitely have an impact on domestic players, which may help accelerate technological upgrading."
Recon Group, a Chinese conglomerate, announced on July 18 it had acquired Aston Villa FC, with the aim now to return the club to the English Premier League.
Italian chocolatier Ferrero International SA, the world's third-largest chocolate maker, says it guarantees its products are safe for consumers even though Foodwatch, a private German food watchdog, claimed that Ferrero chocolate bars contain a potentially dangerous chemical.
China National Offshore Oil Corp's oil service and engineering unit is seeking an initial public offering on the A-share market to pay for its long-term loans amid sluggish oil demand, according to a regulatory filing on the website of the country's securities watchdog.
A delegation of leading Chinese entrepreneurs enjoyed a nine-day tour of Scotland this month aimed at forging firmer links with its local businesses.
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