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Wanda looks to sell most of its overseas properties

Morgan Stanley to seize control of China business after foreign rule U-turn

China Literature raises second-largest investor capital in Hong Kong IPO history, aiming to be China's Marvel Studios

Why is China issuing dollar bonds?

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Will handsome, white-gloved delivery men help JD gain an edge over rival Alibaba in luxury sales?

Airbnb’s biggest China rival, Tujia, cracks US$1.5 billion valuation

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China’s sustainable firms are starting to outperform

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Across The Border | It’s a buyer’s market as Chinese banks scramble for cash

EU firms want China to ease market access as local rivals come on strong

EU to urge China to ‘return the favour’ at top-level talks

Europeans increasingly questioning why they should welcome investment from a country that isn’t similarly open to investments from them, says EU ambassador to China

Across The Border | PBOC’s hands tied because of sustained capital outflows

The headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing,. Photo: Reuters

China pushes ahead with plans to woo international investors

Pulling a page from the playbook of previous years, China has instituted a series of Free Trade Zones to boost international investments and to serve as a test bed for economic reforms. The 100-square-kilometre-plus zones in Fujian, Guangdong and Tianjin are modelled on Shanghai’s free trade zone, which debuted in 2013.

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China's copycat manufacturers are now pushing the boundaries of innovation

When Chinese manufacturers entered the global hi-tech space, they were known for copying the designs of big companies from other countries. Fledgling manufacturers became notorious for Nokia and Motorola knock-offs in the early days, while Apple and Samsung became the main sources for replication later. Although as China’s hi-tech manufacturers evolved, their propensity for producing knock-offs transitioned into a driver for innovation and niche market adaption which has allowed them to compete against the big brands they copy in many global markets.

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China offers incentives to develop elderly care in face of ‘alarming’ population ageing

China is growing old at an alarming rate, at an inopportune time. Projections estimate China’s elderly population will be larger than that of the United States by 2020, the surge coming at a time when family ties are weakening as urbanisation and all that it represents shifts the family dynamic. 

Shekou Design Museum leads push to make Shenzhen the design capital of China

In the past decade, Shanghai has emerged as the centre of fashion design in China, Beijing as the heart of architecture and, more recently, Shenzhen as the home of graphic design. By giving these industrial powerhouses a sense of creative purpose, the central government hopes to show the world that China can innovate rather than merely imitate.

In shift from manufacturing, China lures foreign investment in red-hot services sector

Known primarily as a hub of manufacturing, China has diversified into other sectors in an effort to maintain the country’s strong GDP growth and attract further investment. Whereas factories were once the focus of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, services and people-focused sectors are now attracting greater attention from overseas investors.

Coal-shunning China explores solar power, alternative energy solutions to beat pollution

With solar energy production costs continuing to fall, the market is experiencing what many analysts are calling a boom. In many parts of the world, solar power is now cheaper than diesel oil, gas, coal or nuclear energy.

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China set to attract younger expats looking for more enjoyable livelihoods

China remains a magnet for international workers from near and far, but the daily lives, motivations and compensation packages of today’s expatriate workers are all in flux.

Tomorrow's expats in China are likely to be younger, more open for adventure, and hungrier than in the past, according to experts. Photo: Reuters

How quality of life will become China’s most valued asset

For years, China has grown fat on a diet of low-cost manufacturing, exports, and investment, an economic regimen that pushed the country closer to becoming an economic powerhouse. Yet, today, its GDP growth rate “languishes” at 7.4 per cent, a number that would satisfy most countries. With Premier Li Keqiang saying at the start of China’s annual National People’s Congress meeting on March 4 that China would aim to grow its economy at 7 per cent, it is clear that the economic slowdown in China has begun.

Beijing easing inward investment

Over the past few weeks, much has been made of the United States economy's resurgence and the mainland's slowing economic growth. Analysts say that future investment opportunities could come from developed markets such as the US that are seeing a rebound in their economic fortunes, rather than from China.

Forget Silicon Valley: Innovators drawn to ‘dream city’ Shenzhen to make things happen

Grassroots hardware innovators from around the world have been drawn to Shenzhen for one reason: its capacity to produce. Prototypes and products are easier and cheaper to develop and roll out here than anywhere else on the planet, and a vibrant international community of hardware innovators have formed around the city’s electronics markets, startup incubators, and factories.

Li's Shenzhen tour gives boost to China's innovators

In January, Premier Li Keqiang went on a three-day inspection tour of Guangdong province under the banner of promoting reform and structural adjustment to counteract a slowing export market and a stagnating domestic economy. Along with visiting Qianhai Webank, the mainland's first virtual bank; Huawei Technologies, a rising domestic tech giant; and the new Guangdong Free Trade Zone, the premier also made two stops at less typical locations: the Chaihuo makerspace and Seeed Studios, a hardware development platform for makers.

Mobile apps soar in China as games and messages excite investors

In 2014, there were 649 million internet users on mainland China, and 557 million of those were mobile users. Mobile app use is also growing extremely quickly across the border. Mobile games and messaging apps are making the biggest noise, with WeChat one of the most popular. Almost all mainland mobile users are using a messaging app. Mobile travel booking apps are the fastest-growing category, with their usage increasing 194.6 per cent.

The beautiful game finally takes off in China as foreign clubs eye big profits

For years, China’s sports industry has been dominated by basketball, tennis and badminton, driven by homegrown stars such as Yao Ming and Li Na and strong leagues. Yet the most lucrative sport of all – football – has lagged behind.

Why white wine, clothes dryers and car seats all flopped in China

China has long been seen as the final frontier of new customers for Western companies, a place where the commercial wells are deep – 1.35 billion people deep, to be precise.

Buzz on the streets keeps the e-commerce business running

Jack Ma, founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, is the face of China’s exploding e-commerce industry. But beneath the glittering surface of rock-star initial public offerings on Wall Street is a group of young Chinese, mostly men, whose work is essential to the industry’s success.

Subsidies and government enthusiasm raising appeal of electric cars in China

Sales of electric vehicles across China are set to rise as Tesla Motors, a California-based EV design and manufacturing corporation, continues its march, as environmentally aware electric-vehicle (EV) consumers begin to reap government subsidies.

Investing in China's start-ups is a risky business – but can reap big rewards

Shenzhen is known as the Silicon Valley of China for good reason: tech giants Tencent, BYD, Huawei and ZTE have their headquarters there, and the infrastructure, investment and government support enables the city in the Pearl River Delta to generate more hi-tech enterprises.

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