85% of Chinese families own their homes

85% of Chinese families own their homes

Nearly 90 percent of Chinese families own their houses or flats, a figure much higher than the world level, which stands at about 60 percent, according to a report issued by Southwestern University of More...

Zhong Li | | May 15th, 2012
Development report boasts China as growth model

Development report boasts China as growth model

It’s been done numerous times, comparing the “China miracle” to its emerging and frontier neighbours as a benchmark for development.Cambodia might seem an ill-fitted student of the world’s second-biggest More...

May 8th, 2012
Private capital takes on financial reform (Wenzhou)

Private capital takes on financial reform (Wenzhou)

The city of Wenzhou in east coastal Zhejiang province was a symbol of family workshops, township enterprises, small commodities, housing speculators and private capital.  More...

May 1st, 2012
Tourist attractions don’t come cheap in China

Tourist attractions don’t come cheap in China

Holiday time, and thoughts turn to visiting places of interest and scenic areas to enjoy, at leisure, nature’s bounty. But rising admission prices may cast a shadow over such plans. During the Tomb Sweeping More...

April 30th, 2012
China accounts for 20% of Apple’s earning

China accounts for 20% of Apple’s earning

Apple Inc’s sales in China accounted for about 20 percent of the company’s $39.2 billion earnings in the fiscal Q2, a sharp increase compared to 4.5 percent in the 2011 fiscal year, China News reported More...

April 26th, 2012
Mobile phone users in China increased to 1.02 billion

Mobile phone users in China increased to 1.02 billion

Chinese citizens are increasingly relying on mobile phones as a primary method of communication, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday. The number of mobile More...

April 22nd, 2012
Thailand expects $2Bln investment from China (BOI)

Thailand expects $2Bln investment from China (BOI)

The recent roadshow to China yielded triple success in attracting Chinese investment, business match-making, and embracing the bilateral collaboration, according to the Industry Minister.  More...

April 19th, 2012
Thailand to deepen Economic cooperation with China

Thailand to deepen Economic cooperation with China

The governments of Thailand and the Peoples Republic of China on Tuesday agreed to upgrade their strategic cooperation in all aspects during an official visit to China by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. More...

April 18th, 2012
Thai PM visit to China to strengthen business relations

Thai PM visit to China to strengthen business relations

Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will leave Tuesday for a three-day official visit to China, aiming at fostering ties and promoting development cooperation at both government and business levels. More...

April 16th, 2012
Bo Xilai’s Drama and the Rise Of China’s Reformers

Bo Xilai’s Drama and the Rise Of China’s Reformers

The processes behind the selection of the Chinese Communist Party’s top leaders – the nine-member standing committee of the Politburo – are long, deliberative and secretive. The veil of secrecy was lifted More...

April 13th, 2012