Zhouzhuang, a water town in east Chinas Jiangsu Province that is famous for its painting-like scenery. Now, the famed tourist attraction is even more charming, as the towns windmill season has finally begun. Colorful windmills of different sizes can...
The International Horticultural Exhibition has quite a reputation, and has long been hailed as the Olympics of horticulture. It aims to demonstrate the worlds most advanced technology in horticulture and floriculture. Qingdao International Horticultu...
Mr. Li to get his take on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to date. Q1: Over 7,000 companies now in the FTZ, draft regulations are being debated. How is the free trade zone progressing since its inception back in September? Q2: A thematic equity benchmar...
US and Japanese trade officials are holding talks in Tokyo as US President Barack Obama makes Japan his first stop in his four nation Asia tour. The US wants greater access to Japan`s car market and lower import duties on farm products. The US and Ja...
At the Beijing Autoshow many carmakers are showcasing their latest electrics, hybrids and in-car connectivity gadgets. Xia Cheng and Cheng Lei find out how far those technologies are from the average driver. At the Beijing Autoshow many carmakers are...
American electric-car giant, Tesla Motors, has its sights set on China. The company has just delivered eight electronic vehicles to customers and unveiled its charging station in Shanghai this week. But several battery fires have raised concerns abou...
Chinas government says it will open 80 projects in eight state-run industries to private and foreign investors, as part of efforts to make its slowing economy more productive. The announcement is the latest in a series of policy changes aimed at carr...
The Finance Ministry has issued a notice clarifying specific services that governments should purchase from the public. That's part of Chinas push in reforming its government procurement procedures. The services recommended for outside purchases were...
The State Council says that China is encouraging private capital to invest in state sectors such as infrastructure. Analysts say the move will help stabilize economic growth and strengthen market activities. Its a step forward in strengthening the ma...
South Korea had quite a solid first quarter in terms of economic performance. The country saw 0.9 percent GDP growth in the first quarter, a sign that suggests a recovery in the near future. South Koreas economic rise is fuelled by a sharp upswing in...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, is a big part of Barack Obama's four-country Asia tour. Earlier, Murray Hiebert, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, spoke on the expectations for a possible...
Despite economic growth slowing, China's job market remained stable in the first three months of this year. According to Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China added over three million jobs in the first quarter of this year in urban a...
The second China International Technology Fair has opened in Shanghai. The 3-day event is Chinas biggest platform for trading technologies. Hundreds of Chinese and foreign companies are attending, to show how technologies and services can improve peo...
At the top of the program, we look at fresh employment data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Despite an economic slowdown, China created 3.44 million new jobs in cities in the first three months of this year, according...
The automobile culture has been a driving force around the world for decades, but not so in China, where car ownership has only become relatively common over the past ten years. Can investing in auto events like auto racing pay off? Just looking arou...
