News Digest: Administrative Rules for Automotive Loans

Chapter I General ProvisionsArticle 1 These rules areformulated according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on thePeople’ s Bank of China, the Commercial Banking Law of the People’sRepublic of China and the Law

News Digest: Policies of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Foreign Investment

(Adopted by the 34th Executive Meeting of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People¡¯s Government, promulgated by Decree No. 61 (2004) of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People¡¯s Government, and effective on May 26, 2004)To further implement the Western

News Digest: Heilongjiang economy beats predictions for record growth

Despite the ongoing problem with the global economy, at least one Chinese province is still performing better than even its most optimistic predictions suggested. The northeastern province of Heilongjiang not only fulfilled its growth expectations in

News Digest: Equities decline most in five weeks

China’s stocks fell the most in five weeks, dragging the benchmark index from a 10-week high, as lower commodity prices spurred losses among materials producers and concern grew that the government will curb stimulus measures. The

News Digest: Monkey King vs Kung Fu Panda?

CHINA’S animation industry, though highly creative, is struggling to come up with a cartoon superhero beloved worldwide. Like Hollywood’s Kung Fu Panda. Xu Wei sketches the scene.
Pleasant Goat and Mcdull Pig – the next superheroes?
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News Digest: Battle of B-grades for second place

TWO industries have emerged as new favorites in the world of Shanghai’s commercial real estate and both are vying for the second spot in this lucrative arena. These two industries are the industrial and retail sectors.

News Digest: The business of shopping

Fashion buying is one of the world’s most envied professions — imagine, shopping for designer clothes and getting paid for it. But the reality of fashion buying can be much grittier — it all depends on

News Digest: Toy box needs home improvement

China has had great success in manufacturing the majority of the world’s toy offerings in foreign markets. However, it is a different story at home where most of the toys are cheap and of little educational

News Digest: Sink or swim: Young go-getters take startup business plunge

MOST Chinese college grads want nice, secure white-collar jobs. Striking out on their own and starting a business isn’t on the agenda – it’s hard and risky, and it’s not what their parents paid for.But the

News Digest: Sustainable fashion a growing industry in US

IN a San Francisco workshop, Ally Beran’s team of fashion designers is sprawled out over buttons and spools of thread, hoping to slow global warming by stitching new outfits from secondhand, thrift store finds.Designers of so-called