A man's passion for ancient Chinese houses drives him to buy many, with the aim of restoring them, he tells Deng Zhangyu. Some people collect paintings, others, sculptures and antique furniture. But Qin Tongqian does more he buys ...
Tags: homes built, Wooden Collection
The government of West Bengal in India is planning to introduce branded liquor in tetra packs in an attempt to stop sale of adulterated liquor. The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted a source from the secretariat as saying that the ...
China's online retail trade volume grew 49.7 percent year on year to 2.8 trillion yuan ($450 billion) in 2014. The online trade took up 10.6 percent of total retail volume in 2014, a 32.5 percent expansion, according to a report by the ...
Tags: online trade, E-Commerce
As rumoured earlier this month, Apple has officially expanded its Reuse and Recycle program to include handsets running Android, BlackBerry and Windows devices.Previously the firm had only accepted iOS devices to encourage upgrades to the ...
Tags: Apple, iOS devices
The Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia held its first discussion session on Thursday afternoon. For the first time, issues of China's inclusive approach to international finance and rural banking were high on the official ...
Tags: Rural Banking, Boao's Agenda
LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the LED Rural Utility Light (RUL) Series, designed to deliver a combination of price, performance and quality to accelerate adoption of LED lighting across rural ...
Tags: LED Luminaire, Utility Lighting
Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the process for finalising a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union. A requisition letter has been sent to the Prime ...
Tags: Tirupur Exporters, FTA with EU, garment
The fur trade has slowed over the past year in China, but rising demand from northern parts of the country and smaller cities has been a strong factor in global sales growth and prices this year, according to industry participants. Mark ...
Driven by faster growth in goods than services, ecommerce market in India is expected to quadruple to $60-70 billion over the next 5 years, according to a recent report. The report titled ‘Retail 2020: Retrospect, Reinvent ...
Tags: Ecommerce Market, Apparel
Although six years have passed since the global financial crisis broke out, many countries have not yet overcome its impact with the global economy is still facing uncertainties. And given the economic slowdown, albeit slight, in China, it ...
The governor of the state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), NN Vohra has requested the Centre to hike customs duty on raw silk imports to 30 per cent. “The governor approached the minister of state for textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar to ...
A key Chinese policy document released over the weekend has revealed that the country has stepped up reforms and innovation to hasten agricultural modernisation in the year 2015. Dubbed, the "No.1 Central Document," it highlights five ...
China's top smartphone companies challenged Samsung and Apple with surging sales and revenue in 2014, vowing to scramble for a larger share in a global turf war with the top two makers. As one of the major competitors, telecom behemoth ...
Tags: Smartphone, Samsung, Apple
China will step up reforms and innovation to speed up agricultural modernization in 2015, according to a key policy document released by the Party and government on Sunday. As the Chinese economy, under the "new normal," shifts from ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Asheville, N.C., is among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability goals and ...