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With their little bread van ("mianbao che") the three way joint venture between General Motors, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation and Liuzhou Wuling Motors sold almost 1.5 million vehicles in China last year, making GM the biggest foreign auto player...

Now standing at a reported 63 infections and 14 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu virus, the latest food related public health issue in China shows no sign of abating. Beginning in eastern China and our very own neck...

As more glittering and well thought out electronics emerge from their competitors, and sensing that their love affair with Apple devices may be nearing its end, Chinese netizens have of late been calling Apple arrogant over apparent differences in...

Chinese companies have of late been viewing Germany as a springboard for the European market while making key mergers/acquisitions with/of European companies. Germany now too, has been utilizing various opportunities to ingratiate itself with Chinese consumers and companies. While...

As we head into the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Chinese football has never been healthier. The 2012 season saw the highest attendances since the CSL started in 2004, with an average of 18,740 people going...

The Shanghai chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in China has released its 2012 Business Climate Survey. It produces the numbers that back up "a new normal" in which China's economic focus moves away from export and investment...

It is said that "every cloud has a silver lining". For Japanese electronic giants Panasonic and Sharp, more appropriate might be, "every pollutant is a sales opportunity". Ever since pollution levels in China became a worldwide focus of media...