Business in China attracts Taiwan

4 April, 2013
By An Baijie | Source: ANN

Even though only a few customers go to Xiao Huang-biao’s food stand each day, the Taiwan native does not regret coming to the Chinese mainland to seek his fortune. Xiao, 52, arrived on the

Wal-Mart to open 30 new stores in China

3 April, 2013
By Wang Zhuoqiong | Source: ANN

The world’s largest retailer by sales will open 30 new stores in China and invest nearly 500 million yuan (US$80.1 million) to remodel existing ones in the country. Wal-Mart Stores Inc told China Daily

Experts warn bird flu likely to have spread widely: Taiwan

2 April, 2013
By Joy Lee | Source: ANN

Health experts in Taipei said yesterday that the H7N9 bird flu epidemic might have spread widely, judging from the recent confirmed H7N9 cases from different areas in China. H7N9, a sub-type that had not

HK steps up checks at entry points

2 April, 2013
By Li Xueying | Source: ANN

Hong Kong is stepping up inspections at border checkpoints and placing its hospitals on alert, as news of three infections in China from a strain of bird flu not found in humans before reverberate

Number of Chinese travelling overseas to reach 200m by 2030

28 March, 2013
By Khonesavanh Latsaphao | Source: ANN

The annual number of Chinese residents travelling overseas will reach 200 million by 2030, a global travelling solution supplier predicted. The barriers for Chinese residents to travel overseas, such as visa requirements and transportation

Chinese premier defines criteria for fighting corruption

27 March, 2013
By An Baijie and Wang Xiaodong | Source: ANN

Disclosure is the key to clean government and fighting corruption, Premier Li Keqiang said at the State Council’s first meeting on clean governance held in Beijing on Tuesday. The new government will continue to

Philippines’ case vs China inches forward

26 March, 2013
By Tarra Quismundo | Source: ANN

The Philippines’ arbitration case against China has moved a step forward after the president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) appointed the second member of the ad hoc tribunal

Asean ‘now more vital for Nordic firms’

26 March, 2013
By Alvin Foo | Source: ANN

Fast-gorwing regions like Asean have become even more significant for leading Nordic firms in recent times, said a prominent Swedish banker and industrialist in town earlier this month. Marcus Wallenberg told The Straits Times

China’s economic growth seen as stable, not surging

23 March, 2013
By Wei Tian | Source: ANN

The current economic resurgence is only “temporary” as China’s growth has shifted into a medium-speed gear, a senior researcher said on Saturday. “Some may think the economic growth has bounced back from the bottom

Court rules Park Chung-hee’s 1970s emergency decrees unconstitutional

22 March, 2013
By Oh Kyu-wook | Source: ANN

South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that former President Park Chung-hee’s draconian decrees in the 1970s were unconstitutional and infringed the basic rights of citizens. In a unanimous decision, the court said that