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Ashland grows by winning new territory

THE first time I knew about Ashland was two years ago when I was an intern at a financial magazine which happened to be located in the same office building as the US-based chemical company. At that time ...

November 22, 2016, Tuesday Special

Online juggernaut alters retail scene

EDITOR’S note: Internet Plus, a concept highlighted in the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at the annual session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March, is pushing ...

November 17, 2016, Thursday

Double 11: world’s biggest shopping spree

ON November 11, as Europe commemorates Armistice Day and the US licks its wounds after a bruising presidential election, the people of China will be engaged in the world’s largest one-day shopping extravaganza. It’s ...

November 9, 2016, Wednesday

Uber-style format, dubious bounty hunters

WEARING a nondescript plaid shirt, Sun Zhijian steps into a dimly lit lane in Shanghai’s Hongkou District, following information provided on his iPhone. He’s tracking a 33-year-old man named Zhang Wenjian, ...

November 4, 2016, Friday

China phone makers look smart in sales league tables

THE “smart talk” last weekend was over smartphones, after International Data Corp (IDC) reported that Oppo and Vivo had overtaken Huawei and Xiaomi to become the best-selling mobile phone brands in China ...

November 3, 2016, Thursday

XJTLU has much to celebrate in 10th year

IN China, it’s never been easy for top-ranking university seniors to leave the job and set up a new university from the very beginning. Though Xi Youmin, former vice president of Xi’an Jiaotong University, ...

November 2, 2016, Wednesday

Ride-hailing in a new lane: good or bad?

EDITOR’S note: INTERNET Plus, a concept highlighted in the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at the annual session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March, is pushing ...

October 27, 2016, Thursday

Sensing the smart manufacturing future

THANKS to Internet-connected sensors, we are living a “smarter” life with just a tap on the smartphone. Interestingly, industries are calling their concept “smart manufacturing.” Many of the daily applications ...

October 26, 2016, Wednesday

Startups cycle toward ‘Uber for bikes’ craze

CHINA’S tech industry giants are ploughing hundreds of millions of dollars into what they’re betting will be the country’s next big Internet craze — “Uber for bikes.” A symbol of China’s cities long ...

October 25, 2016, Tuesday

New stab at property bubble: will it work?

CHINA’S robust housing market is set to face a chill as banks unveil tighter lending policies to fall in line with the government’s latest attempts to rein in surging property prices. In the past, restrictive ...

October 20, 2016, Thursday