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Shenzhen to build seven satellite towns

Seven new towns each capable of supporting about 500,000 people are to be built outside Shenzhen special economic zone in the next decade, reported Xinhua. Construction of the satellite towns is due to start later this year, said Shenzhen mayor Yu Youjun, and he hoped they would ‘take shape’ in three to five years. Shenzhen […]

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Taking on the big boys

The Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai is home to an innovative medical start-up company that is beginning to compete with multinational groups on the global stage. The influx of foreign companies following China’s accession to the WTO late last year has highlighted the importance of domestic research and development in increasing the global competitiveness of […]

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Cosco goes logistic

In announcing the creation of a new logistics company, Cosco is making a commitment to provide its clients with a total transportation service.

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Business Economics & Trade

Export operation

Advanced medical devices from abroad are playing an increasingly important role in improving the standard of medical care in China.

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Business Economics & Trade

Capitalising on crises

Tianjin SmithKline produced China’s leading cold remedy until a ban on health grounds forced it to take far-reaching measures to avert the crisis and launch a replacement product, writes Dr Kai-Alexander Schlevogt.