More rumors about the Disney theme park slated for Shanghai came out in the Shanghai Securities News today. According to an “unnamed inside source", the park will be built in the Chuansha area of Pudong district in Shanghai. The fresh round of rumor comes after the newspaper reported earlier this month that Shanghai mayor Han Zheng had confirmed -...

Bribery tends to be thought of as a fact of life when it comes to doing business in China, but as this story in the Financial Times shows, you have to be careful who you bribe, when, and for how long. In fact, perhaps what this story really shows is that bribery is not as essential to doing business in China as many believe. As the following passage shows, k...

China’s textile industry reported remarkable profits last year given its struggles with the soaring yuan, higher production costs and slashed export tax rebates. Analysts put the sector's success down to stronger domestic demand largely offsetting lost revenues from export markets. Wang Shunchao and Winny Wang report in the Shanghai Daily that the trend is expected to continue throughout this year

As the US sub-prime fiasco continues to wreak havoc on global markets, the China Securities Journal looks at China’s prospects for escaping the fallout

China's electonics industry is still dominated by foreign funded manufacturers processing material imported from elsewhere according to a report in the China Securities Journal today. And despite China's efforts to boost its domestic capacity, the influence of foreign funded manufacturers is continuing to grow.According to the report, China exported ...

Turnover at Taobao.com grew 156% to US$5.98 billion last year, putting it ahead of all major retailers bar Bailian Group. Yang Guoqiang of the China Business News takes a look at the growth of China’s most popular online shop, and the challenges ahead

Construction contracts for the long-awaited Shanghai-Beijing high-speed line were smaller than expected at RMB83.7 billion combined, Fu Chenghao writes in the Shanghai Daily, meaning winning bidders are likely to do less well than hoped. However, their suppliers could be in line for a windfall