As the RMB continues to rise along with wages and the cost of raw materials, All Roads Lead to China takes a look at the never ending question "Is China no longer competitive?". The answer to the above question would certainly be yes for many SME's in Hangzhou and, as a result, they've persuaded the Hangzhou government to provide assista...

Town Star Industries, a privately run energy and chemical company in Linfen, in northern China’s Shanxi province, will invest US$1.49 billion (RMB10.2 billion) doubling capacity at its Anze county dimethylether plant to two million tons a year, China Business News reported. It will be China’s second largest methanol and dimethylether plant after ...

Ddmap.com, a Chinese website providing daily life information, including route directions, is planning a third round of fundraising, China Business News reported, citing founder Xu Longjiang. The Shanghai-based online platform provides a popular route direction service. Users input a starting place and destination and receive an electronic map that includes ...

Earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province will need 37 million tons of steel, 370 million tons of cement and 2,100 trillion standard bricks over the coming three years for the rebuilding effort, China Business News reported, citing Zhang Yushan, deputy director of the provincial economic committee. Provincial vice governor Hang Yanrong said the local government wa...

The Tianjin Economic & Technological Development Zone earned US$201 million (RMB1.38 billion) from its service outsourcing sector in the first half of the year, up 90.2% year-on-year, the China Securities Journal reported, citing local statistics bureau figures. The zone has attracted US$678.76 million (RMB4.66 billion) worth of investment from more than...