Shanghai has won approval for a new US$2.92 billion (RMB20 billion) private equity fund targeted at the city’s financial sector. Shanghai Securities News looks at the key players and what the fund means for the city’s financial sector.

As China opens its grain industry to foreign competition in line with its WTO commitments, China Business News reports on a sector that has lost control to foreign giants.

Vietnam has emerged as a major competitor for China’s textiles sector. China Business News compares the two countries and finds that Vietnam’s advantages are smaller than often thought

Flagship budget hotel chain Home Inns has had a poor couple of quarters even as luxury hotel brands flood the market. The National Business Daily casts an eye over prospects at the bottom and top end of China’s hospitality sector

The government released new dairy industry policies this week. The Shanghai Securities News casts an eye over the likely changes

The top end of the auto-market in China belongs to the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord. Below them, up to 20 models are jostling for market position in the mid-range, China Business News reports

Rising raw materials costs are putting pressure on automakers to increase prices or go bust. But low consolidation in the industry means it is still a buyer’s market, Shanghai Securities News reports