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Chinese EVs making inroads in UK

An all-electric BYD car is displayed during an expo in London on April 16. JOHN KEEBLE/GETTY IMAGES LONDON — Chinese-made electric vehicles have become increasingly visible in the British market, David Bailey, professor of business economics at the University of Birmingham, said on Thursday. “Chinese brands have clearly moved from fringe players to mainstream contenders…

Key undersea cable makes HK touchdown

A new high-capacity international submarine cable system — the Asia Link Cable, or ALC — successfully landed in Hong Kong on Thursday, marking a major milestone for the project’s anticipated full commercial operation later this year. Jointly built by a consortium of 12 domestic and international telecom operators including China Unicom and China Telecom, the…

Pausing a doctorate to question convention

Chen Ning, founder of the home renovation start-up Mulan Build, at her company’s workshop in Hangzhou. CHINA DAILY When Chen Ning traded academic research for a toolbox, many people close to her were puzzled. The 26-year-old entrepreneur had been pursuing a doctorate in women’s leadership at a university in Australia when she made an unconventional…

Multinational firms upbeat on long-term growth

China’s improving business environment, its strong innovation capabilities and vast market potential will encourage businesses from the United States to expand investment, move up the value chain and pursue longer-term growth in the country, executives of US multinationals said. They said that China’s integrated industrial supply chains, industrial and consumption upgrades, the wider opening-up of…

Auntea Jenny launches new range of fiber-focused tea

Chinese bubble tea brand Auntea Jenny launches its ready-to-drink tea dietary fiber nutrition improvement plan in Shanghai on Wednesday, unveiling a new version of its Kale Apple Fiber Chia Seed Boost Tea. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese bubble tea brand Auntea Jenny launched what it describes as its ready-to-drink tea dietary fiber nutrition improvement plan…

Shanghai ports set 58m TEUs goal during 15th Five-Year Plan

Jointly hosted by Shanghai Federation of Social Science Association and Shanghai Maritime University, the Shanghai International Shipping Center Capacity Enhancement Think Tank Forum was held in Shanghai on May 12. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Shanghai’s evolution into an international shipping center has entered a critical transition from scale expansion to capacity enhancement as the city…