China Inc. Quickly Raising Global Profile
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Never heard of Sanjiu? Bluestar? Baosteel? Minmetals? You soon might.
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Rising power China moved Monday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world&#39;s largest free trade area by 2010 - a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion
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China&#39;s economy grew so rapidly in the first half of 2007 that it is likely to overtake Germany as the world&#39;s third-largest by the end of this year, analysts say.
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The dominance of Google in the search space is almost written in stone in North America, but there may yet be some populous spots in the world where the market is wide open. Now its main Chinese competitor has launched a new assault.
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SAN FRANCISCO--Buoyed by brisk sales of its mainframe computers in recent quarters, IBM is aiming to broaden the use of the powerful machines, particularly in China, the world&#39;s fastest-growing large economy.
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China's role in the international economy took a big step forward this week when a plucky computer maker named Lenovo bought a majority stake in IBM's personal computer business.
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Urged on by China's government and armed with credit from state-owned banks and stock market listings, many Chinese manufacturers are going global.
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LONDON, Oct 5 (IPS) - Civil society is growing rapidly in China --    where the government will let it, according to a new civil  society   index report by the group Civicus.
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China's economy grew by a blistering 11.2 percent in the fourth quarter, propelling annual growth to its fastest rate in 13 years, the government said Thursday, showing that China remains vibrant despite worries that a possible U.S. recession will drag on global growth.
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China&#039;s economy expanded at its fastest pace in a decade with growth of 11.3 percent in the second quarter, official data shows, exceeding expectations and possibly signaling the need for new cooling measures.
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Surging Chinese stock markets won the global IPO crown in the third quarter, hosting more share flotations and raising more capital than bourses in any other country, an Ernst & Young report showed on Tuesday.
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By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  May 25--DENVER -- Level 3 Communications Inc. is eyeing China as a market for the network and services it now sells across the United States and much of Europe.
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Alibaba.com Ltd., one of China's fastest-growing technology companies, reached its goal of raising $1.5 billion in its initial public offering Saturday, people close to the deal said.
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Lenovo Group&#39;s takeover of IBM&#39;s personal computer business is a giant step in a multibillion-dollar foreign expansion by corporate China, which is buying auto, television and telecommunications companies abroad.
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China overtook the United States as Japan's largest trading partner last year, the latest sign of Beijing's rising economic clout and the role that the booming Chinese market plays in boosting the global economy.
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China's sizzling economy grew even faster in 2006 than previously reported, the government said Wednesday, moving it closer to overtaking Germany as the world's third-largest and possibly adding to fears of overheating.
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China's top site has another big quarter.