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

A shortage of coal has forced China Huadian Corporation to cut back electricity production, while disuse has caused some of its generators to break down. Gao Yongyu looks at the company’s dilemma in China Business News and explains how it is looking to get into the mining business to put the issue behind it

Crude oil broke the US$100 a barrel barrier on the first day of trading in the new year. An Bei of the China Securities Journal looks at the likely impact of soaring oil prices on the Chinese economy

ShengdaTech Inc CEO Chen Xiangzhi talks to the The China Perspective about the company’s prospects in the domestic and international chemicals market

Almost US$13 billion in foreign capital has been invested in new China tourism projects this year. Zheng Li of the China Securities Journal looks at the inflow and at the government’s plans to attract and regulate investment in the sector

China's emerging rich are a welcome sight for global luxury automakers. Jin Ming of China Auto News takes a look at the state of play in the Chinese market for luxury autos.

In an exclusive interview with Hong Qihua of China Business News, Kabir Nath, President of Bristol-Myers Squibb China (BMS), evaluated the impact on the company of rising labor costs and changing taxation rules and discussed the company's plans for China