US software house New Momentum, which specialises in anti-counterfeiting software, opened an office in China to address growing demand for its software-as-a-service offering in the PRC...   more »

The USW union recently filed a trade case to stem the tide of cheap Made-in-China tyres into the US market. History shows that these sort of protectionist measures are difficult to justify and even more difficult to enforce...    more »

It must give food for thought to many carmakers in the west to see how rapidly China has emerged and that it is now poised to surpass the US as the world's biggest car market...    more »

China has turned back 160 imported Renault cars, saying they do not meet safety guidelines. The irony of China damning one of the world's best-known car brands for safety problems has not gone unnoticed...    more »

Chongqing has ambitions to become not just one of the biggest cities in the world but also one of the greenest. The city government plans to subsidise the purchase of hybrid cars to the tune of 43,000 yuan -- almost $6,300...    more »

Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery announced last week that it was buying Hummer, the gas-guzzling General Motors marque. However, doubts are now surfacing about whether the little-known Tengzhong will be able to pull off the deal...    more »

The Pearl River Delta's rapid industrialisation and enviable growth in living standards have come with a high environmental price tag. The World Wildlife Fund has launched an initiative to help manufacturing industries in the region reduce their carbon footprint...    more »

Pundits have long been predicting a Chinese carmaker would buy a stake in a mainstream western carmaker. This time, it is Beijing Automotive Industry Corp which reportedly is interested in a slice of German marque Opel...    more »

Canada's Medical International Technology hopes to get a head start on its rivals by setting up a JV in Taizhou, Jiangsu province. While it may not mean much to most westerners, Taizhou is being promoted as "China's medical city." ...    more »

Toshiba is to end cellphone production in Japan and to save costs, outsource some production to "overseas manufacturers", which in this industry invariably means no-name Chinese electronic manufacturing services (EMS) firms.    more »