Damned if they do, damned if they do not. The Chinese government's zeal to protect its citizens from internet pornography and other "unsuitable" content is creating major headaches for western IT companies...   more »

La Caixa has applied to set up an office in Shanghai. Previously, the Barcelona-based bank only had a representative office in Beijing and has belatedly woken up to the fact that Shanghai is the place to be...    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 »

Earthquakes, snowstorms, floods. China seems to suffer more than its fair share of natural disasters but businesses also need to prepare for big man-made events that can disrupt supply chains and potentially wreak havoc on those that are ill prepared...   more »

Sybase, the US software house, has had one of its products awarded a security certification by the Chinese government. The news will allow Sybase to sell the product, called E-Secure Anywhere, to Chinese government agencies and public sector organisations...    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 »

Charles River Laboratories, the US- listed pharmaceutical outsourcing firm, plans to expand its presence in China to cope with the demand from the growing number of pharma multinationals operating in China...    more »

Coca-Cola is taking another shot at China Huiyuan Juice Group. The US soft drinks giant tried to buy Huiyuan last month, but the bid, which would have been the largest foreign acquisition of a Chinese company, was blocked ...   more »

Western company sues Chinese firm for trademark infringement and loses.Yawns all round. Chinese firm sues western company for copyright infringement-- and wins. Now, that's a story...   more »

China's chip industry is now facing its biggest hurdle yet as the global downturn hits sales of low-margin electronics goods, which is the area where Chinese chip makers have made most inroads..    more »