Restaurant Martin, brainchild of Michelin-starred chef Martin Berasategui, is an ambitious -- some would say risky -- attempt to export Spain's famed Basque Country cuisine to China...    more »

SABMiller, the brewing giant, reports that lager sales in China rose 17% in Q2 2009, in sharp contrast to the European beer market where the weight of the recession cut beer sales 7%...    more »

Chinese conglomerate Yu Wan Mei has a saying "Fish time is success time" and that motto has helped put the company on a solid growth trajectory and also on the cover of satirical magazine The Onion...   more »

Food producers are being accused of failing to take action over food contamination and poor quality standards. Oh no, not another food scare story from China. Wrong, this time it is Korea that is in the dock...   more »

For those who always meant to learn Chinese but never can quite find the time, TargetChinese may be the answer. Created by New Oriental Education & Technology Group, the fast-growing provider of private educational services...    more »

IBM has won a contract to transform Hangzhou's Dragon Hotel into a "smart hotel" . Technology will be an integral part of its transformation into the first "platinum" five-star hotel in Hangzhou..    more »

Many books claim to help western businesses discover the "secret recipe" for success in China. But the rise of fast-food giant Yum! Brands in China has little to do with the unique recipe for its famous KFC fried chicken...   more »

Unlike their western counterparts, Asian consumers are not that depressed by the economic turmoil that has engulfed the planet, finds a recent study from Grey Group Asia Pacific...   more »

Spring Airlines, a Chinese low-cost carrier (LCC), has reportedly submitted plans for domestic services where passengers can save money by standing for the duration of the flight...   more »

PepsiCo has opened China's first "green" beverage plant in Chongqing and reiterated plans to invest $1 billion in the country. The drinks giant says this is the first plant in the industrial centre of Chongqing to comply with LEED, a US standard for green buildings...    more »