https://www.scmp.com/rss/319266/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Many people associate Sanya with beautiful weather, stretches of golden beach and kilometres of blue water. The world also knows Sanya as the venue of international events such as the Miss World 2015 pageant. To augment all these attractions, Sanya's government is focusing on developing key cultural projects.  The Sanya Water Ballet Performing Arts Center is one of them. The six-storey centre, located at Yingbin Road, boasts a construction area of around 6,000 square metres. The multifunctional... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/go-china-sanya/article/1838381/focus-shifts-finding-ways-make-heritage-pay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/go-china-sanya/article/1838381/focus-shifts-finding-ways-make-heritage-pay?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jul 2015 02:21:28 +0000 As mainlanders' living standards and consumption continue to improve, the nation's soft drinks industry has entered an era of rapid growth. Since soft drinks are popular on the mainland, demand has been expanding rapidly. This demand has been recognised by soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola, which offered to buy Chinese protein drinks maker Xiamen Culiangwang Beverage Technology in a US$400 million deal.  China Culiangwang earned 71 per cent of its profit from branded drinks in the fiscal year... https://www.scmp.com/presented/topics/go-china-xiamen/article/1814454/global-brands-get-chinese-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/topics/go-china-xiamen/article/1814454/global-brands-get-chinese-tastes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:47:53 +0000 With solar energy production costs continuing to fall, the market is experiencing what many analysts are calling a boom. In many parts of the world, solar power is now cheaper than diesel oil, gas, coal or nuclear energy. China, as it rallies to clean up its increasingly polluted air, has raised its solar energy target for this year, declaring it will add almost 2.5 times the capacity that the United States added last year. China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) recently said more than 5GW... https://www.scmp.com/article/topics/invest-china/1781627/coal-shunning-china-explores-solar-power-alternative-energy-solutions-beat-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/topics/invest-china/1781627/coal-shunning-china-explores-solar-power-alternative-energy-solutions-beat-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2015 01:43:59 +0000 In 2014, there were 649 million internet users on mainland China, and 557 million of those were mobile users. Mobile app use is also growing extremely quickly across the border. Mobile games and messaging apps are making the biggest noise, with WeChat one of the most popular. Almost all mainland mobile users are using a messaging app. Mobile travel booking apps are the fastest-growing category, with their usage increasing 194.6 per cent. Due to the strong interest in the start-up and app market... https://www.scmp.com/article/1752282/mobile-apps-soar-china-games-and-messages-excite-investors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1752282/mobile-apps-soar-china-games-and-messages-excite-investors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:05:48 +0000 Sales of electric vehicles across China are set to rise as Tesla Motors, a California-based EV design and manufacturing corporation, continues its march, as environmentally aware electric-vehicle (EV) consumers begin to reap government subsidies. It is predicted that EVs will account for at least 11 per cent of all new vehicles sold in China in the next decade, due to growing environmental awareness and stricter regulations, a recent survey states. The survey by global consultancy firm KPMG... https://www.scmp.com/article/1735132/subsidies-and-government-enthusiasm-raising-appeal-electric-cars-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1735132/subsidies-and-government-enthusiasm-raising-appeal-electric-cars-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2015 02:00:30 +0000