 
 
							Overseas markets are expected to recover after the lunar new year holiday and the Beijing Winter Olympics, Japan's top steelmaker said
 
 
							Ahead of a visit to Beijing, he said there were "substantial" financial, industrial, technological and human resource opportunities for Russia and China
 
 
							The sports official said the Olympics would spur a winter sports boom in China, a country not known for its mass participation in skiing
 
 
							Australian gaming firm Aristocrat needed approval from 75% Playtech shareholders, but less than 55% of votes were cast in favour of deal
 
 
							The US chip firm forecast second-quarter revenue between $10.2 billion and $11 billion, above analysts' estimates of $9.6 billion
 
 
							Ralf Brandstaetter, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, will relocate to Beijing as the German carmaker tries to replicate its success with petrol vehicles
 
 
							The increase in volume will come as the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme takes shape this decade. The scheme is expected to undergo upgrades this year.
 
 
							In the 40-day travel season, also known as Chunyun, many Chinese people travel to reunite with their families for the lunar new year
 
 
							Beijing signed deals totalling $10.5 billion in new construction contracts in Iraq last year, part of its greater engagement towards the Middle East
 
 
							The coffee chain missed estimates on adjusted earnings as wage and commodity inflation contributed to higher operating costs
 
 
							There were more than 40,000 companies in the sector with an annual revenue of more than 5 million yuan and revenue and profit expanded
 
 
							The guidance follows a rising number of enquiries from intermediaries selling virtual assets defined as a digital representation of value