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Capital-rich Chinese investors march into India’s blooming food takeout market Capital-rich Chinese companies march into blooming Indian food takeout market

An Indian employee packs lunchboxes in the kitchen of an online food delivery firm in Mumbai, India. File photo: VCG Chinese tourism website ctrip.com is reportedly considering investing in Zomato, an India-based food delivery company, joining other big online Chinese names like Meituan Dianping and Alibaba, which have already invested in Indian food delivery companies. …

IKEA’s experience in China may help it grow in India IKEA’s China experience may help it grow in Asia’s third-largest market

Customers purchase products at check-out counters inside the IKEA store on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, on August 9. Photo: VCG Swedish furniture behemoth IKEA opened its first store in India on August 9, creating quite a buzz among local residents, with industry insiders looking forward to the multinational’s expansion in one of Asia’s fastest-growing …

China, India break Asian toilet taboo with national sanitation campaigns China drives sanitation campaign to boost tourism while India eyes open defecation-free villages

A view of a Wi-Fi-enabled smart toilet facility on the streets of Changsha, capital of Central China’s Hunan Province Photo: IC China and India have both achieved progress in their campaigns to build more hygienic toilets and enhance people’s hygiene awareness in recent years. Restricted by its religion and culture, India’s “Clean India” mission, however, …

‘World’s pharmacy’ reaches a crossroads as Indian generic drugs face rising competition, tougher regulation Despite history of success, India’s controversial generic drugs face unpredictable future amid rising competition, tightened policy

Guests visit a pharmaceutical exhibition held in Mumbai, India in December 2017. Photo: Courtesy of Zou Lan India has long been known for its leading pharmaceutical industry, despite the country’s relatively low overall development level. However, the industry has been promoted under a controversial policy that violates international drug patent rights, leaving it with an …

As Indians outperform Chinese in overseas corporate management, experts say China must nurture home-grown talent to catch up

Google Inc CEO Sundar Pichai talks to a group of women and girls who learn mobile internet skills via Google, in a village west of Kolkata, India, on January 5, 2017. Photo: VCG Indians seem to have outperformed Chinese in terms of their presence in the corporate management world, with more Indians holding CEO positions …