China will become the largest consumer market in Asia by 2009, particularly in the luxury goods, entertainment, tourism and housing sectors.

VIETNAM - With plans to open its local retail industry completely to foreign retail giants in January 2009, the Vietnamese government has marked the industry as one of the most attractive investme...

China's May retail sales increased by 15.9% over the same month last year to US$94 billion, the biggest gain since May 2004 after accounting for distortions caused by the Chinese Lunar New Year ho...