China’s economy is attracting businesses from all over the world. But sometimes companies find doing business in China isn’t as easy as doing business in their home markets. Lately, the government has been cracking down and enforcing regulations, leaving some companies to question the true value of China’s market. Susan Tart has more on what this means for foreign businesses.

In a recent report, the International Labour Association projected that tens of millions more people could become unemployed, and that women would be hit harder, and more severely than men.

Given that women tend to work in labor intensive export industries, that feed the global supply chain, they're among the first to lose their jobs when demand for exports in manufacturing and clothing dries up.
However, a women's group in Hefei, in Eastern China's Anhui province, has stepped up to ensure that local business women are able to weather the financial storm. Last week, three of these local entrepreneurs were offered interest free loans of around 3,000 USD, in order to help their businesses survive.

The loans, which were provided by Chinese women's organizations and the Chinese women's federation, are aimed at helping women start their own businesses and fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams.

Chinese President Hu Jintao has just wrapped up an historic state visit to the United States. But what consequences will his trip and this new stage in Sino-US relations have for business? Russell Brown is co-founder of LehmanBrown International Accountants, a China-focused accounting, taxation and business advisory firm. He talks to Fergus Thompson about the prospects for foreign businesses coming to China - and Chinese businesses heading abroad.

To southern China now where severe flooding has engulfed entire towns, left thousands homeless and destroyed hundreds of businesses. Tony Zhou reports.

China's aviation industry continues to develop its infrastructure, forming regional networks and expanding service to more cities. The country is becoming a hub for airlines both in Asia and the world. This could be good news for some U-S businesses. Susan Tart tells us why.

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David Moser and Zhang Lijia discuss the social status of Chinese women. Zhang has a lot of interesting personal stories to share, which reflect the dramatic changes in China. They also offer a unique perspective on the rationales of the changes.