Last Saturday (28 January) marked Chinese new year, called the ‘spring festival’ in China. Many millions of Chinese people travelled back to their families in the provinces to celebrate the festival, the most important holiday…
Monthly Archives For January 2017
China's shadow banking crusade has risks
Shadow banking, a term for financial agents that perform bank-like activity but are not regulated as banks, has boomed in China, the world’s second-largest economy, as a way of circumventing government’s tight controls on lending.…
Chinese investors grapple with financial implications of debt-equity swaps
as investors with scant information grapple its financial implications. Interviews conducted by the South China Morning Post with banking and local government officials, and analysts, provided conflicting views on its worth to the sector. The…
China’s Nuclear Power Fleet Seen Overtaking U.S. Within Decade
China’s rapid nuclear expansion will result in it overtaking the U.S. as the nation with the largest atomic power capacity by 2026, according to BMI Research. The world’s second biggest economy will almost triple its…
China Fuel Dispenser Market Forecast to 2020 – Surging Number of Vehicles and Technological Advancement to Drive Market
The report titled “China Fuel Dispenser Market Forecast to 2020 – Incline in Number of Vehicles and Technological Advancement to Drive the Market” provides a comprehensive analysis of the Fuel dispenser market in China. The…
Volkswagen takes global sales crown from Toyota on back of China sales less affected by diesel-cheating scandal
Volkswagen AG dethroned Toyota Motor Corp. last year to become the the world’s best-selling automaker for the first time, propelled by surging demand in China which has been largely unaffected by the diesel-cheating scandal. Volkswagen…
Could blocking illegal fentanyl from China solve the B.C. opioid crisis?
Maryse Zeidler is a reporter for CBC News in Vancouver, covering news from across British … Authorities said it came from China, a country labelled by experts worldwide as the leading culprit in fentanyl manufacturing…
Drake-type Toronto cool may be key to China for this company
With a growing consumer base in China, Canadian streetwear can attract a niche shopper Whether he’s fronting up his hometown Toronto Raptors as their global brand ambassador or simply recognized as that kid from Degrassi:…
Yum! Brands: Why Investors Are Confident ahead of Q4 Earnings
Since the spin-off of its China operations on November 1, 2016, the company’s stock has risen 8.6%. The spin-off is expected to make Yum! Brands more efficient, improve its capital structure, and help the company…
European luxury brands struggle to adapt in Chinese digital market
Despite a 30% growth in total global spend on luxury goods and a significant increase in the importance of the domestic Chinese market, European luxury brands are struggling to adapt in the region. While spending…
Interview: Warren Wang, Interbrand China CEO on the State of Branding in China
The challenge is that building a global Chinese brand is intrinsically linked to building China’s nation brand. The two factors—whether we like it or not—go hand in hand.” Discussing the enormous potential for doing business…
Yum! Brands’ 4Q16 Revenue: What Analysts Expect
Yum! Brands (YUM) earns its revenue from company-owned restaurants and franchised restaurants. After the spin-off, revenue from franchised restaurants is expected to rise, as the company will receive 3% of sales from its China operations…
Chinese shoppers begin to buy luxury brands again — at home
Foot traffic rose in opulent Shanghai malls, Swiss watch sales shot up and top European luxury brands from Burberry to LVMH reported sharply improved revenues from China in the second half of 2016. Chinese consumers…