With subscriber strength of 851.2 million, China Mobile is undoubtedly the champion mobile network operator in the world. China Mobile was conceived in 1999 as a result of the China Telecom break which was originally…
Monthly Archives For March 2017
In China, talk of ‘super-financial regulator’ is cheap – until next crisis hits
Financial crises are said to come once a decade – the Black Monday market crash of 1987, the Asian contagion in 1997 and the global financial crisis of 2007. If true, we’re about due for…
China’s O2O and What It Could Mean for Western Brands
In China, apps have transformed the mobile phone into a virtual remote control for products and services. Consumers there can order and pay digitally for products and services to be delivered. It’s called online-to-offline (O2O),…
China's telecoms giants tipped to report mostly downbeat 2016 results
To further complicate matters, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom will face questions from the market about the impact of further tariff reductions announced a week ago by Premier Li Keqiang at the National…
China Telecom Allies with OpenStack with Government Support for the Open-source Software Platform
China Telecom joins some of the leading technology companies in the world — including Inspur, Cisco, Dell EMC, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Huawei, NEC and Symantec — as one of 24 founding Gold Members. Large and…
China's ZTE Corp names new chairman
In a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange after the market close, ZTE said outgoing chairman Zhao Xianming had resigned from the post “in order to improve the company’s management by differentiating the role of…
Fitch: China's Structured Finance Market to Continue Expanding in 2017
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings’ Report: China Structured Finance Quarterly – 4Q16 here BEIJING/HONG KONG, March 12 (Fitch) Issuance in China’s structured finance market rose 42% to…
Gulfstream G550 Selected To Launch Air Rescue Services In Beijing
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced its Gulfstream G550 aircraft has been selected to launch state-of-the-art medevac services in Beijing. The Gulfstream aircraft will be outfitted with top-of-the-line ……
DIARY – Political and General News Events From Mar 14
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 BADEN-BADEN – G20 Presidency news conference with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, followed by press conferences of other G20 delegations – 1430 GMT. BEIJING – U.S. Secretary…
Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy : DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION FINANCE LEASE ARRANGEMENT (in PDF)
On 14 March 2017, JDEC entered into the Consultancy Agreement I with ICBC Leasing, pursuant to which JDEC agreed to engage ICBC Leasing for providing certain consultancy services relating to the Leased Assets, which includes,…
No defence spending number in China budget? No problem: finmin
BEIJING Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Tuesday there was no problem with transparency in the state budget, when asked why no defence spending figure had been included in the annual budget report as…
China to strictly control local government debt quotas: finance minister
BEIJING China will strictly control local government debt quotas and step up checks on illegal debt guarantees, finance minister Xiao Jie said on Tuesday, Government debt risks are generally under control, Xiao said at a…
The Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Agreement between KOOCAN and MGTV to be Held in Beijing
BEIJING, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ –The signing ceremony of between KOOCAN and MGTV will be held at the Sofitel Wanda Beijing on March 20th 2017. There will be many tech elites at the ceremony. MGTV…