Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than $84…
Monthly Archives For April 2017
Are China’s KOLs Creating True ROI for Brands?
As social media influencers continue to leverage their massive fan bases to command significant compensation from brands in exchange for mentions, marketing departments across the world are beginning to look more closely at the ROI…
China's biggest property markets still hot, prices may rebound if curbs lifted: People's Daily
BEIJING Home prices in China’s biggest cities would likely rebound if government curbs are relaxed, a senior official from the country’s top economic planner was quoted as saying, suggesting authorities are in no mood to…
China banks miss out on U.S. investment banking bonanza
NEW YORK As scores of investment bankers profit from the fee bonanza offered by Chinese companies hunting for deals in the United States, one group is conspicuously absent – Chinese banks. Despite their deep ties…
China launches 1st domestically-made aircraft carrier
China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial…
China, South Africa launch science park cooperation
China and South Africa officially launched science park cooperation on Monday amid efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in science and technology. In a speech delivered at the launch ceremony, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong noted…
SA, China strengthen science and tech partnership
The science and technology minister said the first MOU is focused on the exchange of young scientists between SA and China, while the other centres on the creation of joint South African-Chinese research centres. A…
Netflix clinches licensing deal with China's iQiyi.com
Netflix has played down the possibility of its entry into China in the past year despite its otherwise rapid global expansion. In October co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings said that prospects for a direct…
Ted 2017: The woman who wants China to eat insects
Matilda Ho spoke at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference about the need to spread the message about healthy eating. She is backing a range of start-ups, including one that offers protein made from…
East China's Anhui Province Innovates Advanced Technology
The high-tech development zones and the advanced technology research centers in east China’s Anhui Province provide a variety of innovative technologies that can represent leaps in the fields of medicine, education, agriculture, communication and others.…
China, Canada launch economic and financial strategic dialogue in Beijing
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (C), along with Canadian Finance Minister Morneau (L) and Canadian International Trade Minister Champagne, launches the China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2017.…
CEO Tang Ning and CreditEase Honored for Contribution to Financial Literacy
BEIJING and SHANGHAI, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Ning Tang, Founder and CEO of CreditEase, received the China Financial Literacy Distinguished Contribution Award at the 2(nd) China Financial Literacy Annual Conference held in Beijing and…
Varcoe: As Notley travels through China, superpower loses interest in oilsands
“To be honest, Chinese enterprises buying Canadian oilsands enterprises are actually incurring (a) loss,” Ambassador Lu Shaye told the Canada China Business Council on Wednesday, according to a copy of his speech. “Canadian oilsands is…
