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Monthly Archives For June 2017
China to set up pilot zones for green finance, cut red tape for industries
The State Council, China’s cabinet, Wednesday announced its decision to set up pilot zones for green finance to support its industrial upgrading and to further cut red tape. The pilot zones will be in Guangdong,…
Correction: Fitch Affirms China United Property Insurance at ‘A-‘; Outlook Stable
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) HONG KONG, June 14 (Fitch) This commentary replaces the version published on 2 June 2017 to update the name of China United Property Insurance Company Limited’s…
Beijing protesters in rare clash with police over school dispute
BEIJING About a hundred protesters clashed on Wednesday with police in downtown Beijing after authorities abruptly reassigned their children to a school in a rough neighborhood, a rare display of public anger in the Chinese…
China is developing hypersonic missiles for jet fighters that could strike targets at 4,000mph
In a major step towards developing hypersonic missiles for jet fighters, China has claimed that it has successfully tested new ramjet engine technology. China reported that two flight tests with the solid-fuel variable flow ramjet…
Mattel plays with digital toys to triple China business
Mattel Inc (MAT.O) expects to grow three to four times in the more than $31 billion toys and games market in China by 2020 through digitally connected toys, as it intensifies its efforts to take…
China central bank says slower M2 growth could be ‘new normal’, deleveraging to continue
BEIJING China’s bank lending was generally normal in May, while the slowdown in M2 money supply growth reflects deleveraging in the finance sector, the People’s Bank of China said on Wednesday following the release of…
China’s worrying habit of making business leaders disappear
Anbang Insurance Group owns the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Its chairman has reportedly been detained by Chinese authorities. A top executive suddenly dropping off the radar would be alarming for any company. But in…
China approves 9 Trump trademarks previously rejected
But that’s just procedural. Substantively, it’s impossible to say whether any of this is unusual.” China’s Trademark Office did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. The new provisional approvals further shore up the president’s…
China’s economy holds up in May but slowing investment points to cooling
BEIJING China’s economy generally remained on solid footing in May … Beijing is expected to handily meet its annual 6.5 percent economic growth target without too many bumps, good news for President Xi Jinping ahead…
Panama cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of China
These are external links and will open in a new window Panama has cut long-standing diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of establishing relations with China, in a diplomatic coup for Beijing. The Panamanian government…
Taiwan: How China is stealing the island’s diplomatic allies
The island’s allies are being picked off by China in what Taiwan derisively calls a “diplomatic money game”. Sao Tome and Principe, one of Africa’s smallest states, cut ties in December. Panama, a longstanding partner,…
IMF urges China to speed up action on mounting debt
The International Monetary Fund urged China on Monday to speed up reforms meant to slow … of the economy could eventually lead to sharp adjustment,” said Lipton at a news conference. Communist leaders have promised…