2 Min Read BEIJING (Reuters) – China will pay the biggest price from the new United Nations sanctions against North Korea because of its close economic relationship with the country but will always enforce the…
Monthly Archives For August 2017
Trump challenging China on trade would spark ‘very aggressive’ response, expert predicts
according to the official Xinhua news agency. Barshefsky said there was now widespread consensus in the US that Beijing’s “explicitly discriminatory” policies towards foreign firms had to be tackled. China had spent the past decade…
China Hushen 300 index futures open lower Tuesday
The index futures were launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points. (This article…
Trump Is Said to Wait on China Intellectual Property Probe
President Donald Trump plans to wait at least a week and possibly longer on moving forward with a trade investigation of China on intellectual property violations after the country backed UN Security Council sanctions on…
Apple’s China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector
Microsoft has been doing business in China for some 20 years, staying within guidelines set by the government. Seven years ago, Google pulled its search engine out of mainland China in a rare stand against…
China still has ‘extraordinary’ influence on global trade, but its historic advantages start to diminish as automation rises
China has been the most important driver of revenue and earnings growth for many companies across the globe for years. But ever-rising wages are reducing its labour-cost advantage, and increased automation in production lines is…
New Regulations May Help China’s Bike Sharing Companies Overcome Business Flaws
China issued new bike sharing regulations yesterday to address citizens’ complaints about annoyances and dangers resulting from this emerging industry. China’s bike sharing business model permits users to find and unlock a shared bike near…
China’s Great Property Pullback
Nisha Gopalan is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering deals and banking. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones as an editor and a reporter. That whoosh you just heard? It’s Chinese…
Signals are good for China Tower IPO
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – The signals are good for a huge telecoms infrastructure listing. China Tower, owner of the world’s biggest collection of telecoms towers, is preparing an initial public offering in Hong Kong…
China Unicom fuels investor speculation with Alibaba, Tencent deals
China Unicom has partnered with Alibaba and Tencent, fuelling speculation that it could soon count the online giants among its shareholders. C114 reported last week that the operator has agreed to establish “… China Unicom…
China Unicom, Alibaba and Tencent spur on investment rumours
China Unicom announce that it is to open a number of operating centres in China with Alibaba and Tencent, further fuelling rumours of a partnership between the companies China Unicom has confirmed reports that it…
Trump Company Moves to Protect Brand in Chinese Gambling Hub
HONG KONG — The company that manages the Donald J. Trump brand has moved to protect the name in Macau, a part of China that long ago surpassed Las Vegas to become the world’s largest…
Tightening of China’s internet finance rules likely to favour major players, analysts say
The government’s promise of tighter controls on China’s internet finance industry is likely to be good news for the country’s state-owned players, but could be a death knell for smaller private firms, analysts said. In…