BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s manufacturing sector cooled more than expected in October in the face of tighter pollution rules that are forcing many steel mills, smelters and factories to curtail production over the…
Monthly Archives For October 2017
Here’s How Marketers Do Halloween in China
Recommended ReadingLuxury Brands See Online Frenzy for Chinese Valentine’s DayBy Rachel Zheng The rise of Halloween is not only catching the attention of marketers in China. In the U.K. where the holiday is traditionally less…
DMG To Buy China Rights Of Forbes Brand
DMG will reportedly reach an agreement to buy the rights of Forbes brand in China, aiming to develop its retail and entertainment businesses in Greater China. It is said that DMG will purchase no more…
China slams US aluminium foil tariff ahead of Trump visit
The tariff was announced Friday by the US following concern that China was undercutting American manufacturers by flooding the country with underpriced aluminium products. But the timing has raised fears of a trade dispute during…
Ahead of iPhone X launch, China vendors cut prices of iPhone 8 models
recent launches have been simultaneous in China and Hong Kong rather than staggered, and domestic Chinese phone brands have increased their share of the world’s biggest smartphone market. Apple last week countered concerns of muted…
China Literature listing expected to leave ZhongAn’s IPO in its shadow
The highly-anticipated initial public offering of Tencent unit China Literature, mainland China’s largest online publishing and e-book site, has been way oversubscribed, and analysts are now predicting the flotation to be the hottest this year.…
With all eyes on North Korea, Beijing looks ready to deploy fighter jets in the South China Sea
Sand can be seen spilling from a newly dredged channel in this view of Vietnamese-held Ladd Reef, in the Spratly Island group in the South China Sea, November 30, 2016, in this Planet Labs handout…
China says it still wants US cooperation on climate change
China’s Special Representative on Climate Change Xie Zhenhua told reporters that China wants to boost joint efforts in clean energy, carbon capture and research. “China is willing to step up cooperation with the United States…
Beijing-driven crackdown puts Hong Kong activists on back foot
“Hong Kong has entered an era where those who fight for democracy and free elections will be put in prison,” the 21-year-old tells the Financial Times … Wong admits that Beijing’s intensifying crackdown has left…
Khaisilk scandal: Brand to be investigated
HÀ NỘI — Khaisilk, once regarded as Việt Nam’s hi-end silk brand, is facing a series of investigations following a “Made-in-China” scandal. Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh said relevant documents had been…
Analog Devices team up with China Mobile IoT
Analog Devices has entered into a strategic relationship with China Mobile IoT (CMIOT), a subsidiary of China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. The companies have signed a Memorandum of…
China’s Xi promises reform in event with US business leaders
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping has promised to open China’s economy wider during a meeting with American business leaders ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump amid trade tensions. Xi spoke Monday to…
China Oct. official factory PMI falls more than expected to 51.6
The data will give global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the fourth quarter, with the government’s war on winter smog adding to uncertainty amid early signs of…