Tencent’s China Literature (阅文集团), China’s largest e-book and online publishing company, has completed the listing hearing for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to Hong Kong’s Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Analysts say the share…
Monthly Archives For October 2017
Indonesia, China take securitization route to infrastructure finance
Pakpahan: infrastructure financing Asset-backed securities will be key to unlocking the multi-billion dollars of funding needed to finance the Belt and Road Initiative because of the huge opportunities the projects offer to securitize long term…
Here are 3 ways that China’s big political congress matters to investors
These reforms should help China’s urbanisation efforts, and also support growing consumer demand. Xi could also push through reforms to create more transparent capital markets, streamline business approval procedures and lower fees and taxes. And…
China cranks propaganda, Xi Jinping’s cult of personality into overdrive ahead of party congress
For the most part, the latest wave of propaganda casts Xi as all business, focusing on his dedication, his aptitude and his personal role in guiding China into a new stage of development. One documentary…
China’s FedEx? EAL plans ambitious future
the freight unit under parent company China Eastern Air Holding Co, is now en route to going public, and to reach such a goal, management is exploring a new business mode instead of remaining a…
3 Tactics Entrepreneurs Can Use for Startup Success in China
Related: How Your Small Business Can Sell in China Today New brands cannot assume that Chinese buyers are patiently awaiting their arrival, though. Instead, those brands — maybe yours is one of them — must…
Financial firms the latest to embrace co-working spaces in search for new ideas
“Within these close-knit communities, financial services companies are interested in meeting and learning from fintech start-ups and other members,” Lee said. WeWork has eight locations in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, and plans to move…
US demands World Bank overhaul of lending to China
The Trump administration is holding out against a capital increase for the World Bank until it overhauls its lending to China and other middle income countries, creating a new source of tension between Washington and…
Daily briefing: US v China in World Bank, Brexit stand-off and China’s electric cars
The Trump administration is holding out against a capital increase for the World Bank until it overhauls its lending to China and other middle income countries, creating a new source of tension between Washington and…
The iPhone 8 is already selling at a discount in China
Apple (AAPL) products seldom go on sale, let alone a newly released one. But that’s what happened to the iPhone 8 in China, Apple’s largest market outside the U.S. Within a month after the debut…
The devastating California wine country fires have made the air more toxic than Beijing’s — and it’s about to get worse
People take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as smoke from wildfires covers the San Francisco skyline Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Eric Risberg/AP The smell of fire hangs in the air in San Francisco. Despite…
The air quality in the Bay Area right now is as bad as Beijing
Maps of the Bay Area from BerkeleyEarth.org, a site tracking air quality around the globed, showed unhealthy levels in many areas on the morning of Oct. 12, 2017. Maps of the Bay Area from BerkeleyEarth.org,…
Beijing’s Airbnb blackout ahead of Party Congress
Airbnb removes listings in Beijing as the Chinese capital prepares to host a five-yearly Party Congress next week, when security is at its highest. Samantha Vadas reports. If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in…
