China is creating a new giant broadcaster to ensure its voice is heard loud and clear around the world. Voice of China, as the new outlet will be known internationally, will be formed by combining…
Monthly Archives For March 2018
China intellectual property filings soar, hard to judge if it plays fair: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – China is now a major producer of innovative technologies, nosing ahead of Japan to become the second biggest source of international patent applications, the United Nations said on Wednesday. China’s fast growth…
China intellectual property filings soar, hard to judge if it plays fair -UN
* China usurps Japan as No. 2 source of IP patents * U.S. President Trump says China has stolen American ideas * U.N. says China could take top spot from U.S. in three years *…
China vows to safeguard national interests in response to U.S. trade probes
Trump has accused the Chinese government of forcing U.S. companies to transfer their intellectual property to China as a cost of doing business there. Voicing hopes that Beijing and the United States could avoid a…
China names CBRC chief Guo as head of new banking, insurance regulator: Caixin
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has named Guo Shuqing as the head of the newly formed regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, financial publication Caixin reported on Wednesday without citing a direct source. Guo had…
China tightens grip on media with regulator reshuffle
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is consolidating film, news and publishing regulation under the powerful Communist Party publicity department, strengthening Beijing’s grip over content as the country looks to bolster its “soft power” domestically and overseas.…
China smartphone makers join hands on apps, pose threat to WeChat
The partners in the alliance are Xiaomi Technology Co, ZTE Corp, Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], Gionee, Lenovo Group, Meizu, Nubia, OPPO, Vivo, OnePlus, and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology under the Ministry of…
Will Chinese brands ever be able to compete with America’s?
“China becomes a high-income country before 2030,” they said. “This indicates that the economy is on a development path that is sustainable.” But by one metric America is likely to dominate for a while longer.…
China United Network Communications : Unicom Beijing and Huawei Successfully Deploy a TSDN-based Government and Enterprise Private Line
China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have jointly announced their successful deployment of a multi-service optical transport network (MS-OTN) that is based on Transport-Software Defined Network (TSDN) technology. This TSDN+MS-OTN solution provides high-quality … ( read…
China unveils Xi Jinping’s brand new Cabinet, missile expert named as new defence minister
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today unveiled his new Cabinet as part of the government’s efforts to stabilise the world’s second largest economy and appointed a missile expert as the defence minister amidst regional tensions with…
Swisse flies in Chinese actor to supercharge Tmall brand day sale
The China market in vitamins is a much bigger prize, worth an annual $20 billion. Both companies have been beneficiaries in recent years of big demand from Chinese consumers for Australian brands with a “clean…
Evolving cultural values in China and how brands can use them to switch on growth
The last couple of decades have been defined by a sudden increase of the social and personal pace of life: from society passing to modernity, to early loss of carefree childhood and rise of hectic…
To succeed under Xi Jinping’s brand of socialism, the onus is on performance for the people
China’s President Xi Jinping is a socialist to his fingertips … but to stay there you will have to perform. My grandfather’s brand of early socialism was global – he believed naively in a community…