Even as China’s fast-growing conglomerates have been viewed by many global investors and regulators with suspicion for their opacity and finances, they have nonetheless been lucrative business partners for dealmakers, known for paying over the…
Monthly Archives For March 2018
As Trump Turns Up Heat On China Over Trade And Intellectual Property, Will It Backfire?
Beijing’s pursuit of intellectual property (IP) is at the core of its strategy to become a global superpower. For decades, Chinese law has required foreign companies to form joint ventures with local Chinese firms ,…
As China’s Xi gains power, parliament prepares to bolster risk battle
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s annual parliament gathering kicks off on Monday as an ever-stronger President Xi Jinping presses ahead with efforts to ward off financial risks without undermining the economy. The run-up to the National…
China pledges wider market access, especially for financial sector
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister said on Friday that the world’s second largest economy would look to open up wider access to its markets this year, amid growing trade tensions with the United States…
China brings up threat of war, says Taiwan will pay if U.S. follows through with bill
China warned Taiwan on Friday it would only get burnt if it sought to rely on foreigners, adding to warnings from state media the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States…
China is dominating the App Store (AAPL)
The note said that China is “now in a league of its own among the top app markets,” according to App Annie’s data. The Chinese app store is now double the size of the US…
What Trade Friction Means For U.S. Brands In China
Let me begin with the good news: I remain solidly bullish about business opportunities in China, even for brands from countries where there might be trade quarrels. We have seen these disputes come and go…
Spirent Partners with China Mobile to Demonstrate Automated Integration and Delivery System at MWC 2018
Spirent Communications, the carrier network and SDN/NFV testing solution provider, announced that it will partner with China Mobile to demonstrate the next-generation innovation network NovoNet project at MWC 2018. Spirent was involved in the development…
China has found a new way to block banned words
Related: China is messing with WhatsApp It’s unclear how widely Chinese authorities have deployed the technology, though. CNN employees in Beijing and Hong Kong were able to share images with the sensitive words with each…
China’s banking, insurance watchdogs likely to merge in massive financial regulatory overhaul
China is considering plans to merge its banking and insurance watchdogs to bring more order to a fragmented regulatory system and to heed President Xi Jinping’s calls to reduce financial risk. Sources with knowledge of…
BRIEF-China Unicom Hong Kong Issues Profit Alert
March 1 (Reuters) – China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd: * IN 2017, GROUP’S PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY RMB 2.59 BILLION, UP BY ABOUT 231% VERSUS 2016 * SEES PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE…
Factbox: CEFC China Energy’s global energy, financial assets
(Reuters) – CEFC China Energy, whose chairman is being investigated for suspected economic crimes, is a rapidly growing oil and finance conglomerate with assets across the world and an ambition to become one of China’s…
What Trade Friction Means For US Brands In China
Let me begin with the good news: I remain solidly bullish about business opportunities in China, even for brands from countries where there might be trade quarrels. We have seen these disputes come and go…