China Mobile, the largest Chinese wireless carrier, had a relatively mixed first half of 2018, as growth in its core mobile business began to show some signs of slowing down, with its smaller rivals a……
Monthly Archives For August 2018
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
The top U.S. business lobbying group said the Trump administration lacks a “coherent strategy” to address China’s theft of intellectual property and other harmful trade practices and called for “serio… ( read original story …)
Doing Business in China Without a WFOE: Will the Defendant Please Rise
I do mean to sound alarmist here. Almost since this blog’s inception, we have written about how if you are doing business in China you need a Chinese legal entity, be it a Wholly Foreign…
China’s vice premier urges financial support for small and medium firms
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China needs to beef up its capital markets and broaden financing channels for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of wider efforts to support the corporate sector, Vice P… (…
Ant Financial IPO plans pushed back again
Ant is also under pressure from Beijing’s efforts to tighten control of non-banks … “I am not surprised that they once more are postponing their IPO.” The decision to delay Ant’s listing was made se……
Nissan to boost China production capacity by 40 percent, source says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) plans to invest about $900 million to boost vehicle-making capacity in China by 40 percent by 2021 – part of a 60 billion yuan ($8.73 billion) stra……
Exclusive: China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid U.S. sanctions – sources
China has said it is opposed to any unilateral sanctions and has defended its commercial ties with Iran. The first round of sanctions, which included rules cutting off Iran and any businesses that tra… (…
China says will keep providing aid to Pacific for sustainable development
“I would like to stress that China and Tonga are strategic partners of mutual respect and common development,” Lu told a daily news briefing in Beijing. “China will continue to provide support and ass… (…
China envoy says no accurate figure on Uighurs fighting in Syria
… China’s concern about Uighurs it says are fighting in the Middle East and fears they may return to China to carry out attacks. Xie Xiaoyan told a news briefing in Beijing that China talks…
China Mobile verifies Cloud RAN benefits to pave the way to 5G
LTE Radio Access Networks (RANs) globally are instantly connecting millions of subscribers and reliably delivering services over wide geographical areas. That’s not a simple achievement given that the … ( read original story …)
Apple removes illegal lottery apps from China store
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) says it has pulled illegal lottery apps from its App Store in China amid tightening regulation and a barrage of criticism from state media. According to state me… (…
Beijing residential rents jump 25% in July
Monthly rent in Beijing has risen by about a quarter in 2018, according to a research report that has stoked criticism from many of the millions of tenants who live in China’s capital. A research…
Trade war imperils foreign banks’ China plans
However, several bank executives have told the Financial Times that US banks may find themselves … the chief executive of Greater China at Credit Suisse. “Getting management control and a 51 per cen… ( read…
