For luxury labels, choosing the right brand ambassador in China can be a daunting task. Many of China’s online youngsters are rabidly loyal to their chosen idols, and shows like Idol Producer reinforc… ( read…
Monthly Archives For August 2018
China guarantees Pakistan of financial backing
Pakistan’s all-weather and time-tested friend China has guaranteed financial backing to Islamabad as Imran Khan-led new government looks to avoid having to go to the IMF to solve its foreign exchange … ( read original…
Beijing appeals to US for fairness under investment law
BEIJING — China appealed to Washington on Tuesday not to misuse security concerns to hamper business activity after President Donald Trump signed a law that expands the jurisdiction of an investment r… ( read original…
Beijing furiously protests after US targets China in new defense act
Beijing is furiously expressing its frustration with the new National Defense Authorization Act, which features some provisions considered to be tough on China. President Donald Trump signed the act i… ( read original story …)
Investment firms explore buyout of Yum China: sources
Chinese investment firm Primavera Capital and Ant Financial Services Group bought a minority stake in Yum China for $460 million as part of the spin-off deal in September 2016. Both are still sharehol… ( read…
China’s ‘Tesla-fighter’ plans to go public in New York
The firm didn’t provide a time frame for the proposed IPO and said its estimates on how much money it … last year that it wants to “target the middle class in the big cities…
From laboratory in far west, China’s surveillance state spreads quietly
But such surveillance technologies, tested out in the laboratory of Xinjiang, are now quietly spreading across China. Government procurement documents collected by Reuters and rare insights from offic… ( read original story …)
China angered at new U.S. defense act, to assess content
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday condemned measures targeting it in a new U.S. defense act, saying it exaggerated antagonism and that Beijing would take a close look at aspects that beef up the ro……
7 ‘bad boys’ of China who risked their relationship with luxury brands
For luxury labels, choosing the right brand ambassador in China can be a daunting task. Many of China’s online youngsters are rabidly loyal to their idols, and shows like Idol Producer reinforce the i… (…
Accused of interning 1 million Uighurs in camps, China blames ‘ulterior motives’
Anti-China forces are behind criticism of policies in the far western region of Xinjiang, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after a U.N. panel aired accusations that a million ethnic Uighu… ( read original…
Anti-China forces are behind Uighur crackdown criticism, Beijing says
BEIJING – China blamed “anti-China forces” on Tuesday for the growing criticism of Beijing’s policies in a far western region where large groups of ethnic Uighurs are being detained in internment camp… ( read original…
How China’s ire put global spotlight on Hong Kong activist Andy Chan
A lunchtime talk by a little-known Hong Kong political figure has drawn global attention to China’s influence on free speech in the territory. Andy Chan is the head of a fringe nationalist party calli… (…
Exclusive: Sequoia China to raise $6 billion in new fund with state-owned partner – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sequoia Capital China is teaming up with a state-owned venture capital (VC) fund and e-commerce powerhouse JD.com to raise up to 40 billion yuan ($5.81 billion) for a new investm… (…
