According to Andre Hoffman, president of the APAC division of beauty brand L’Occitane, the company experienced double-digit growth in China in 2017, with an 11% increase in net sales and an impressive … ( read…
Monthly Archives For October 2018
Freitag Brothers on Taking Their Brand to China
With a devoted fan base around the world, Freitag, a Zurich-based company that has been producing one-of-a-kind messenger bags, backpacks and accessories from old truck tarpaulin, seatbelts and bicycl… ( read original story …)
China factory growth weakest in over two years, slump in export orders deepens
The official PMI – which gives global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the last quarter of the year – fell to 50.2 in October, the lowest since…
China has a big weapon that it hasn’t used in the trade war yet: tourists
But it highlights a potent weapon that China could use if the trade war persists: slashing the $60 billion that Chinese consumers spend each year on American services such as travel and tourism. Alrea… (…
Beijing engages with Pakistan’s Uighurs in ‘charm offensive’
QUETTA, Pakistan — China is quietly launching a “charm offensive” to win over the Muslim Uighurs in Pakistan, where Beijing has invested billions of dollars through its Belt and Road Initiative. ( read original story…
Ford, Baidu set to test self-driving cars on Beijing’s roads
Beijing will soon see another non-Chinese self-driving car on its roads. Ford is beginning a two-year initiative with Chinese internet giant Baidu to develop and test self-driving vehicles designed to … ( read original story…
Ford, Baidu to start self-driving road tests in China
By the end of the test period, the project will reach so-called level 4 technology for autonomous … Ford and Baidu, China’s top search engine operator that is also taking a lead role in ……
How China uses intimidation, negotiation to bring Christians under its control
He has covered China as well as reported from North and South Korea. He previously reported on the Middle East, from Jerusalem, through the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. He has filed stories…
Wingtech Technology: all you need to know about Chinese firm behind audacious US$3.6 billion takeover of Dutch chip maker Nexperia
Electronics manufacturer Wingtech Technology Co has seen its fortunes prosper since it was founded in 2006 amid China’s development as the world’s biggest smartphone market. While it has become a majo… ( read original story…
China’s Baidu tops revenue estimates with strong app traffic
Baidu’s sales momentum has lagged technology peers Alibaba Group Holding … At the same time, Baidu has become one of China’s biggest names in AI, with its efforts endorsed by the government … ( read…
China reveals trade war strain as yuan slides and manufacturing stalls
China’s economy grew at its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter, as manufacturing output and infrastructure investment slowed. Analysts believe business conditions will … ( read original story …)
China factory growth weakest in over 2 years, slump in export orders deepens
Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast the official gauge, which gives global investors their first look at business conditions in China at the start of the last quarter of the year, would dip slig… (…
MGM China Posts 2018 Third Quarter Financial Data
Revenue up 38% Year-on-Year Focus on Ramping Up MGM COTAI HONG KONG, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MGM China Holdings Limited (“MGM China” or the “Company”; SEHK Stock Code: 2282) today announced … ( read…