Even as Mr Xi has sought to position China as a champion of globalisation amid the US retreat into protectionism, the call for “self-reliance” highlights how Mr Xi is also advocating mercantilist poli… ( read…
Monthly Archives For November 2018
How’s China’s Opening to the Financial Sector Going?
Last year, China pledged to allow overseas financial firms greater access to the world’s second-largest economy. Then came the trade war with the U.S., raising concerns that President Xi Jinping could … ( read original…
China developers face $55bn of maturing onshore debt in 2019
China’s property market is a bedrock for growth and economists fear that signs of distress in developer debt would send ripples through the financial system just as other problems are mounting. China’ … ( read…
Shoppers shatter sales record again in China’s version of Cyber Monday
WATCH: China reveals world’s first virtual news presenters Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who will step down as chairman in less than a year, attended the start of the gala in Shanghai and appeared … (…
The Trade War With China And The Problem With Intellectual Property Rights
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Manufacturing I am an editor at the technology and information company Brightwire. When they were trying to catch up with the frontier economie… ( read original story…
China’s exports and imports both grow more than expected in October
In fact, domestic factors due to the fallout from over-exuberant property market are the key reasons why China’s growth would slow, Xie said. The trade dispute with the U.S. is thus a handy and timely…
People’s Bank of China warns of downward pressure on economy
… economy was facing downward pressure in the central bank’s most recent update of its monetary policy implementation report, Reuters reported. Increasingly, public concerns from Beijing’s financial … ( read original story …)
China’s ‘Singles Day’ shopping frenzy sets sales records
SHANGHAI — Online shoppers spent more than US$14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy on Sunday, once again breaking records as the consumer tradition enters its 10th ye… ( read…
China’s annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
SHANGHAI — Online shoppers spent more than $14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy on Sunday, once again breaking records as the consumer tradition enters its 10th year. … (…
China auto sales fall in October, deepening slump
Purchases of SUVs, sedans and minivans contracted 13 per cent from a year earlier to just over 2 million units, the China Association of Auto Manufacturers reported Friday. Auto demand had been foreca… ( read…
A fifth of China’s urban housing supply lies empty, equivalent to 50 million homes
“Should any crack emerge in the property market, the homes to be offloaded will hit China like a flood.” One solution that the government could use is property or vacancy taxes to try to counter…
Winners: PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (China) 2018
An elite roster of finalists from Mainland China was honoured at the exclusive regional Grand Final to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The shortlisted developers competed in 12 categories. China Vanke C… ( read original…
Nike and LVMH praise China’s efforts to fight intellectual property theft
Nike and LVMH, who have struggled against knockoffs of their famous products, are sticking up for China when it comes to fighting piracy. US President Donald Trump has cited the theft of American inte… (…