said every 10 per cent drop in property prices shaves off 0.3 per cent of gross domestic product. Of course, there are some unknowns that could make things worse. China’s slowdown could deepen, hurtin… (…
Monthly Archives For November 2018
A Fifth of China’s Housing Is Empty. That’s 50 Million Homes
Video: Property Policy Is Most Important for China One solution that the government could use is property or vacancy taxes to try to counter the issue, but neither appears imminent and some researcher… ( read…
Lego wins another intellectual property case in China
Danish toymaker Lego Group has won a major case against four companies for infringing “multiple copyrights” of its building sets under the Lepin brand in China. The win is the latest in the toymaker’s ……
Respecting Intellectual Property & Stimulating Original Power — “Better Design Better Life” Innovative Design Forum of China Inter
The “Shanghai Declaration” that “Respecting Intellectual Property & Stimulating Original Power” issued by the forum has attracted much attention. On one hand, new technologies, new designs, and new pr… ( read original story …)
Property developer delisted as China cleans out underperforming stocks
Zhonghong Holdings Group is the first listed company in China to be forced off the country’s stock markets by regulators owing to consistently low share prices and a poor financial outlook. The compan… ( read…
China’s import expo logs $57.8 billion of deals: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Around $57.83 billion worth of deals were agreed for the year ahead at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the official China Daily said on Saturday. The Nov. 5-10 … ( read…
China tells US to stop sending warships near Beijing-claimed islands in South China Sea
“The United States is not pursuing a Cold War or containment policy with China,” Pompeo told a joint news conference. “Rather, we want to ensure that China act responsibly and fairly in support of sec……
AmEx wins China approval to clear card payments
BEIJING (Reuters) – American Express Co (NYSE:AXP – News) on Friday won approval to clear card payments in China, making it the first U.S. card network to gain direct access to what is set to…
China detained the vanished president of Interpol one month ago — and his wife fears he’s dead
Sophie Richardson, the organization’s China director, told Business Insider that “we assume but cannot confirm” that. Meng’s wife, Grace, repeatedly denied China’s corruption charges and claimed that … ( read original story …)
China Overtakes Japan To Become World’s Top Natural Gas Importer
China has recently overtaken Japan to become the world’s biggest importer of natural gas and will likely keep that crown as pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure grow … ( read original story …)
Two news anchors at China’s state-run news agency aren’t human
The news never sleeps, and neither do the two new anchors at China’s state-run news agency. New China News Agency on Wednesday unveiled what it’s calling the world’s first news anchors powered by arti… (…
In high-level talks, U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea
Even as the United States and China confront difficult challenges in their relationship, “cooperation remains essential on many issues,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a joint news … ( read original story …)
Trade war, market drag creating opportunities in China, CPPIB chief says
“Our teams are busy,” Machin told the Financial Post on Friday in a phone interview during his latest trip to China. “I think given the softening markets in China and related markets … ( read…