China’s central bank left its short-term borrowing rates unchanged on Thursday, choosing not to follow its U.S. counterpart, which raised its benchmark rate just hours earlier. The decision follows th… ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2018
World Bank expects China’s economic growth to slow to 6.2 percent in 2019
The World Bank’s outlook on China’s 2018 economic growth, which would be the weakest in 28 years, remained unchanged from its prediction in April. Consumption will remain the main driver of China’s ec… ( read…
38 Chinese brands among world’s 500 most influential in 2018
An AI robot offers services at the State Grid service hall in Tongling, East China’s Anhui province, Aug 22, 2018. State Grid ranks 30th on the world’s 500 most influential brands in 2018. ( read…
China-NZ dairy link goes global
Zhang says, Yili has won China’s domestic consumer market with a “green and healthy” brand image successfully implemented and is now focusing on internationalisation and expanding overseas markets. Th… ( read original story …)
China is racing ahead in 5G. Here’s what that means.
Today, this neighborhood of sleepy apartment buildings and train tracks is part of a mobile revolution enveloping cities across China: the world’s biggest rollout of 5G technology. Last fall, the Fang… ( read original story…
How Beijing won’t back down over the South China Sea
The Chinese warship Lanzhou approached from behind, swiftly turning to starboard as it tried to cut across the USS Decatur’s bow. Under international naval law, the US destroyer had right of way. But … (…
China allegedly censors comments on Canadian embassy’s post about human rights
The Canadian embassy in China says comments were unfairly disabled on its post about Chinese human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo. The statement, which was posted to … ( read original…
China Intellectual Property Pose Biggest Thorn For US (Podcast)
“Banker to the World” Bill Rhodes, President and CEO of William Rhodes Global Advisors, on the biggest issue the U.S. has with China. John Kilduff, Founding Partner of Again Capital, on where oil pric… (…
China banking: Opportunity knocks – so does risk
You only have to read the headlines on the research reports coming out of Asia to get a sense of the mood – and it’s sombre. “Always darkest before the dawn” (Nomura). “Steadying the ship…
China offers low-cost loans to banks to help fund small businesses, shore up economy
China’s central bank has made fresh moves to release more money into the financial system as Beijing looks to shore up the economy amid a deepening trade war with the United States. The People’s Bank…
China central bank to boost relending to help small enterprises
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Wednesday it will boost relending and rediscount quotas by 100 billion yuan ($14.50 billion) to help the financing needs of small enterprises, part o… ( read…
Third Canadian detained in China amid rising tensions
News of the detainment comes more than a week … a businessman who worked on the border of China and North Korea, have met with Canadian ambassador to China John McCallum. The Chinese government ……
IPO activity next year could dampen if markets do not rebound: report
But markets have been roiled by an on-going trade spat between the United States and China, which could dampen investor enthusiasm for other 2019 IPO hopefuls like apartment-rental service Airbnb Inc, … ( read original…
