The new Beijing-friendly mayor of Taiwan’s third largest city has arrived in Hong Kong for a rare visit to meet with top officials and promote trade. Han Kuo-yu, a star in Taiwan’s opposition … (…
Monthly Archives For March 2019
China chemical plant blast kills 47, injures hundreds more
BEIJING — A massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China with a long record of safety violations … demanded “all-out efforts” to find and rescue victims, the official Xinhua News Agency … (…
Asian stocks mixed on doubts over U.S.-China trade deal
On Thursday, CNBC, citing two sources familiar with the matter, said President Donald Trump wants China to “double or triple” its offer to buy up to $1.2 trillion of American products over six years. ……
Vietnam protests to China about local boat sinking in South China Sea
China claims 90 percent of the South China Sea, where it has steadily expanded military and other installations on artificial islands and reefs, unnerving the region and angering Washington. Got a … ( read original…
Beijing bank to set up first foreign-controlled bank JV
A branch of the Bank of Beijing is seen on Sept 9, 2018. [Photo/VCG] The opening-up of China’s financial sector is seeing another landmark event as Bank of Beijing, one of the largest city commercial…
Exclusive: U.S. threatens to derail meeting of Latam lender if China bars Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a … ( read original…
Japan firms see prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war, China slowdown to persist: Reuters poll
Corporate fears of damage from the trade war and China’s slowdown are feeding growing expectations that the Bank of Japan will maintain its massive stimulus for some time. Those who want the … ( read…
China chemical plant blast kills 44, injures hundreds more
BEIJING — A massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China with a long record of safety violations has killed at least 44 people and injured hundreds of others, 90 of them seriously. ……
Asian stocks mixed on doubts over US-China trade deal
SINGAPORE — Asian markets were mixed on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S.-China trade talks in Beijing next week. The Shanghai Composite index was 0.1 per cent lower at 3,097.81 while the Kospi…
China urges subsidies to help disease-hit pig farms restock
FINANCIAL STRAIN The steps come after ministry figures showed … said Yao Guiling, an analyst with China-America Commodity Data Analytics Co Ltd. Rabobank expects China’s hog production to fall by … ( read original story…
AETOS CEO On Doing Business in China: “Better Than the EU”
Draco Ng, elaborated to Finance Magnates on the state of the local industry and on the way which the company aims to remain relevant at a time when the industry is changing. Mr Ng thinks…
China Mobile posts slower profit growth
China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile operator, reported slower growth in net profits last year, company data showed Thursday. A 5G enabled robot from China Mobile on display at a high-tech expo … ( read…
China’s auto, internet giants set up 9.76 billion yuan fund to invest in ride-sharing industry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s major automobile and internet companies, including Chongqing Changan Automobile, Alibaba and Tencent, are setting up a 9.76 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) joint venture … ( read original story …)
