French cosmetics giant L’Oréal continues to see more growth potential in China, especially in its skin care and hair care categories. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Biden may face an uphill task trying to form an ‘anti-China alliance’ in Asia
Joe Biden’s promise to rebuild the U.S. middle class could hamper efforts to push policies that Asian countries would sign up to, said a political analyst. ( read original story …)
Homeowners reject Beijing’s candidates for powerful local associations
Beijing is facing growing resistance over a flagship project intended to improve governance, after city residents balked at backing its preferred candidates in local elections. Authorities want to … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s 2008 Olympics were a soft power victory for China, but 2022 may be another story
As the sound of fireworks rang out over Beijing to mark the close of the 2008 Summer Olympics, China’s leaders could have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief. ( read original story …)
Chinese diplomat blames former Trump administration for U.S.-China difficulties
The actions of the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump to suppress and contain China were the root cause of the difficulties in their bilateral relations, senior Chinese diplomat Wang … ( read original…
Macroeconomic policies likely to return to normal
Those policies were rolled out last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions on major macroeconomic policies are heating up before the opening of the two sessions－the annual meetings of the … ( read original…
Alibaba, Pinduoduo Join Fight Against Looming China Food Crisis
The battle to supply 1.4 billion people with fresh fruit and vegetables is taking China’s e-commerce companies into the country’s hinterlands, where they are attempting to revolutionize centuries-old … ( read original story …)
Action key to reviving China-US relations
Key conversations have taken place between Beijing and Washington since Joe Biden took office as US president a month ago, and observers have voiced cautious optimism over relations. They said … ( read original story…
China Tightens Rules For Banks On Internet Lending
China’s bank regulator is tightening restrictions on internet loans made by commercial banks and looking more into online lenders, like Ant Group, in general. ( read original story …)
China stock traders abandon ‘bubble stocks’ amid PBOC liquidity signals as reflation bets gain momentum
Some of China’s stock market darlings have fallen out of favour after markets reopened last week and the central bank drained excess cash from the system. Is this just a blip, or are there more…
Border tensions: funds from China down to a third of 2019
Overall private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investment in Indian companies increased to $39.6 billion in 2020 from $36.4 billion in the previous year. ( read original story …)
Citigroup Executive Pulls James Bond Stunts to Woo China’s Rich
A man in a tuxedo sits at a mountaintop bar. His phone buzzes and he springs into action, stepping into ski boots and racing down the slopes. He is Buckley, Darren Buckley, head of consumer…
DBA at PolyU offers best in business education
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was the first of its kind in Asia and, marking its 25th anniversary this year, is … ( read original…
