Category: BUSINESS

For the uninitiated, conducting business in China can be a daunting task. CNBC spoke to two etiquette experts, Sharon Schweitzer, of Protocol & Etiquette Worldwide, and Jaqueline Whitmore, of EtiquetteExpert.com, to get a sense of the do's and don'ts when ... ( read original story ...)

Still, even critics in Australia acknowledge the value in doing business with Beijing. “To highlight the risks is not to say don’t go there. It’s to say, set up management structures to deal with it and move forward,” said John Fitzgerald, a China ... ( read original story ...)

LinkedIn’s head of China, a key figure in the launch of its business in the country in 2014, is leaving the company, LinkedIn has confirmed. Derek Shen, LinkedIn President of China who led the company’s controversial entry into China, will leave at the ... ( read original story ...)

The smog levels in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou are not yet dire, but if the city fails to deal with its pollution, it will only get worse over time. Italian design firm Stefano Boeri Architetti believes that building a neighborhood with plant ... ( read original story ...)

WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY China is ready to further open up and create a globally competitive business environment, nurturing a level playing field for both domestic and foreign businesses, Premier Li Keqiang told a group of business representatives and ... ( read original story ...)

China is to increase access to the service and manufacturing sectors, relax restrictions on foreign ownership and treat Chinese and foreign companies on an equal basis, Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the ... ( read original story ...)

That probably leaves trading in the sector too crowded, and the remaining 3,000-plus stocks listed in China marginalised. MSCI’s entry was touted as a step towards bringing the world’s largest stock market only next to the US in being integrated globally. ( read original story ...)

The central bank of China said it would support the zones through preferential loans and low-cost capital from green development funds. The five zones will be in the provinces of Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, as well as the far western region ... ( read original story ...)

With renewed pledges to transition its economy and defend free and fair trade, China has reasserted its role as an anchor of growth and globalization in front of world's political and business leaders who assembled here to draw a blueprint for an inclusive ... ( read original story ...)

IPO activity in Greater China remained strong in 1H 2017, according to the EY Global IPO Market Study Report: Q2 2017. China’s economic growth rate accelerated and the stock markets in the Mainland and Hong Kong have maintained a steady rise. The slowing ... ( read original story ...)