PANAMA CITY Panama’s business community on Tuesday cheered the Central American country’s decision to establish full diplomatic ties with China and ditch Taiwan, hoping to deepen links with a key customer of the nation’s shipping…
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China has a worrying habit of making business leaders disappear
Anbang Insurance Group owns the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Its chairman has reportedly been detained by Chinese authorities. A top executive suddenly dropping off the radar would be alarming for any company. But in…
Trump Adds More Trademarks in China
The latest trademarks expand Mr. Trump’s business interests in China, the world’s second-largest economy and a country he frequently blamed during the election campaign for the decline in American industrial jobs. Since taking office, he…
China’s Anbang says chairman steps aside, after report of his arrest
That statement fuelled speculation about Wu’s well-being, at a time when Chinese business circles were already spooked by the mysterious disappearance of a China-born billionaire from Hong Kong early this year. Calls to Wu’s mobile…
‘China speed’: Venture capital fuels a startup boom
In a country where business ideas quickly become business stampedes, he is far from alone. At least 20 bike-sharing companies have emerged in China seemingly overnight, each adding its own bright colour to what is…
China May output, retail sales steady but investment cools
Global concerns about China have resurfaced since Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its credit ratings last month, saying it expects the country’s financial strength will erode in coming years as growth slows and debt continues to…
China’s new Silk Road sparks international student’s MBA dream
Jacimovic said she had always dreamt of studying economics, and chose to come to China because of its great business co-operation potential with Serbia after Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative.…
Pakistan says slain Chinese misused business visas, were missionaries
Instead of doing business, it is alleged the pair went to the Pakistani … their movements and activities keeping in view the security requirements, if any.” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn’t immediately respond to…
China’s ‘rent-a-Caucasian’ industry is alive and well
There are lots of ways for entrepreneurs to make money in China. But Caucasians have a special advantage: the color of their skin. For example, there’s 25-year-old “Katie” (it’s not her real name), an American…
Ivanka Trump brand applies for, wins more China trademarks
China has granted provisional approval for four additional Ivanka Trump trademarks since April 20, and her brand has continued to seek more intellectual property protection in China, with at least 14 applications filed around the…
For Caddy in China, it pays to be unusual
While German brands still rule China’s luxury landscape, Cadillac has found a niche among millennials looking for distinctive designs. The brand’s China sales are up 86 percent through May to 67,471 vehicles and running 13…
China state papers urge regulators to stick to reforms as pace of IPOs slows
SHANGHAI Approvals of initial share offerings are slowing in China once again as local share prices slide, but major state-controlled newspapers are urging the stock market regulator not to “balk or backtrack” on reforms. The…
China has an alarming food problem — and there’s only one way to fix it
The Western diet could be to blame. Over the past two decades, China’s prevailing diet has shifted away from grains like rice and wheat in favor of richer animal proteins and a wider variety of…