During the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), China is emphasizing supply-side reform and long-term prosperity brought about by economic restructuring. With the annual China Development Forum that kicks off in Beijing on Saturday, senior executives of…
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Saudi Arabia Wants China To Invest In Aramco IPO, A Good But Dangerous Idea
Saudi Arabia wants Chinese wealth funds and state oil companies to take a stake in the Aramco IPO, with King Salman traveling to Beijing to make the pitch. That’s according to a recent Bloomberg report,…
China-Tech IPOs Eyed as Potential Money-Earner for Global Banks
Global banks are hoping to take in huge sums of money from China tech startups that are expected to make their initial public offering (IPO) in the next few years, according to an article in…
China Is Lashing Out at South Korean Brands; Here's What Marketers Should Know
In a video circulating in China this week, a man attacks an LG washing machine with a sledgehammer until it crumbles and topples over. Next, he moves on to an LG TV set, smashing that…
China plans to build its 1st structure on disputed land in South China Sea near US military assets
Boats at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea are shown in this handout photo provided by Planet Labs, captured on March 12, 2016. Thomson Reuters BEIJING (AP) — China plans to build the first…
How China could stop a US strike on North Korea — without starting World War III
With the help of Stratfor’s Sim Tack, Business Insider detailed how such a strike would likely play out, but in the interest of keeping the article focused, we omitted a major player — China. Here’s…
China follows Fed, lifts rates
Beijing – China’s central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off capital outflows and keep the yuan stable after the Federal Reserve raised US rates…
China, Saudi Arabia sign $65 billion in co-operation deals
BEIJING, China – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman met with China’s premier on Friday, a day after the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on investment co-operation valued at $65 billion. The landmark agreement aims…
China re-brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw
It was a top-secret Chinese nuclear facility with a deadly Cold War mission — to make plutonium for an atomic bomb — but these days its doors are wide open as a tourist attraction. The…
China Means Business in Economic Challenge Over THAAD
As anti-Korean sentiment in China grows stronger, Seoul appears to have few options at the moment to try and limit the impact on trade relations. Tension flared early this month after South Korea began deploying…
Blackmores marketing material slammed in China on Consumer Rights Day
Vitamin company Blackmores has been publicly shamed on China’s annual Consumer Rights Day for violating the Chinese government’s strict “truth in advertising” laws. Blackmores was fined approximately $69,000 for claiming online and in stores that…
Hoping to boost trade, PM heads to China with largest-ever business delegation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take five ministers and the largest-ever Israeli business delegation to Beijing early next week on a three-day visit marking 25 years since Israel and China established diplomatic relations.…
Saudi-China business talks to boost trade and investment
RIYADH: The meeting of the Saudi-China Business Council in Beijing on Thursday is expected to help boost trade and investment between the Kingdom and China, an official has said. Abdullah Al-Mobty, chairman of the council,…
