Restrictions on film imports to China are already considerable for Hollywood … While pessimism often abounds about the future of the theatrical business in North America, due in part to digital upstarts like Netflix, Amazon…
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U.S. floats talks after China strikes back in trade fight
(GRAPHIC: U.S. imports from China – tmsnrt.rs/2FMsz1Q … There’s already back-channel talks going on,” Kudlow separately told Fox Business Network. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC, “It wouldn’t be surprising at all if the…
Trump says the US has already lost its trade war with China
As Trump said, the US tariffs came after an investigation into the theft of US intellectual property by China. The USTR determined that the Chinese government was forcing US firms to share their IP with…
US-China trade row a potential blow to the IPO ambitions of Hong Kong and Chinese markets
An escalating US-China trade dispute could be bad news for the initial public share offering ambitions of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese exchanges as companies would be less willing to consider a listing if the…
Vietnam’s state-owned oil company makes rare statement that South China Sea tensions will hurt business
Tension in the South China Sea will hurt PetroVietnam’s offshore exploration and exploitation activities this year, the state-run oil and gas group said on Tuesday. Vietnam and China have been embroiled in maritime disputes in…
Baidu’s IPO Of Video Streamer iQiYI Cheers Robin Li, Others?
Silicon Dragon’s Rebecca Fannin commented on CGTN’s global business program about China’s video streaming market and the iQIYI IPO. View the clip here. In news of deals this past week, Alibaba has bought remaining shares…
China lays out $3B in tariffs on U.S. products like pork, fruit and nuts
China slapped import duties of up to $3 billion US on American … a trade expert at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. “We are curious about what the U.S. side really…
BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands Report 2018
Brands pursue the ‘Chinese Dream’, growing total brand value by a record 23% to US$683.9 billion. Technology giant Tencent has retained the coveted title of China’s most valuable brand for a fourth consecutive year, achieving…
The lie behind the ‘Made in China’ claim
“China also places conditions on access to its market to drive localisation and technology transfer.” Of course, once you have the technology, you then need to build a competitive business around it. On the face…
China conundrum: Dealing with China on trade
China is testing the global trading system like no country before it. Rules governing international trade since the end of World War II are based on the expectation that countries operate their economies in an…
China should punish ‘U.S. colony’ Canada over possible anti-dumping rules: Global Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China should take “punitive” measures against Canada if new regulations from Ottawa against dumping of aluminum and steel target Beijing, Chinese tabloid Global Times said in an editorial on Friday. The widely…
China approves 3 new IPO applications
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) — China’s securities regulator approved three new IPO applications Friday, which will raise up to 1.6 billion yuan (254.4 million U.S. dollars) in the A-share market. One of the three companies…
Chinese youth goes for domestic brands
Once derided as the ‘world’s factory’ that only churns out low-quality imitation goods, China has been making progress in upgrading … I personally think about Chinese brands like Huawei and Vivo, which are cheaper than…