“That’s a slippery slope that may require her or Jared to step out of the room”. Barriers to investment remain high, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said, despite China’s attempts to project an…
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Manufacturers in China ‘ill-prepared for Industry 4.0’ says McKinsey report
Chinese manufacturers are not well prepared to brace for the coming wave of digitalisation to narrow the gap with advanced economies, McKinsey & Company suggest in a report . McKinsey sent the warning when it…
Ivanka Trump’s brand ramped up work in China
China’s foreign ministry said that the government treated Ivanka Trump’s trademark applications fairly. However, questions remain about how she got three trademark preliminary approvals on April 6, the same day she dined with China’s President…
China's storyline keeps getting rewritten
It seems that China, and Shanghai, can’t find a happy medium. Two months ago, the Chinese government restored subsidies for electric vehicles, which it had eliminated a month earlier. By July 1, car dealerships, which…
China’s quota threat charges up giant electric car market
SHANGHAI: China’s electric-car market is already the world’s biggest, but a government proposal to introduce “new energy” vehicle quotas for automakers is further charging it up. With the threat of the measure looming, major manufacturers…
Ivanka Trump's brand ramped up China trademark work in 2016
SHANGHAI – Ivanka Trump’s brand intensified its work in China as her father closed in on the Republican nomination for U.S. president, with her company applying for nearly twice as many trademarks in a five-month…
Imitation Game: China carmakers ape foreign brands at Shanghai show
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then global carmakers are basking in the compliments at Shanghai’s auto show, where some Chinese-made models bear striking resemblances to famous foreign brands. The annual exhibition is…
Ivanka Trump China brand rights get greenlight
On the same day Ivanka Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the US, a government office in China approved trademarks for her namesake brand. The Chinese president was dining with America’s first family in…
China granted monopoly retail rights to Ivanka Trump on the same day she had dinner with its president
As the first daughter crafts a political career from her West Wing office, her brand is flourishing, despite boycotts and several stores limiting her merchandise. U.S. imports, almost all of them from China, shot up…
Exclusive: China gathers state-led consortium for Aramco IPO – sources
HONG KONG/RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – China is creating a consortium, including state-owned oil giants and banks and its sovereign wealth fund, that will act as a cornerstone investor in the initial public offering of Saudi Aramco,…
Ivanka Trump’s brand is prospering — increasing her chances of conflict-of-interest violations
As the first daughter crafts a political career from her West Wing office, her brand is flourishing, despite boycotts and several stores limiting her merchandise. U.S. imports, almost all of them from China, shot up…
China’s Bright to sell Weetabix to Post in $1.76-billion deal
U.S. cereal company Post Holdings has agreed to buy British brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group Co Ltd in a 1.4 billion pound ($1.76-billion) deal that will expand its international business, the companies said…
Volkswagen plans all-electric car for China next year
head of VW’s China unit. It is due to be produced under a new brand name with a local partner, state-owned Jianghuai Automotive Corp. “This will be a new co-operation on pure battery cars,” said…
