China will increase the penalties for violators of market regulations in areas such as intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, so that violators will “go bankrupt” and “have no place to hide,” … ( read original…
PROPERTY
Chinese millennials snapping up Asian property online
“The demand is very strong among the middle class holding extra cash,” said Liu Yuan, the Shanghai-based head of research at property broker Centaline Group. “Purchases have become simpler with online … ( read original…
Property services float draws solid support
Avery ChenAoyuan Healthy Life, a property management arm of mainland real estate developer China Aoyuan (3883), has launched a Hong Kong initial public offering to raise up to HK$752.5 million.The flo… ( read original story…
Drafting of property tax law ‘steadily advancing’: China
(MENAFN – Gulf Times) Work on a draft property tax in China is ‘steadily advancing and it will be submitted for review when conditions are right, senior Chinese parliamentary officials said yesterday. ( read original…
Draft law unveils China’s open stance of competitive neutrality
establishment of foreign-invested enterprises and capital increases by foreign investors alone or jointly with other foreign investors in China; acquisition of shares, equity, shares of property or si… ( read original story …)
China overtakes US in AI patents filings
About 95% of the patents filed by Chinese companies were submitted to the China National Intellectual Property Administration, but many of them are eyeing overseas filing as well. Being a … ( read original story…
Chinese property buyers veering away from Toronto, Vancouver
Chinese residential property purchase inquiries in Montreal went up by 35.7% annually. Calgary and Halifax enjoyed more dramatic increases, at 234.4% and 394.0%, respectively. “Until 2017, only a rela… ( read original story …)
China says drafting of property tax law ‘steadily advancing’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Work on a draft property tax in China is “steadily advancing” and it will be submitted for review when conditions are right, senior Chinese parliamentary officials said on Saturday … ( read…
China to ease financing difficulties for SMEs
He told CGTN that they’ve been growing fast amid China’s railway development but have long faced difficulties in getting bank loans to expand their business. Without much tangible property for mortgag… ( read original story…
China housing stocks slump on revived talk of property tax law
BEIJING — Stock prices of major Chinese property developers slumped up to 10% on Friday after a senior official unexpectedly revived talk of prioritizing a proposed property tax in this year’s … ( read original…
Senator: Economic changes in China ‘imperative’
The Senate Subcommittee on Economics and Security’s inaugural hearing Thursday focused on the impact of China’s economic practices on intellectual property and standards setting. The newly formed Sena… ( read original story …)
China to ‘focus energy’ on real estate tax this year
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will “focus energy” on implementing major legislative items this year including a property tax, the head of the country’s largely rubber-stamp parliament said on Friday. Chin… ( read original story …)
Chinese Exodus Exacerbates Australia’s Property Slump
As real-estate agent Adam Wong works through Australia’s worst property downturn in decades, he’s also found himself at the mercy of China’s slowing economy. In Wong’s core market of Chatswood, a subu… ( read original…
