Shimao Property Holding and China Evergrande Group. The repurchases were made following sharp falls in their share prices. There were rare acquisitions by Greenland’s honorary chairman, Wang Weixian, … ( read original story …)
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Don’t just blame Trump or China for this trade war
WATCH: The US-China trade war and its impact on consumers The tariffs now being imposed on China, based on US concerns about intellectual property rights, illustrate the structural weaknesses in the c… ( read original…
Upscale homebuyers unwavered by Hong Kong government’s new measures to cool property market
“The market response was good, and within expectation,” said Louis Chan Wing-kit, the Asia-Pacific vice-chairman and chief executive of the residential division at Centaline Property Agency. These new … ( read original story …)
Embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group’s Hong Kong property unit to return HK$800 million to shareholders
In a filing to the Hong Kong exchange, the company said the gain mainly came from selling land at the former Kai Tak airport site in Hong Kong as well as property development projects in…
China: The US has started ‘the biggest trade war’ in history
Trump and his advisers argue the tariffs are necessary to pressure China into abandoning unfair practices such as stealing intellectual property and forcing American companies to hand over valuable te… ( read original story …)
China blames U.S. for ‘largest-scale trade war’ as tariffs kick in
China’s commerce ministry called the U.S. actions “a violation of world trade rules” and said that it had “initiated the largest-scale trade war in economic history.” Trump has railed against Beijing … ( read original…
Alibaba, Tencent lead $1.5 billion investment in China media group CMC
CMC Inc, one half of the CMC media empire that spans from sports to amusement parks, said the A-round fundraising was led by the two Chinese tech firms along with new investors such as property…
As U.S.-China tit-for-tat tariffs kick in, here’s what could happen
Trump tweeted June 26. He also has said the tariffs would be in response to what the administration claims is Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property. China then announced it would respond with ad… (…
China media group CMC raises $1.5 billion from Alibaba, Tencent
said the A-round fundraising was led by the two tech firms along with new investors such as property developer China Vanke Co Ltd. CMC, founded by media magnate Li Ruigang in 2015, added the firm…
China market turmoil revives memories of previous carnage
The wild card for both China’s stock market and currency is the property market. Many worry it is now in an even more severe bubble than in 2015. An index of Shanghai-listed property shares have…
The China Rules of Evidence Series – Online Purchase of Infringing Products and Forum Shopping in Trademark Infringement Cases
In China, to succeed in an intellectual property (IP) infringement lawsuit, it is beneficial to have the case heard in a court that specializes in IP disputes (e.g., the IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai ……
China Property Flashes Fresh Warning With Bad-Loan Jump Forecast
Signs of pressure on China’s property market are deepening, with a report saying that soured loans from the industry could put “significant stress” on banks and a state researcher warning of accumulat… ( read original…
China’s property bad loans to jump 20pc in 2018
China’s bad loans from the real estate sector will increase by at least 20 per cent this year as a campaign by regulators batters the property market, according to a survey of lenders and bad-loan…
