Just released Chinese inflation data for May showed a slight rebound in the pace of producer price inflation, and a basically steady pace of consumer price inflation. But looking at the bigger picture (something I…
PROPERTY
China’s Entertainment and Culture Industry is Quickly Realizing the Power of IP
Background of IP in China’s content economy There was no such word that matches intellectual property’s meaning in China before the term was imported. As a formal WTO member and a country which used to…
China’s Property Market: Bubble or Balloon?
Despite long-running international concerns about China’s property “bubble,” the market has proven quite resilient. The Chinese government has instituted various austerity measures to cool the market, but buoyant demand for property has helped avoid ……
Nation to bolster intellectual property protections
[Photo/IC] China will strengthen its protection and management of intellectual property, accelerate the commercialization process, and help improve global IP protection practices and standards, officials said on Tuesday. Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary … (…
China achieves remarkable success in IPR protection: official
China has achieved remarkable results in intellectual property right (IPR) protection, according to an official at the State Intellectual Property Office Tuesday. Shen Changyu, head of the office, made the remarks at a forum in…
Are China’s property stocks the gems to buy as prices dip below book values?
Mainland Chinese property developers are joining the list of the China-traded companies whose share prices are at big discounts to their book values. The number of such real-estate stocks on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges…
China ‘regrets’ EU’s allegation of intellectual property theft lodged with World Trade Organisation
China voiced regret over the European Union’s decision to lodge an intellectual property rights complaint at the World Trade Organisation, just as Beijing is embroiled in a similar dispute with Washington. The EU brought the…
Australian investors seek answers in China property blow-up
A Chinese property developer with extensive gold mining interests in Australia is under investigation by the country’s securities regulator after angry shareholders occupied its headquarters to demand answers about the company’s deteriorating financial … (…
Fraser Suites Dalian opens in China
Also recently opened was Fraser Place Binhai Tianjin, whose address in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) complements sister property Fraser Place Tianjin that sits close to the historic Nankai district. As China’s leading ……
US to shorten length of Chinese visas amid concerns over intellectual property theft
The State Department announced the changes, to go into effect on 11 June, are an attempt to curtail alleged theft of US intellectual property. US consular officers … These are the same fields China noted…
Savills Investment Management Looks to China’s Smaller Cities for Big Growth
China’s strict controls on capital outflows … Last year, the company had 13 transactions in the region, of which 12 were in Japan and one in Australia. The property investment manager has grown from eight…
IMF maintains China’s 2018 GDP growth forecast at 6.6%
China’s economy grew 6.8% in the first quarter of 2018, slightly faster than expected, buoyed by strong consumer demand and surprisingly robust property investment. Earlier in January, the IMF raised its forecast for China’s economic…
US should uphold consensus on China trade deal
the White House on Tuesday announced it is ready to pull the trigger on tariffs and other measures to protect US technology and intellectual property from what it called China’s “discriminatory” trade practices. Although China…