Ivanka Trump’s brand doesn’t actually make its products directly. Instead, it contracts with licensees who oversee production of her merchandise. In exchange, those licensees pay the brand royalties. The Associated Press asked Ivanka Trump’s brand ... ( read original story ...)
Three new Shanxi tour brands added
Lou Yangsheng, the governor of Shanxi, told the conference that Shanxi will focus on the development of three new tour brands, namely ... [Photo by Sun Ruisheng/China Daily] Lou Yangsheng, governor of Shanxi province, addresses the 2017 Shanxi Tourism ... ( read original story ...)
Talented Businesswoman Develops Int’l Brand from Local Delicacy
A young businesswoman in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region recently won recognition through the 2017 China Women's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Contest after she promoted local food on the global market. Guo Qi, 25, became increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
WILBUR ROSS: China needs to ‘guarantee fair and reciprocal treatment for US firms’
The two sides launched a 100-day economic plan at that meeting, including some industry-specific announcements such as the resumption of American beef sales in China. But U.S. business groups have expressed disappointment that the talks have not yielded ... ( read original story ...)
Ivanka Trump’s business ties shrouded in secrecy in China
SHANGHAI — It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump’s merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found. ( read original story ...)
China may make a key policy change that would be a huge win for Tesla
A Tesla spokesperson referred Business Insider to a June statement that said the ... "As we’ve said before, we expect to more clearly define our plans for production in China by the end of the year." Tesla expects most of its production to remain ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) issues centenary commemorative banknotes
with the old Bank of China Hong Kong Branch and Bank of China Head Office in Beijing on the side. The reverse side of the commemorative banknote features an image of the first Hong Kong dollar banknote issued by BOC in 1994, depicting both sides of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s insurance watchdog bans ‘special firms’ tolerated by former chief
China’s top insurance regulator ... violation” of the Communist Party’s discipline – a catchall description that ranges from graft to financial misdeeds. “The regulator did not elaborate on who exactly the special companies are, but obviously ... ( read original story ...)
China Says Industrial Integration Will Add 12 Percent to GDP
Rejects S&P Credit Rating China’s Finance Ministry has criticized Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the country’s sovereign credit rating as “perplexing”. It said the downgrade focused on credit growth and debt, but ignored China’s distinctive ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba takes control of logistics business, pledges $15 billion to expand network
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group ... Shares of ZTO Express Inc (ZTO.N), which raised $1.4 billion from a New York IPO last October, are down 22 percent from the listing price to-date. Best Inc BSTI.N, a Chinese delivery ... ( read original story ...)