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Asiamoney China private banking awards 2018: A time of rapid growth
As ever in this country, the numbers are extraordinary – whether it’s rate of growth or just the overall total. But Asiamoney has identified China’s best banks in 2018 to help high net-worth individuals with…
Beijing festival pulls Call Me By Your Name amid content clamp-down
A Chinese film festival has pulled award-winning gay romance Call Me By Your Name from its program, the movie’s distributor said on Monday, reflecting China’s mottled relationship with gay themes in the creative arts. The…
Trump may have spurred Kim Jong Un’s reported trip to Beijing
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly in Beijing on Monday for the first time since he became supreme leader in Pyongyang. US President Donald Trump could be the reason. Previously, China would not…
Reports: Special North Korea train arrives in Beijing under guard
TOKYO — Japanese media reports said a special North Korean train arrived in Beijing under unusually heavy security on Monday, suggesting a senior delegation might have been aboard. A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry…
Put China Mobile in Your Pocket
China Mobile’s CHL 2017 results were broadly in line with expectations, with service revenue up 7.2%, EBITDA up 5.4%, and net profit up 5.1%. This compares with services revenue growth of 7.1% and EBITDA growth…
China Mobile International and Huawei Cloud International Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement
BANGKOK, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On March 26, 2018, China Mobile International Limited (CMI) and Huawei Cloud International held the signing ceremony of a strategic cooperation agreement in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Li Feng, Chairman…
China names reformist Guo Shuqing as central bank’s Communist Party chief and vice governor
BEIJING (Reuters) – Guo Shuqing, head of China’s new regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, has been appointed the Communist Party chief and deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), official publication…
Why Western fashion brands fail in China, and tips on succeeding in a country where millennial consumers are taking over
For a growing number of retailers, China presents a major opportunity for expansion as local consumers get richer and demand quality goods and services. Yet there are many high-profile cases in which Western brands have…
Why a U.S-China trade war could be a ‘net negative’ for Canada
China urges U.S. to ‘pull back’ on trade as tensions rise China … Canadian retailers could also see an uptick in business, as the trade dispute would cause the price of consumer goods to go…
Why China is a leader in intellectual property (and what the US has to do with it)
Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Victoria State Government provides funding as a strategic partner of The Conversation AU. United States President Donald Trump is not the first to…
China appeals for cooperation as it warns of ‘trade war’
Washington accuses China of flooding global markets with unfairly low-priced steel and other goods and stealing or pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology. “The business community has always supported the idea that open market…
Air China to Launch New Beijing-Houston-Panama City Route
BEIJING, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On 5 April, 2018 Air China will launch a new route from Beijing to Panama City via Houston. The new route is expected to greatly facilitate exchanges between both…