China’s recipe for corporate deleveraging can be described as a policy-guided shift in debt mix, according to a recent report by S&P Global Ratings. While debt leverage in the corporate segment may have largely stabilised,…
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China’s services sector growth at 21-month low, blurs picture of resilient economy
Activity in China’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in 21 months in September as new orders cooled, a private survey showed, blurring the picture of how the economy is performing heading into a…
The rise of new technology giants from China
Lei Jun, founder of smartphone maker Xiaomi, presents an updated version of the company’s “concept smartphone” Mi Mix, the Mi Mix 2, in Beijing on Sept 11, 2017.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Google, Amazon, Facebook and…
Beijing — One of the easiest places to have a comfortable life
People that haven’t visited China often consider it an intimidating place to travel, let alone live, as a foreigner. ”Why China?“ everyone asked when I announced I was moving to Beijing last year. It’s not…
Beijing and Sydney Mines families get together for Thanksgiving dinner
But at one particular Sydney Mines home, Monday’s backyard gathering included a foreign family that experienced the traditional Canadian holiday for the first time – the guests even met the in-laws. The visitors are from…
Golden Week loses its shine for Chinese property market, as home sales slump
The twice-per-decade political gathering is expected to determine the future direction of China’s economy, as well as underline a continuation of the toughest curbs on property prices in 10 years, imposed over the past year.…
China: Mobile Payment Volume Hits $5T in 2016
In China, the question “Do you take credit cards?” has quickly changed to “Do you take Alipay? WeChat Pay?” Evelyn Chang, a writer for CNBC, indicates that as a foreigner visiting mainland China, she often…
Why China’s latest bank reserve ratio cut comes with strings attached
China’s latest move to boost lending to the economy’s weakest links highlights the tightrope the central bank is walking to both shore up growth and cut leverage, according to analysts. On the eve of the…
China Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future
This, however, would be on a different scale. If China succeeds — and there is no guarantee — Beijing’s policy makers will be front and center reimagining the global auto industry, a business that has…
Taiwan president pledges to defend freedoms despite China pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) – President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Tuesday to defend Taiwan’s freedom and democracy amid growing pressure from giant neighbour China, using a National Day speech to warn that the self-ruled island would not…
Business-to-Consumer E-commerce Market in China 2017-2021
Online sales of products including apparel, footwear, accessories, consumer electronics and electricals, cosmetics, and food and beverages to individual customers are considered the business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce market. The business-to-consumer e … ( read original story…
Airbnb rival in China raises $300 million
Airbnb’s biggest rival in China, Tujia.com, has raised $300 million to fund a rapid expansion and ride a surge in Chinese families taking holidays around the world. Online travel giant Ctrip.com International and All-Stars Investment…
Red tape cut for new drug approvals – China’s latest business and technology news
summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for October 9, 2017. Part of the daily SupChina newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for…