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Last year Alibaba-owned shopping giant Taobao organised trips for ten gay Chinese couples to get married in Los Angeles – gay marriage is not legal in China. “This is the other style of business expansion…
Low oil prices are going to cause headaches for China and Russia
Global politics has been a big driver in energy markets for decades. Strategic expert George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures says Russia and China will both face their own particular energy-driven problems in 2017. Low Economic…
Apple has taken down New York Times apps in China after a government request
Apple has removed apps from The New York Times from its app store in China, after “what it said was a request from the Chinese authorities,” according to the Times itself. Apple took down both…
'China's Growing Influence On Asian Financial Markets'
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Serkan Arslanalp, senior economist at the IMF. This post is based on the paper by the same title, co-authored with Wei Liao, Shi Piao,…
China’s Credit Engine Is Running Out of Gas
The People’s Bank of China faces a reckoning after revving its credit engine for years. Three conditions suggest traditional financing and shadow banking are due to cool: Restrictions on property markets are poised to start…
China steps in to support yuan again as Trump inauguration nears
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China stepped into both its onshore and offshore yuan markets to shore up the faltering yuan for a second day on Wednesday, sparking speculation that it wants a firm grip on…
Divided opinions on China’s December data reflect 2017 uncertainty
Meanwhile the non-manufacturing PMI dropped from its two year high of 54.7 in November, but only as far as 54.5. Se Yan, Standard Chartered Bank’s senior economist for China, offered up a positive reading of…
China to remain as growth engine amid global uncertainties: Argentine analyst
BUENOS AIRES – China will remain as an engine of global economic growth in 2017 due to its stability in an uncertain international context, said Argentine sociologist Josefina de Rosa. China’s “new normal” of economic…
China needs manufacturing upgrade amid challenges from India: Chinese media
“Industrial competition between China and India comes down to the labour force, where costs and the level of skills are two major factors that influence business decisions. Although China has an edge having nurtured skilled…
Plan would see lobsters expressed to China
Shelburne-based First Catch Fisheries ’ parent company is chartering a cargo plane to fly lobsters directly to China from Halifax to break through a logistical bottleneck. Fishing Forever, the China-based parent of the Nova Scotia…
China's new rule on yuan transfers not a capital control measure – Xinhua
China is maintaining the same quota of $50,000 for each … better monitoring of money laundering and financing for terrorism rather than targeting normal business activities, Xinhua said. Beijing has announced a string of rules…
China sets off for next stop of railway development
BEIJING – China’s state-run railway operator has released its major development targets for the year ahead, promising to boost investment, expand the network and increase the number of scheduled trains. To help achieve its targets,…
