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Beijing Fun Age Entertainment plans IPO
The cast of Beijing Fun Age Entertainment Co Ltd’s second comedy movie meets with the audience at Tongji University in Shanghai after the showing of the movie. [Photo provided to China Daily] Beijing Fun Age…
China Plays Down Tough Talk by Trump Choice for Top Diplomat
China on Thursday stressed mutual respect and cooperation with the U.S. in response to tough talk from Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, who said the administration would block Chinese access to its fortified…
China’s young professionals are developing a serious craze for downhill skiing
The vacation spot is where China’s prominent business figures gather for the China Entrepreneurs Conference every November. Until recently, the sport has been dominated by the newly affluent. William Zhong, who works for a venture…
China’s reputation for low-cost manufacturing under attack
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China rejects U.S. trade claims, says outlook challenging, complicated
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it will “try all methods” to stabilise trade in what it sees as a challenging and complicated trade outlook this year. Commerce Ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen…
China vehicle sales to grow 5 percent in 2017 as tax cut reduced
BEIJING(Reuters) – China’s vehicle sales jumped 13.7 percent in 2016, the fastest pace in three years, thanks to a tax cut on small-engine cars but growth is expected to slow this year as the incentive…
China banks extend record 12.65 trillion yuan in new loans in 2016
China’s top leaders pledged after a key meeting last month to stem the growth of asset bubbles in 2017 and place greater importance on the prevention of financial risk, while keeping a “prudent and neutral”…
China banks extend record 12.65 trln yuan in loans in 2016 as debt worries mount
China’s banks extend record 12.56 trln loans in 2016 * Bank lending surges as Beijing seeks to hit GDP growth target * But concerns grow about risks of prolonged debt-fuelled stimulus * Containing financial risks…
China 2016 auto sales surge at fastest in three years
the finance ministry announced last month the tax would be increased to 7.5 percent beginning January 1 of this year and restored to the original rate of 10 percent next year. US auto giant General…
China’s Great Money Ball Has More Bubbles in Sight for 2017
Call it China’s Great Ball of Money, Whac-a-Mole Finance, or simply a whole lot of liquidity. Whatever term you use for the excess credit trapped in China’s financial system, few would deny that predicting its…
China's consumer finance promising
“Consumption is a hotspot of China’s economic growth, so is finance. Thus the consumer finance should also be a hotspot as it is a hotspot overlay,” said Li Daokui, direct of China and World Economic…
