By Michael Schuman As they’ve guided China’s remarkable economic ascent over the last four decades, the country’s leaders have largely been content to focus on raising incomes and building factories. They’ve steered clear of messy…
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School bus crash in China kills 12
Twelve people, including several South Korean schoolchildren, were killed Tuesday when their bus was involved in an accident and caught fire inside a tunnel in eastern China, the local government and a South Korean diplomat…
China's Alipay takes on Apple in US expansion
But there are also signs of US firms in the same industry looking for opportunities in China. In February, Apple teamed up with China’s state-owned bankcard association, China Union Pay, allowing the lender’s cardholders to…
Chinese buyers snap up gold bars amid fears of war, falling yuan and property slump
Mao Mao, the shop assistant at China Gold in downtown Shanghai, says there are three reasons why Chinese investors have been snapping up gold bars this year and they are all to do with fear.…
Chinese property buyers lead foreign investors in Australia – report
The figures in the Foreign Investment Review Board’s 2016 annual report highlight the huge Chinese appetite for Australian property even as economists expect the housing market to ease in 2017 amid rising lending rates. “For…
European brands eager to enter Chinese market
Lured by the size of China’s market and its growing middle class, European companies are trying to sell their products on Chinese e-commerce platforms How to promote their brand, guarantee good quality as well as…
China human rights lawyer Xie Yang 'admits being brainwashed'
It released transcripts in which he says he was trained in Hong Kong and South Korea to “develop Western constitutionalism in China”. In a video … media and independent media to hype sensitive news events,…
China forces lawyer on 3,000-kilometre road trip, raising new questions about justice
Read more: Shuanggui: The harsh, hidden side of China’s war on graft … coerced into a confession nor had he been subjected to torture,” the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Mr. Xie acknowledged being “brainwashed”…
AP Exclusive: China lawyer's family says US helped them flee
Their journey reveals the lengths that China’s government has been increasingly willing to … In Texas, Fu was dumbfounded by news of Chen’s arrest. He sprang into action to alert the State Department, and his…
Adidas Greater China posts 30% sales growth
Adidas has reported strong first quarter results in Greater China with sales increasing 30% on a currency-neutral basis. The year-on-year growth was driven by the Adidas and Reebok brands and is in line with estimates…
How to Attract China's Online Shoppers? Here's One Big Supermarket's Stunt
China is the world’s largest e-commerce market, and consumers are bombarded with choices. Retailers and brands have to make serious efforts to get Chinese online shoppers to pay attention to them. That even goes for…
China's Healthcare Reforms: Medtech Manufacturers Must Remain Cautious
China’s healthcare market has been resilient in recent years, and it will continue to grow rapidly at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 19 percent from a market size of (USD) $350 million…
Global business support spurs China’s growth
As China remains a dominant make up producer, particularly in areas of innovation such as lip care, the next ten years are expected to bring increased overseas investment, governmental backing and worldwide business opportunities. Market…
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