Most smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, have no intention of kicking the habit and remain unaware of some of its most damaging health effects, Chinese health officials and outside researchers said Wednesday.…
Tagged By beijing
EU business lobby urges China to walk the talk on market opening
BEIJING A top European business lobby in China urged the country on Wednesday to “walk the talk” on free trade and globalization, calling for an EU-China investment treaty within 12 months, as officials from both…
China struggling to end world-leading cigarette habit: study
BEIJING – A decade-long study has found that most smokers in China, the world’s largest consumer of tobacco, have no intention of quitting and remain unaware of the damaging health effects. The study released Wednesday…
China factories hum in shadow of debt risk, Moody’s raises global outlook
(Reuters) – China’s industrial engine cranked up again in May, reassuring investors worried about slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy as it grappled with debt risks and tried to shake off a stinging ratings…
China stocks give up gains on worries share rules may backfire; HK flat
SSEC +0.1 pct, CSI300 -0.1 pct, HSI -0.1 pct * China’s share sales rules may have unintended consequences * China property shares jump on performance expectations SHANGHAI, May 31 China stocks opened sharply up on…
China May factory activity holds up on boost from steel, construction
BEIJING China’s manufacturing and services sectors expanded at a solid pace in May thanks to robust construction and infrastructure investment, welcome news for authorities trying to strike a balance between maintaining stable economic growth and…
Beijing’s rickshaws teeter between tradition, survival
The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and skyscraper-lined avenues alike. A historic mode of transport, they have survived China’s modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living ……
China factory activity steady in May, services rebound
HONG KONG (AP) — Growth in China’s factory activity was steady last month while the services industry rebounded, according to data released Wednesday that signal the recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy is holding…
Men probing working conditions at company producing Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, missing
A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man’s wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua Haifeng was…
China Messaging App Lures Luxury Brands — WSJ
HONG KONG — China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. is using its vast social-media network to attract luxury-fashion brands to its WeChat app, potentially opening a new frontier in online retail. France’s Longchamp and the U.K.’s Burberry…
Ex-UBS Banker’s Parents Bought Into China IPOs He Helped Arrange
UBS said to have reported one instance to Hong Kong regulator Choi left UBS in 2016, now runs boutique advisory firm AMTD A former UBS Group AG investment banker was linked to several Hong Kong…
Property buyers hit a brick wall as Beijing tries to avert housing bubble
For almost two decades, China’s property market was a one-way bet. As urban residents made the move from state housing to privately owned flats from 1998, there were big profits to be made. Before that…
Men probing Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, go missing: watchdog
SHANGHAI — A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man’s wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua…
ADVERTISEMENT
