On the list of China’s contributions overseas, there is hurricane relief, books, and mosquito nets. But it is the grants and loans for building national roads — even a nuclear power plant — that have…
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Bonpoint CEO Marie-Sabine Leclercq on How a Small Luxury Brand Makes It in China
When Bonpoint CEO Marie-Sabine Leclercq visits China on behalf of the company—there are 16 of the French luxury childrenswear shops on the mainland—she notices one key difference in the women there compared with women in…
Founder of China micro-lender set to become billionaire with IPO
Surging valuations for Chinese fintech startups are about to turn micro-lending tycoon Min Luo into the country’s latest IPO billionaire. Luo, 34, founder and chief executive officer of online loan provider Qudian, owns about a…
How the Warriors used China trip to grow business opportunities
SHANGHAI – The towering buildings sprang upward under a sea of blue sky in all directions. As Warriors chief marketing officer Chip Bowers sat in the restaurant of the team’s five-star hotel, he only needed…
China’s currency flexes its muscles, pressuring the dollar
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) was likely attempting to provide “overriding stability” ahead of the 19th Community Party Congress on Oct. 18, one market watcher said PBOC governor Zhou Xiaochuan told financial magazine Caijing…
China’s economic achievements since 18th CPC national congress
China’s 2016 GDP of $11.2 trillion accounted for 14.8 percent … Thanks to reforms to simplify business registration and streamline approvals, the number of new companies registered in 2014-2016 totaled 13.62 million, an annual increase…
Soon, another IPO billionaire in China
Founder of online lender worth at least US$1.2b after US listing BEIJING • Surging valuations for Chinese fintech start-ups are about to turn micro-lending tycoon Min Luo into the country’s latest IPO billionaire. Mr Luo,…
World’s Most Powerful National Brands: Canada Rises To #7
China’s growth on the brand metric has been meteoric. The value of its brand grew 44 per cent in a year, to US$10.2 trillion, compared to just two-per-cent growth for the U.S. brand. Watch: Canada…
Follow me: Luxury brands turn to social media to connect with customers
told the South China Morning Post in an interview on Tuesday during a visit to Hong Kong. Jacobson, who was the eighth employee to join Facebook, said the risk for luxury brands in using social…
China May Consider These Countries For Its Next Overseas Military Base
per this China Daily news website report. It will also smooth joint military exercises and maintain “security of international strategic waterways,” the website says. It’s just one base, and Beijing isn’t expected to follow the…
US destroyer sails near China-claimed island in South China Sea
The latest sailing comes as the Trump administration is pressing China to help Washington deal with North Korea’s weapons program. Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report. ( read original story …)
METALS-Copper hits 4-week high on potential China shortages
China announced plans in July and August to curb waste imports … CONGO: Helping to lift copper was news that Congo’s mines minister has ordered a joint venture of Chinese investors to stop exporting raw…
Trump Warned Intellectual Property Probe Risks China Trade War
The Trump administration’s probe into China’s intellectual-property practices threatens to spark a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according to an official representing Chinese industry. “We are quite confused and greatly … (…
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