One of the most talked-about events at London Fashion Week in September was the opening of the first boutique of Huishan Zhang, a Chinese designer based there. Located on Mount Street, the same address as…
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China’s Geely buying stake in Swedish truck maker Volvo
Geely owns Geely Auto, one of China’s biggest independent automakers. It agreed in May to buy 49.9 per cent of Proton and 51 per cent of Lotus, which was owned by the Malaysian automaker. Geely…
China’s Geely adds to Swedish assets with AB Volvo stake
China already has the largest automotive sector in the world … Earlier this year, Geely agreed to buy 49.9pc of Malaysian car business Proton and 51pc of Lotus, which was owned by Proton. In 2013…
China lashes out at German ambassador over cyber security
Foreign companies use VPNs to communicate securely with their offices abroad and to see news and other websites that are blocked by Chinese web filters. Companies already cite internet controls as among the biggest obstacles…
Why China jails activists at Christmas
That can make it the ideal time to bury bad news, experts say. This was on show Tuesday … at least 146 lawyers and their families were detained in a nationwide swoop according to the…
China says part of Hong Kong rail station to be subject to mainland laws
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s parliament on Wednesday said part of a Hong Kong high-speed railway station being built in the city center would be regarded as Chinese territory, an unprecedented move that critics say…
What does 2018 have in store for bitcoin, Chinese growth and Hong Kong property prices?
Gravity can be defied, but not indefinitely – this basic law of more or less everything has been proven time and again, yet China’s four decades of economic … that’s a no-brainer – in a…
China bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
Louis Lau, partner at KPMG China, said Beijing’s drive to defuse financial risk will continue to support the mainland IPO market. “Deleveraging and supply-side reforms will cause [bank] lending to decline,” Lau said. “That will…
China regulator flags greater scrutiny on chips after price surge
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s economic regulator is paying close attention to a recent surge in the price of mobile phone storage chips and could look into possible price fixing by the firms that make them,…
China extends tax rebate for electric cars, hybrids
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will extend a tax rebate on purchases of so-called new-energy vehicles (NEV) until the end of 2020, a boost for hybrid and electric car makers amid a shift by policy-makers away…
‘Hawaii of China’ dumps GDP targets to save its tropical beaches
Something’s in the air as environment becomes new battleground for China’s cadres Adding to the problems, the inspectors found the island’s sewerage systems were inadequate to cope with all the property projects being built and…
China hands down harsh sentence to rights activist
Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. A prominent activist who calls himself the “Ultra Vulgar Butcher” for mocking and pressuring…
China’s Hollywood romance turns sour
At the end of 2016 Wang Jianlin, the chairman of Dalian Wanda, the Chinese property, retail and entertainment group … in the summer Wanda denied rumours that he had been forbidden from leaving China. Once…
