There’s a certain amount of snootiness on both sides: the watch crowd feel like the fast and loose, style-over-substance timepieces the fashion brands churn out cheapen their craft, whereas the fashion houses find the established…
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In Shanghai, LA Kings win 1st NHL preseason game in China
SHANGHAI — In the first NHL preseason game played in China, the Los Angeles Kings used a third-period scoring spurt to put away the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday. The teams gave the raucous Shanghai…
China banks reportedly to halt business with North Korea as South Korea sends $8 million
North Korea learned this week Chinese banks will no longer do business with the Hermit Kingdom, in the strongest sign yet pressure from the Trump administration to choke off funding to the rogue nation is…
Canucks pre-season China series part of NHL’s international push
“Where do I get tickets? And when are they released?” he remembered thinking. Pan was born in China but came to B.C. in 2000. Within a year, he’d fallen in love with hockey and the…
Alibaba-backed Best seeks last-mile logistics growth after IPO: CEO
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Best Inc BSTI.N, flush with $450 million from a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), is broadening its scope in so-called last-mile logistics in China as a key strand of its…
Alibaba-backed Best sees shares pop 14% in $450 million IPO
Still, the IPO was scaled back from its earlier proposals of a 62.1 million share offering, priced at $13 a share to $15 a share. Best’s delivery management system, founded in 2007, has been bolstered…
China’s top online-only insurer ZhongAn sets terms for Hong Kong IPO as Softbank weighs in
ZhongAn plans to issue 199 million new shares at HK$53.70 (US$6.88) to HK$59.70 apiece for an up to HK$11.9 billion (US$1.5 billion) IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange China’s top online-only insurer ZhongAn sets…
China rises at Frankfurt car show
Tapping into nostalgia for the brand’s heyday, Borgward also unveiled a sporty Isabella concept car inspired by a legendary 1950s coupe of the same name. The reborn German-Chinese manufacturer, which is already producing cars in…
India replaces China as top retail destination in 2017: Study
“India has replaced China this year as the top retail destination as part … “This has triggered the entry of global brands into India with transparency and ease,” he added. According to India Retail Report…
Alibaba-backed Best Inc raises $450 million in IPO after slashing terms
The revised IPO one day before its market debut suggested weak investor … a person close to the deal told Reuters. Best was banking on China’s booming logistics market to justify its valuation, but concerns…
China launches campaign to protect foreign intellectual property rights as US probes alleged thefts
China has launched a four-month campaign to protect the intellectual property rights of foreign businesses, a move that may alleviate a major concern among foreign investors on the mainland and appease Washington ahead of US…
China announces trade secrets crackdown to assure investors
It says the goal is to “increase foreign investment.” Investment into China fell in the first half of 2017 following two decades of regular double-digit annual increases. That reflects what business groups say is growing…
Along North Korea’s border with China, an uneasy alliance and a fear of war
I have been to North Korea eight times in the past 12 years, but on this trip, I wanted to explore the reclusive country’s 880-mile border with China. The border largely follows two rivers: the…
