Carrie Lam thinks there is a place for her in heaven. “Because I do good things,” she says. She tells me this with a straight face. In fact, the 60-year-old career civil servant is relentlessly…
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As China trial looms, offshore offices of James Packer’s Crown are hard to find
The apparent retreat underscores the scale of the fallout from the detentions, which fuelled concern that China was clamping down on overseas casino operators that drum up business on the mainland. Any scaling back of…
China shares get long-sought MSCI index listing
US stock index provider MSCI has agreed to include China’s mainland domestic shares in its emerging markets index for the first time. The move is a step forward for Beijing as it attempts to open…
Ford to move Focus production to China, sees no US job loss
Ford Motor Co. will export vehicles from China to the U.S. for the first time starting in 2019. Ford said Tuesday it plans to move production of its Ford Focus small car from the U.S.…
Ford to build the Focus in China instead of Mexico
Ford will shift production of the Focus compact car from the United States to China. And in a first for the automaker, it will ship many of these cars back to the U.S. to sell.…
President Trump criticizes China and Obama for North Korea approach after Otto Warmbier’s death
President Trump on Tuesday criticized China and former President Barack Obama for their responses to the yearlong captivity of American student Otto Warmbier, even as the White House held off announcing action over the young…
Billionaires’ Fortunes Are Being Wiped Out in China’s IPO Frenzy
It took just three weeks for Ding Lieming to quintuple his net worth and become a freshly-minted billionaire. Six months later, almost half his fortune was gone. A tale of bold bets gone bad? Nope,…
China invites Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner to visit Beijing
The news comes after the couple hosted a dinner on Sunday for Terry Brandstad, the newly sworn-in U.S. ambassador to China, Bloomberg reported. Brandstad, who was the governor of Iowa, is expected to arrive in…
China’s regulator rejecting IPOs at fastest pace in four years
China’s securities regulator is rejecting initial public offering applications at the fastest pace in four years, suggesting it is getting tougher on the rules introduced to improve the quality of listed companies while speeding up…
Guangzhou Rural Bank makes subdued HK debut after $1 billion IPO
Banks, brokerages and other financial services firms typically account for the bulk of new listings in the city, but have only comprised 23 percent of IPOs so far in 2017, weighed down by concerns over…
Subterranean home for 400 found in Beijing basement
These are external links and will open in a new window The recent discovery of around 400 people living underneath an upscale Beijing apartment complex has shone fresh light on the Chinese capital’s housing crunch.…
Three Golden Rules of Brand-Building in China
Two conflicting factors motivate Chinese consumers: They want to project their status, but they also want to protect their economic and social interests. This conflict is clear in the rhythms of daily life in China.…
China business confidence index rises in Q2 – c.bank survey
BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) – Business confidence among entrepreneurs in China improved in the second quarter of 2017 from the first quarter, according to a survey by the People’s Bank of China published on Tuesday.…
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