YANJIAO, China—An epic property boom restricted to city dwellers has opened a wealth gap that continues to widen in China, setting back a state campaign to ease poverty and shunting rural dwellers from the middle-class…
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More small property developers might go bust in China, says Moody's
HONG KONG — In China’s property sector, the strong are only getting stronger. This is the observation by ratings agency Moody’s, which suggests that more smaller property developers are likely to go bankrupt in an…
Hour of reckoning is beckoning for China’s over-inflated economy
China’s parallel property and infrastructure booms, locked in by government policy for yet another year, have driven the welcome recovery in commodity prices that has in turn ensured Australia maintains its magnificent record of growth.…
Canada pursues possible trade deal with China as softwood lumber dispute with U.S. heats up
“China is very important now, it’s an important No. 2 … Carr has not been informed what those duties might be, but he told CBC News Network’s Power & Politics that industry and government have…
China clamps down on excess steel as Japan decries Trump ‘protectionism’
Twenty-nine Chinese steel firms have had their licenses revoked as Beijing kept up its campaign to tackle overcapacity in the sector and days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would open a probe into…
1st farmer lawsuit on deck against Syngenta over China trade
The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits is about to go to trial against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market…
Ivanka Trump's brand focused on China during 2016 campaign
SHANGHAI –Ivanka Trump’s brand intensified its work in China as her father closed in on the Republican nomination for U.S. president, with her company applying for nearly twice as many trademarks in a five-month span…
Retail brands from China defying stereotype to set up shop in Singapore
“Our quality is good, that’s why our prices are not low-end,” said Yishion general manager Raymond Shen. The retailer sends all its clothing to quality control labs in China before shipping it. (The Straits Times/Feline…
Eyeing U.S. market, Chinese automaker may change Trumpchi brand name
The company says any similarity between the brand name and that of the U.S. president was unintentional. Working from similar sounds to the Chinese name, GAC came up with “trump” for being the best and…
China Defends Its Handling of the Ivanka Trump Brand's Trademark Application
“That’s a slippery slope that may require her or Jared to step out of the room”. Barriers to investment remain high, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said, despite China’s attempts to project an…
Manufacturers in China ‘ill-prepared for Industry 4.0’ says McKinsey report
Chinese manufacturers are not well prepared to brace for the coming wave of digitalisation to narrow the gap with advanced economies, McKinsey & Company suggest in a report . McKinsey sent the warning when it…
Ivanka Trump’s brand ramped up work in China
China’s foreign ministry said that the government treated Ivanka Trump’s trademark applications fairly. However, questions remain about how she got three trademark preliminary approvals on April 6, the same day she dined with China’s President…
China's storyline keeps getting rewritten
It seems that China, and Shanghai, can’t find a happy medium. Two months ago, the Chinese government restored subsidies for electric vehicles, which it had eliminated a month earlier. By July 1, car dealerships, which…
