LinkedIn’s head of China, a key figure in the launch of its business in the country in 2014, is leaving the company, LinkedIn has confirmed. Derek Shen, LinkedIn President of China who led the company’s…
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China is building a smog-eating ‘forest city’ filled with tree-covered skyscrapers
The smog levels in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou are not yet dire, but if the city fails to deal with its pollution, it will only get worse over time. Italian design firm Stefano…
China prepared to open up even more, Li vows
WU ZHIYI / CHINA DAILY China is ready to further open up and create a globally competitive business environment, nurturing a level playing field for both domestic and foreign businesses, Premier Li Keqiang told a…
China opens up to foreign business
China is to increase access to the service and manufacturing sectors, relax restrictions on foreign ownership and treat Chinese and foreign companies on an equal basis, Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday. He was speaking at…
MSCI’s China stock inclusion may prolong the decline of small-caps
That probably leaves trading in the sector too crowded, and the remaining 3,000-plus stocks listed in China marginalised. MSCI’s entry was touted as a step towards bringing the world’s largest stock market only next to…
China starts ‘green finance’ zones to improve environment
The central bank of China said it would support the zones through preferential loans and low-cost capital from green development funds. The five zones will be in the provinces of Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang,…
China remains anchor of growth, globalization
With renewed pledges to transition its economy and defend free and fair trade, China has reasserted its role as an anchor of growth and globalization in front of world’s political and business leaders who assembled…
IPOs in Greater China remained strong in 2017, says EY
IPO activity in Greater China remained strong in 1H 2017, according to the EY Global IPO Market Study Report: Q2 2017. China’s economic growth rate accelerated and the stock markets in the Mainland and Hong…
China hits back at US on human trafficking downgrade
China has pre-emptively hit back at the United States for speaking “irresponsibly” ahead of an expected Trump administration move to name China among the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said…
Liu Xiaobo: China’s mild-mannered political firebrand
… Nobel Peace Prize for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” Liu’s wife tweeted at the time that, upon hearing the news from her during a prison visit, he started…
U.S. brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders
WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department on Tuesday placed China on its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor, a step that could aggravate tensions with Beijing that had eased under…
Four Reasons Why China’s Local Brands Are Outsmarting Foreign Food Companies
In 2008 six Chinese babies died and 300,000 fell ill or were hospitalized following a milk scandal involving 22 Chinese infant formula producers. The producers added the chemical melamine to their products to give the…
66.7 pct interviewees buy Chinese old brands for nostalgia: survey
About 67.6 percent of interviewees said sentiment influenced their purchases of old brands, according to the survey, which was conducted among 2,005 people and published in Tuesday’s edition of “China Youth Daily.” Up to 72…
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