Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than $84…
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Are China’s KOLs Creating True ROI for Brands?
As social media influencers continue to leverage their massive fan bases to command significant compensation from brands in exchange for mentions, marketing departments across the world are beginning to look more closely at the ROI…
China's biggest property markets still hot, prices may rebound if curbs lifted: People's Daily
BEIJING Home prices in China’s biggest cities would likely rebound if government curbs are relaxed, a senior official from the country’s top economic planner was quoted as saying, suggesting authorities are in no mood to…
Varcoe: As Notley travels through China, superpower loses interest in oilsands
“To be honest, Chinese enterprises buying Canadian oilsands enterprises are actually incurring (a) loss,” Ambassador Lu Shaye told the Canada China Business Council on Wednesday, according to a copy of his speech. “Canadian oilsands is…
Trade minister courts China for softwood as US announces duties on Canadian lumber
… experienced China watchers say Canada needs a coherent plan to meaningfully engage with China, and has to avoid sporadic overtures of interest in doing business there when it runs into trouble with the United…
Air China says Beijing green-lights ownership reforms of cargo business
SHANGHAI Air China Ltd has received the green light from Beijing to push ahead with mixed-ownership reform of its air freight logistics business, the firm said late on Friday, signaling a potential shake-up of China’s…
China’s booming grubby business of doctoring peer reviews for medics and scientists
“Ghost” agencies that help doctors and academics publish research papers by providing them with phoney peer reviews have become a booming industry on the mainland. The clients of these shady agencies include researchers at top…
China Inc’s supreme dealmaker takes up one more challenge
You need to provide them support, and give them training,” said Peng. “Because I was dealing with very grass roots, small businesses, it helped me understand business in China better.” That personal touch continues with…
Property boom creating China’s great divide
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 dream.…
China's Enduring Desire For 'Brand Australia'
As China’s regulation of foreign brands sold through e-commerce evolves, there’s concern among Australian investors that some consumer goods companies are overexposed in the vast and growing market. However, China remains a huge opportunity for…
China to loosen JV ownership restrictions for foreign automakers
BEIJING — China has provided the clearest indication to date that it plans to lift the cap on how much foreign carmakers can own of their local joint ventures, putting pressure on Chinese automakers to…
Converting coal would help China's smog at climate's expense
BEIJING — China’s conversion of coal into natural gas could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. But there’s a catch: As the country shifts its use of vast coal reserves to send…
Doping: Russian heptathlete stripped of Beijing 2008 bronze
BERLIN Russian Olympic heptathlete Tatiana Chernova was stripped of her 2008 Beijing Games bronze medal on Monday after she tested positive to banned substances in re-tests of her sample. Chernova’s 2008 sample tested positive for…
