China Literature has a business akin to Amazon.com Inc's Kindle ... Fundraising by tech firms in Hong Kong accounted for an average 2.5 percent of all IPOs since the global financial crisis in 2008, Thomson Reuters data shows. That compares with 13.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Brands turn to China’s digital influencers to fuel sales
Gogoboi spent a month wearing outfits matching Pokémon characters. Yao Chen — China’s answer to Angelina Jolie — hangs out with refugees. Papi Jiang swears way too much. Meet China’s key opinion leaders (KOLs). Like America’s YouTube stars, they ... ( read original story ...)
MSCI: China’s capital controls, trading halts are foreigners’ worries
China’s restrictions on capital repatriation and large number of stock trading suspensions are foreign investors’ primary concerns, which could impede further global integration of the nation’s US$7 trillion stock market, according to index compiler ... ( read original story ...)
China’s sportswear retailers eye kid’s segment for faster growth
China’s major sportswear retailers are being upgraded by investment banks on expectations of rising profits driven by sales growth in the children’s segment. “The kids segment has been the engine for top-line growth for domestic sporting goods ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk trade marks launch of China, Hong Kong bond connect scheme
China and Hong Kong launched a long-awaited “Bond Connect” scheme on Monday that links China’s $9-trillion bond market with overseas investors, the latest step in Beijing’s efforts to liberalise and strengthen the country’s capital markets. The ... ( read original story ...)
China accused India of violating a border agreement the British signed back in 1890
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in the western state of Goa, India, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danish ... ( read original story ...)
Xi says China-Russia economic, trade cooperation boasts great potential
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China-Russia economic and trade cooperation ... space by facilitating investment and trade, and by increasing business opportunities and movement of technology and capital, among others, to benefit ... ( read original story ...)
China’s labour market conundrum
Has China’s labour market reached a point where long years of high growth have led to demand for labour outstripping supply, resulting in a sharp rise in wages? All economic discussion on China, whether on the sustainability of its growth or the ... ( read original story ...)
XI WARNS TRUMP: ‘Negative factors’ are hurting US-China relations
REUTERS/Carlos Barria BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Monday that "some negative factors" were hurting US-China relations, as tensions flare anew over a slew of long-standing sore points. Xi's comments in a phone ... ( read original story ...)
China’s $9tn bond market opens up to foreign investors
The Bond Connect programme is Beijing's latest attempt to open up its financial markets and attract foreign capital. China's $9 trillion bond market is the third-largest in the world, but only 2% of Chinese bonds are foreign-owned. The launch has been ... ( read original story ...)