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…
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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…
China’s quota threat charges up giant electric car market
SHANGHAI: China’s electric-car market is already the world’s biggest, but a government proposal to introduce “new energy” vehicle quotas for automakers is further charging it up. With the threat of the measure looming, major manufacturers…
Ivanka Trump's brand ramped up China trademark work in 2016
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…
Imitation Game: China carmakers ape foreign brands at Shanghai show
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then global carmakers are basking in the compliments at Shanghai’s auto show, where some Chinese-made models bear striking resemblances to famous foreign brands. The annual exhibition is…
Ivanka Trump China brand rights get greenlight
On the same day Ivanka Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the US, a government office in China approved trademarks for her namesake brand. The Chinese president was dining with America’s first family in…
China granted monopoly retail rights to Ivanka Trump on the same day she had dinner with its president
As the first daughter crafts a political career from her West Wing office, her brand is flourishing, despite boycotts and several stores limiting her merchandise. U.S. imports, almost all of them from China, shot up…
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