Hong Kong IPOs Become Losing Bets for Investors
Hong Kong is one of the world’s top venues for initial public offerings, thanks to listings by Chinese companies over the years, but most of the IPOs have been a losing bet for investors, with the bulk of them lagging behind the market in recent...
Los Angeles Mayor Presses China to Allow More Hollywood Films
Hollywood producers, eager to build ties to the world's second-largest film market, have embraced an influx of Chinese capital in recent years, leading to a series of high-profile partnerships.
China Commits $45.6 Billion for Economic Corridor with Pakistan
The Chinese companies will be able to operate the projects as profit-making entities, according to the deal signed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a visit to China earlier this month.
Google Looks to Get Back Into China
Google Inc. is considering bringing a version of its Play mobile-app store to China, a tentative but important step back into a country that Google mostly exited in 2010.
Alibaba Smashes Its Sales Record On China’s Singles’ Day Shopping Bonanza
In case you missed the media hype and have no idea why November 11 (11/11) is significant, it’s China biggest e-commerce sales day. Think of it as an amalgamation of all of North America’s biggest online retail days into one… on steroids.
Xi Outlines Four Expected Achievements of APEC Meetings
The first achievement will be the launch of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) process, which points out the direction for Asia-Pacific cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
China Criminal Gang Floods Market with 100 Metric Tons of Toxic Tofu
The gang added industrial bleaching agent rongalite to make dried tofu sticks brighter and chewier, the Shanghai Daily reported on Monday, citing official media in Shandong province.
China Announces Import Support Measures as APEC Leaders Arrive
China tossed a bone to trading partners attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting this week by announcing a series of measures including more bank credit for high-tech imports and quicker approvals for meat and seafood shipments....
China Rolls out the Red Carpet for APEC
The APEC summit of nations that collectively represent more than half the global economy is more about dialogue and non-binding commitments than implementing change.
China Officials “Buy Corpses to Meet Cremation Quota”
Two officials in Guangdong province have been arrested after they allegedly bought corpses from grave robbers to have them cremated, Chinese media say.
Wanted: 500,000 Pilots for China Aviation Gold Rush
The aviation boom comes asChina allows private planes to fly below 1,000 meters from next year without military approval, seeking to boost its transport infrastructure.
How China Maneuvered to Buy U.S. Pork Giant
The Center for Investigative Reporting spent four months digging into the deal and produced two pieces that aired on PBS NewsHour over the weekend. The reporting was funded in part by the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the CUNY Graduate...
The China Wave
Chinese management ideas are beginning to get the attention they deserve.
Sin and Vice
from Sinica PodcastThis week on Sinica, Jeremy Goldkorn and David Moser turn their attention to vice, in conversation with Robert Foyle Hunwick, a media consultant and editor for Beijing Cream. We talk about...
The Chinese Are Coming! (And That’s OK)
On April 29, the United States Chamber of Commerce, a U.S. lobbying group, announced that Chinese investment in the...
“We’ll Know It When We’re There”
Martin Johnson (not his real name), is a co-founder of the China-based Internet freedom advocacy collective GreatFire.org....
China’s Coal Industry at a Crossroads
from chinadialogueTimes are getting rough for Wang Guangchun, a ten-year veteran sales manager of a state-owned coal company.
“During the golden era of the past, clients came to find me,” Wang said. “Starting last year, we had to go looking for them.”...
Innovation in China
from Sinica PodcastIn China, innovation has become one of those political buzzwords which—like harmony—seems to mean anything and everything to the Central Propaganda Department. So much so that we find it difficult to walk down the streets in Beijing now without...
The Urgency of Partnership
While the media keeps its eye on the ongoing Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute, heating up yet again this week after Chinese naval ships...
‘Trouble in the Middle’: How Foreign Companies SHould Confront Corruption in China
Navigating the significant and sometimes dangerous differences between Western and Chinese business culture is the focus of “Trouble in the Middle,” the very well-timed new book by Steven Feldman, professor of business ethics at Case...
Billions in Hidden Riches for Family of Chinese Leader
Wen Jiabao's son, daughter, younger brother and brother-in-law have become extraordinarily wealthy during his leadership.
As Romney Repeats Trade Message, Bain Maintains China Ties
China-related holdings by funds in which Mr. Romney has invested are a reminder of how he inhabits two worlds.
The Huawei Enigma
from Sinica PodcastIs there any other company that better captures the dual way China is perceived internationally than Huawei? As one of China’s few market-based telecommunications equipment providers, the company is in many ways a symbol of China’s high-tech,...
Identity Crisis Rattles Volvo’s Chinese Owner
New models bearing the Chinese-owned Volvo badge shared a luxury spotlight at the Beijing International Auto Show in April with perennial stars Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Lexus.
But behind the diamond-studded presentation was confusion over...
Message in a Bottle for Spirits Maker Moutai
A glass of Feitian Moutai packs a wallop, which is one reason why the 106-proof baijiu is a hit among influential government officials.
They also like Feitian Moutai because a single bottle, thanks to special arrangements between state...
China’s Impact on World Commodity Markets
Shocks to aggregate activity in China have a significant and persistent short-run impact on the price of oil and some base metals. In contrast, shocks to apparent commodity-specific consumption (in part reflecting inventory demand) have no effect...