Linda Yueh China has accomplished a remarkable feat in transforming itself from one of the world’s poorest countries to its second largest economy in just 30 years. Yet the determinants of its successful development are far from established or well understood. With so much debate happening now around the cause and trajectory of China’s slowdown, […]
U.S. Consumers Won’t Likely Balk At China-Built Vehicles
Ed Kim Buick made headlines last week when it confirmed a longstanding rumor that it would be offering its first Chinese-built vehicle here in the form of the Envision crossover SUV in the summer of 2016. It’s a significant development because even though Envision isn’t the first China-built volume vehicle in the U.S. market (that […]
U.S. Consumers Won't Likely Balk At China-Built VehiclesAlibaba buys South China Morning Post media biz
Alibaba buys South China Morning Post Group’s media business, pledges to uphold editorial independence and remove paywall Chow Chung-yan Alibaba Group, China’s e-commerce giant, has bought the South China Morning Post and all other media assets from the SCMP Group, and has pledged to uphold editorial independence and to invest to strengthen the quality of […]
Alibaba buys South China Morning Post media bizChinese yuan approved by IMF as major world currency
The IMF just approved the Chinese yuan as a major world currency. What comes next is political. By Daniel McDowell Monday afternoon, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board voted in favor of allowing China’s currency — the yuan (or renminbi) — to join the ranks of the world’s most elite monies. On Oct. 1, […]
Chinese yuan approved by IMF as major world currencyList of Chinese ADRs
China Dividend Withholding Tax Rates for US investors as of Oct,2014: 1.China Dividend Withholding Tax for Regular Accounts: 10.0% 2.China Dividend Withholding Tax for Retirement Accounts (401K, Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, etc.): 10.0% Shanghai Composite Index: Realtime Quote for Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (Bloomberg) Realtime Quote for Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (Yahoo Finance) […]
Chinese ADRs, mark schlarbaumChina Destroying the US on Clean Energy
China Is Absolutely Destroying the US on Clean Energy By Tim McDonnell When world leaders convene on Monday in Paris for two weeks of high-stakes climate negotiations, one of the top items on the agenda will be how developing nations should prepare for and help to slow global warming. Opponents to President Barack Obama’s climate […]
China Clean EnergyChinese Aircraft – Leasing Firms Prepare for IPO Takeoff
Three of China’s top lessors are already making plans to list in Hong Kong By KANE WU HONG KONG—As demand for flights into and out of China grows, a new sector for investors is taking wing: aircraft-leasing companies. Three of China’s top lessors are already making plans to list in Hong Kong in the near […]
Chinese Aircraft IPOChina wants to build a high-speed rail link to a newly open Iran
Richard Macauley China Railway, the state-owned rail-building behemoth, has proposed a high-speed rail link that will carry both passengers and cargo between China and Iran, according to the state-controlled China Daily. The proposed route, put forward last week at a meeting of the China Civil Engineering Society, would take advantage of the easing of global […]
high-speed rail to IranChina plans to clone everything from beef cattle to the family dog in this giant factory
WRITTEN BY Zheping Huang A fast-growing Chinese biotechnology company is to build a cloning factory to copy dogs, cows, racing horses, non-human primates, and other animals, state news agency Xinhua (link in Chinese) reports. The so-called “world’s largest cloning factory” (yes, there are several more) will include a cloning production line, a cloned animal center, […]
China CloningSports Teams Score Lucrative Deals in China
BEIJING—China is filled with sports fans, from President Xi Jinping on down. Now Chinese companies are betting big that those fans will pony up to watch their favorite teams. Chinese media and Internet companies have struck big deals in recent months for the rights for everything from the Los Angeles Clippers to Spanish soccer-club matches, […]
Sports Teams Score Lucrative Deals in China