From the first issue in 1974 and well into the 2010s, the China Business Review was an indispensable resource for businesses, researchers, and policymakers who needed a first-hand account of the challenges and the tremendous opportunities posed by the China market.
By Ellen Huber Intel Corp. announced at the end of September it would invest $1.5 billion into Chinese chip maker Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd., doubling down on its recent efforts to insert itself in China’s mobile market, reports the New York Times. The new investment follows Intel’s announcement of its partnership with another Chinese chip maker, […]
By Ellen Huber China will link the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges over the next month as part of Premier Li Keqiang’s initiative announced in April to open up the Chinese market to foreign investors. The “Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect” will for the first time allow foreign investors to directly trade shares on the […]
By Ellen Huber and Erin Ennis When nearly one year ago a US business executive received word that his company was flatly denied membership to one of China’s biggest industry specifications and standards associations, he was left with many troubling questions. Were other companies turned down also? Was his company being singled out? But what […]
Organizer: IE Business School Location: Cheung Kong Graduate Business School, Beijing, China Date: September 23-26, 2014 Website: http://www.ie.edu/execed/china-an-inside-view?_adptlocale=en_US Contact: Karolina Cintron Email: [email protected] Phone: +34 915689 669
By Ellen Huber China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)—China’s largest refiner—filed an announcement with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Sunday that it will sell 30 percent of its $58 billion marketing unit, Sinopec Marketing, reports Reuters. The sale is expected to raise $17.5 billion. According to the New York Times, the announcement caused Sinopec […]
By Ellen Huber Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to stop taking orders for the early sale of its $21 billion initial public offering (IPO) today for US investors and on Wednesday for European and Asian investors after having already received enough interest from the first week of its roadshow, sources tell Bloomberg. Those investors who […]
By Ellen Huber Britain announced on Friday that it would sign commercial deals with China valued over $3.9 billion at Chancellor George Osborne’s London meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai, reports Reuters. The meeting occurred during the first ever UK-China Bilateral Investment Conference as part of the annual Anglo-Chinese economic and financial dialogue. Although […]
The government is preparing to throw billions into urbanization in China, but has it thought through the hardware challenges? By Colin Shek Perhaps the most striking way to take in China’s startling urbanization is to sit in front of a computer and click through to Google’s Earth Engine. A search for Shanghai on the website […]
Organizer: Global ConsignIndex Location: Marriott Shanghai Date: September 11-12, 2014 Web: http://www.consignindex.com/salesleaders2014/be_EventOutline.html Contact: Kiara Cheung Email: [email protected] Phone: +86 21 5631 3008
By Jake Laband and Hengrui Liu Rule of law and economic development are set to dominate discussions at the next major meeting of China’s senior leadership—the fourth plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China (CCP) Congress. According to news reports, the October meeting will also address the ongoing corruption investigation into China’s former security […]
