The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 is coming into focus after the House and Senate armed services committees advanced their versions of the bill earlier this month.
Conference: 3rd Annual International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Organizer: Global Sciences & Technology Forum Location: Hotel Fort Canning Singapore Date: July 22-23, 2013 Web: http://www.innov-entrepreneur.org/ Contact: Conference Secretariat Email: [email protected] Phone: +65 6327 0166
America’s image abroad is more positive than China’s, but a growing number of people believe China will overtake the United States as the top economy By Christina Nelson The United States remains more popular abroad than China, but a growing number of people around the world believe China will become the world’s leading economic power, […]
Can Chinese brands be global powers? by William Brent At the start of 2013, a transition quietly took place that points to a fundamental shift in the global role of Chinese businesses: China invested more overseas on a monthly basis than it absorbed in foreign direct investment (FDI). After three decades of gobbling up the […]
In recent years, China has established a clear goal to rebalance its economy through increasing imports and growing domestic demand. In line with those objectives, the US-China Business Council (USCBC) has developed this paper to identify sector-specific recommendations government officials may consider to achieve these goals.
While the construction of new golf courses is banned in China, it’s one of the few countries in the world where courses are still being built. By Ben Baden Ever since the Communist revolution of 1949, the Chinese government has had a complicated relationship with the sport of golf. For years, it was banned and […]
Updated 12:50 pm, 7/12/2013 The United States and China agreed Thursday to begin negotiating a bilateral-investment treaty (BIT), which could open up more business opportunities for American firms in the Chinese market. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a statement that the agreement was a “significant breakthrough.” “A high-standard US-China bilateral investment treaty is […]
Chinese banks are employing various strategies as they march into international markets by Jonathan Calkins Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by market value, received final approval from US regulators in May 2012 to purchase 80 percent of the US unit of the Bank of East Asia. The deal was […]
The first US-China cybersecurity working group meets next week, but significant progress is unlikely in the short term by Doug Mackey The United States and China will hold the first round of the official US-China cybersecurity working group talks during the week of July 8-12 as part of the fifth round of the US-China Strategic […]
Bankers say US exporters can increase their profits by accepting renminbi for payments instead of dollars By Trevor Williams Companies exporting their goods to China can manage foreign exchange risk and save money by offering buyers the option to pay in Chinese yuan instead of US dollars, a panel of experts said in Atlanta. Until […]
By Stephanie Henry China’s burgeoning middle class will reach 630 million over the next decade and become a strong source of purchasing power. Government leaders, including Premier Li Keqiang, have made increasing imports a primary objective to help meet expected demand and create a more consumer-driven economy. Yet the Chinese government still restricts imports of […]
