Research & Analysis

On April 23, Microsoft signed a patent deal with Chinese smartphone maker ZTE. The deal covers ZTE’s use of the Android and Chrome operating systems, for which Microsoft possesses some intellectual property rights to some of the software’s underlying technologies, according to BBC News. Microsoft did not disclose the terms of the deal. It is […]

GreenTech Automotive, an American manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, and JAC Motors, a Chinese automotive manufacturer, announced on April 22 a joint venture that will develop a five-passenger, all-electric sedan to be assembled in the United States. The sedan will feature a battery with a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge and […]

To improve the treatment of Type 1 diabetes in China, Medtronic Inc. is partnering with the National Institute of Hospital Administration, a Chinese think-tank. Medtronic will conduct research projects and help establish pilot sites for the proposed system at as many as 12 regional children’s hospitals and general hospitals in China.

At the Shanghai Auto Show on April 20, General Motors Co. said it would build four new plants in China by the end of 2015, which would give GM the capacity to produce about five million vehicles per year, according to Autoblog. GM is expecting to export between 100,000 to 130,000 Chinese-built vehicles this year. […]

On April 29, China UnionPay, which is the largest bank card organization in China, started issuing a prepaid travel card for American tourists and business travelers who frequently visit the Asia-Pacific region. It is the first card UnionPay has issued in the United States, and it’s partnering with Bancorp Bank, a subsidiary of  Wilmington, Delaware-based […]

PRC officials made a series of commitments in 2011 to break existing links between indigenous innovation and government procurement preferences – a significant concern for the US-China Business Council and its member companies.

During a visit to China by France’s President Francois Hollande, state-owned China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. signed an agreement with Airbus SAS to purchase 60 aircraft from Airbus. At list value, the jets would be worth about $8 billion, but the purchase will probably come with a discount, reports the Wall Street Journal. Part of the […]

At the Shanghai Auto Show on April 25, Detroit Electric, a start-up electric-car maker, said it will form a joint venture with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. to develop electric vehicles to sell in the Chinese market. The two companies are jointly developing an electric version of Geely’s Emgrand EC7, which is a compact sedan […]

Conference: 3rd Annual International Conference on Business Strategy and Organizational Behaviour Organizer: Global Science and Technology Forum Location: Hotel Fort Canning Singapore Date: April 22-23, 2013 Web: http://www.biz-strategy.org/#sthash.VGPa34ko.dpbs Contact: Conference Secretariat Email: [email protected] Phone: +65 6327 0166

On April 17, Build Your Dreams (BYD), a Chinese car maker, announced it would open a bus manufacturing plant in Lancaster, CA, the first Chinese-owned vehicle plant to open in the United States. Update 05/01/13: Long Beach Transit, which serves parts of Los Angeles, has said it will buy 10 BYD electric buses for $12.1 […]