The author is head of China research at UBS Tao Wang China's exports grew 5.6% year-on-year in October, better than markets had expected (Bloomberg: 1.7%y/y) and largely in line with our more optimistic view of 4% year-on-year. Stripping out the effects of last year's over-invoicing activity, the improvement in October's exports was even more pronounced, […]

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The Bank of China (BOC) Cross-Border RMB Index reached 190 points in the third quarter, up 46 points, or 31.9% year-on-year, according to a BOC report. After temporary fluctuations, the index bounced back in the third quarter, with the cross-border use of Renminbi on the rise. Hong Kong, as the largest offshore Renminbi center, handled […]

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Beijing-based Chinese private equity firm Jiuding Capital has completed a first close of its latest RMB fund called Jiuding Strategic Fund, raising RMB1 billion ($164 million), according to Chinese media reports. The fund has a target of RMB3 billion, and is expected to hold a final close by the end of this year. About 80% […]

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Just as Chinese industrialization is unprecedented – no developing country has grown by more than 10% per year without interruption for two full decades – Britain’s industrialization 200 years ago was similarly unparalleled. For China's leaders, who must confront growing social unrest, the analogy does not end there.

Forty years ago, when OPEC's Arab members cut off oil supplies to the US and parts of Europe, governments encouraged innovative solutions to reduce oil dependence. Today, as the world's ongoing oil addiction accelerates climate change, it is up to mark…

Forty years ago, when OPEC's Arab members cut off oil supplies to the US and parts of Europe, governments encouraged innovative solutions to reduce oil dependence. Today, as the world's ongoing oil addiction accelerates climate change, it is up to mark…

Urbanisation plans in China are undermined by a household registration, or hukou, system that bars many migrant workers from healthcare and education

A leading executive at China Cosco, the lossmaking shipping group, is the latest company chief to face investigation

Deutsche Bank AG says it has launched db X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers a direct investment opportunity for Chinese stocks. The fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange Arca on November 6, 2013 with ticker ASHR. ASHR is the first U.S.-listed ETF to provide investors direct […]

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The Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign has been gathering support within the food and beverage industry to adopt good practices to minimize food waste. The FWHK Campaign was launched in May 2013 to encourage commercial and industrial sectors, individuals and households, to avoid and reduce food waste generation. The support and participation of the food […]

The author is ANZ's senior economist Raymond Yeung Taiwan and Singapore signed a trade pact between Singapore and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. The agreement is expected to add $701 million to Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) over the next 15 years, boosting local output value by $1.43 billion and […]

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The author is ANZ (The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) Research The establishment of bilateral swap agreements with foreign central banks has been an important step for China to expand the global reach of the RMB. What is the rationale behind these deals? How other central banks can utilize them to promote offshore RMB […]

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Alibaba Group's Internet shopping subsidiary Taobao.com has gained a third-party payment license for funds issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. This makes Taobao the first third-party e-commerce platform to provide services to fund sales organizations in the Chinese Internet industry. At the same time, Alibaba announced that 17 funds have opened their online stores […]