China consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.6% year-on-year in October, keeping steady from the previous month, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics. Producer price index (PPI) declined 2.2% year-on-year in October, compared with September's 1.8% drop.  The gauge has remained in negative territories for 32 consecutive months. China has entered into […]

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China’s export for October picked up by 11.6% year-on-year to US$206.9 billion, beating market estimates, according to data released by China's General Administration of Customs. Imports increased by 4.6% to US$161.5 billion in October, slightly below the market consensus of an increase of 5.0%. This led to another significant trade surplus of US$45.4 billion, the […]

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A nuclear-armed Moscow, intent on challenging US, poses risks we are only starting to understand

The author is Nina Xiang, editor of China Money Network A year after an ambitious reform plan were unveiled by China's leadership during the Third Plenum meeting, what do the country's top investors think of it? Not too much, apparently. "I have not detected real signs of real reform in the past year," says Shan […]

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Lenovo and Google jointly announced that Lenovo formally completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, and this now makes Lenovo the third largest smartphone maker in the world. Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo Group, said that while enhancing the company position as the third largest smartphone maker in the world, […]

The Chinese marketplace looks horrible for European consumer product maker Unilever. Unilever recently published its worst financial report over the past five years, stating that its sales in the third quarter of 2014 decreased by 2% compared with the same period of last year, and its sales in China decreased by 20%. According to the […]

French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette has appointed Paul Burke as new chief executive officer for the China market. Burke has 25 years of international experience in the retail industry. Prior to joining Galeries Lafayette, he was a CEO consultant at Hong Kong fashion chain store Lane Crawford. Before that, he hold several operational positions […]

Citizens engage in passive resistance to plethora of new edicts

US president’s Apec speech pledges to extend Chinese student and business visas

With just days to go until its summit in Brisbane, the G-20 is ignoring the main long-term threats to the global economy. For example, the Australian government’s refusal to discuss inclusive growth strongly suggests that the summit will offer no substantive policies to reduce inequality.

The central bank’s efforts exacerbate overcapacity, writes Joe Zhang

The Apec summit has provided an epic number of photo opportunities for Chinese president Xi Jinping – but the most eagerly watched was his meeting with the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe

Beijing-based Chinese mobile social instant message app developer Momo Inc., backed by a long list of venture capital and private equity firms, has filed for an IPO on the NASDAQ, according to a regulatory filing. Details of the pricing and timing of the IPO have yet to be determined. Established in 2011, Momo raised series […]

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The Chinese government plans to establish a US$40 billion Silk Road Fund to invest in infrastructure projects in Asia with an aim to upgrade trade and transportation networks between China, Central Asia and Europe, says Chinese President Xi Jinping in a speech in Beijing. The investment vehicle, drawing its name from the ancient trade route […]

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Meeting signals thaw in China-Japan relations

Seoul says agreement will result in annual tariff reductions of $5.4bn

German private equity firm Auda International L.P. has hired Lucian Wu as managing director based in its Hong Kong office, according to confirmation provided by representatives of the firm. Wu was previously managing director and head of Asia at San Francisco-based private equity secondaries firm Paul Capital since 2008. In May, Auda opened an office […]

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Taiwan’s RMB market has quietly taken off, with RMB deposits on the island reaching one third of that in Hong Kong. Taiwan has the potential to exert a noticeable influence on the global offshore RMB market, says a report by the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ). The market of Formosa bonds, or […]

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