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Germany must drop China phobia

Berlin’s latest stalling of a Chinese firm’s attempt to buy a German lamp producer is yet another sign that China-phobia is still around....

October 29, 2016, Saturday

China able to steer clear of debt crisis

AFTER reviewing the recent developments around the debt issue, we have not changed our view that China can still avoid a systematic crisis in the near term, as the issue remains largely a domestic problem ...

August 18, 2016, Thursday

International SOS founder looks at bright future

ARNAUD Vaissié is the co-founder of International SOS, the world’s foremost provider of medical and security services to global businesses. The most recent offshoot of the industry leading company is ...

July 7, 2016, Thursday

Risk-on, risk-off: the ‘fragile equilibrium’

BILL MALDONADO, chief investment officer for the Asia-Pacific at HSBC Global Asset Management, predicts the global economy will remain stuck in a “fragile equilibrium,” which does not bode well for investors. “The ...

July 7, 2016, Thursday

China’s move to reference yuan against currencies basket works

ALTHOUGH the central parity rate of the yuan has weakened against the US dollar in the past days, the onshore and offshore market is calm. From last Friday to Tuesday, the yuan lost 870 basis points ...

June 30, 2016, Thursday

China’s move to sustainable growth painful

WANG Dejian never expected a layoff like this. The former trade union official at Qitaihe Mining Group in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province joined the company 12 years ago, attracted by stable ...

May 11, 2016, Wednesday

Finger-pointing and protectionism need to stop

BLAMING other countries is always an easy, sure-fire way for politicians to whip up a storm over domestic economic woes, but finger-pointing and protectionism are counter-productive. Last week, tens ...

April 19, 2016, Tuesday

Internet Age calls for new trade regime

IN the Internet Age when cross-border e-commerce is changing the landscape of world trade and economy, the international community has a historic mission to update global trade rules so that the trade ...

March 25, 2016, Friday

China web finance craze sows confusion and risk

China’s Internet finance craze is piling on confusion and risk....

February 25, 2016, Thursday

Industry blueprint: better, smarter, cleaner

Shanghai will pour large investment into the city’s industries this year as part of plans to modernize manufacturing and bring factories to the cutting edge of new technologies, Shanghai Commission of...

February 25, 2016, Thursday