China Economic ReviewChina has announced the first group of foreign brokers allowed to trade shares under its Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme. They are UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, Nomura Securities, the leading Japanese securities firm, and Morgan Stanley and Citigroup of the US. Under the scheme, the brokers will be allowed to trade in the US$500bn A-share […]
The SARS crisis has had a big impact on the working policies of many foreign companies doing business in China. While some will be tempted to speed up localisation, there are risks in rushing the process.
A survey of private equity and venture capital investors in the Asia-Pacific region found that China has overtaken South Korea as the most favoured market for investment in the region. Indeed, China-bound investment accounted for 40 per cent of total overseas investment by Korean companies in the first quarter of this year. The survey, conducted […]
The vast number and type of industrial parks and zones in China can make it difficult for foreign manufacturers to choose their ideal investment location. A new book published by China Knowledge Press profiles the most important zones and gives a rating for most of them, based on factors such as facilities, services and transport […]
Hong Kong-based Moulin International Holdings, the world's third largest maker of eyewear, said that it will concentrate its production in China. It will reduce staff numbers at its Czech Republic plant later this year after transferring optical technology processes to China, where 4,000 of its 5,000 workforce already work in Chaozhou and Zhongshan, Guangdong province. […]