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China’s Headquarters Economy: A New Path towards Industrial Upgradation

March 15, 2012 10:06

By Vivian Ni Mar. 15 – China, the world’s largest production base, is no longer satisfied with lying at the lower levels of global supply chains and holding just the manufacturing arms of MNCs. Instead, the country has begun offering a warmer welcome to foreign-invested enterprises...

China to Allow Issuance of Municipal Bonds

October 21, 2011 08:22

China debt institutionalizing as bank default fears loom Oct. 21 – China’s Ministry of Finance has instigated a trial program that will allow four select local governments to issue bonds directly. To date, this route to raising funds has been banned, however rising debt levels and bank loans about...

New China Legal, Tax and Regional Publications from Asia Briefing

October 20, 2011 08:02

Seven new titles and one free book from Asia Briefing this month Oct. 20 – China Briefing has over 20 English-language China legal and tax guides listed on the Asia Briefing Bookstore, ranging from titles on joint ventures to intellectual property rights, and from setting up wholly foreign-owned...

China Bails Out Its Banks

October 12, 2011 04:21

Oct. 12 – Beijing has used the state-owned Huijin Sovereign Wealth Fund to purchase stocks in China’s four largest banks – Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, and China Construction Bank – in moves made to support the share prices of each of the...

Free China Expat Culture Book Download

September 30, 2011 04:56

Sept. 30 – China Expat, China Briefing’s sister site covering all things concerning the interaction between overseas expatriates and Chinese culture, celebrates 10 years of existence this year and has released a complimentary book – “China Expat – A Decade of Writing: 2001-2011”...