• Foreign firms in China: You’re still welcome

    THE bosses of foreign firms with operations in China grumble that their lives have got harder of late. China used to be a frontier market offering endless double-digit growth. Officials put out the welcome mat, and were open to wining and dining. Regulators were no more bothersome than in other ...

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  • Richemont Sales Dented in Asia

    Richemont reported lower-than-expected growth over the holiday season as difficult trading conditions in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia triggered a “significant decline” in the region.

  • SMEs need partners in Asean market

    Although Vietnam and Cambodia have opened their doors to all foreign investors ahead of Asean Economic Community (AEC) integration, Thai businesses, especially SMEs, face several obstacles to penetrate the market, a consulting firm says.

  • China allows full foreign ownership of e-commerce firms in Shanghai FTZ -Xinhua

    Foreign investors previously required a Chinese joint-venture partner to operate an e-commerce firm in the highly competitive market

  • Tesla China Sales Declined Significantly, CEO Says

    Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk said sales of its electric cars in China declined significantly in the last quarter of last year, largely due to “misperceptions” among Chinese consumers about charging.

  • China’s December trade beats expectations but concerns linger

    December trade surplus weighs in at $49.6b as US demand offsetts weakness in Europe and bargain-hunting in commodities puts floor under sliding imports

  • China’s annual auto sales surpasses 23 million but growth slows

    China’s auto sales exceeded 23 million vehicles last year, an industry group said, but annual growth halved from 2013 as a weaker economy took its toll on the world’s biggest car market. Sales rose 6.9 percent, or by 1.51 million vehicles, to 23.49 million, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers ...

  • China 2014 trade surplus up 45.9%

    China's trade surplus rose 45.9% to 2.35 trillion yuan (around $380 billion) last year, the government announced Tuesday, but the world's second-largest economy missed its target for annual trade growth.

  • China misses trade growth target

    Rise of 3.4% falls short of 7.5% goal with GDP data also set to disappoint

  • China trade balance beats forecasts

    CHINA’S trade surplus came in ahead of forecasts in December, on the back of better-than-expected exports and imports.

  • Volvo to Export Sedan Made in China to the U.S.

    The company, which a Chinese tycoon bought from Ford in 2010, said it would ship 1,500 to 2,000 S60 Inscriptions to America this year.

  • China 2014 auto sales beat 23m, but growth slows

    Sales rose 6.9%, or 1.51m vehicles, to 23.49m, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said

  • Foreign cars surge ahead in China

    Domestic makers blame poor sales performance on economic slowdown

  • China Car Sales Slow

    China’s passenger car sales rose 9.9% last year, a marked slowdown from 2013, providing the latest signal of uncertainty for the world’s largest automobile market.

  • Japan jostles with rivals for Asean trade

    Tokyo seeks deal on direct flights to Cambodia and Laos in effort to boost bilateral business ties

  • Western Australia's mining boom ebbs along with China's economy

    Joe Norton, a large man with a sun-burnt face, digs into a plate full of beef, potatoes, carrots and Brussels sprouts at Searipple, a mobile-home camp in Australia's western frontier.

  • China Tells Sony to Hold PS4 Sales

    The sale of Sony’s PlayStation 4 videogame consoles in China was delayed following “a request from the authorities to make an adjustment to the business plan,” the head of the company’s game division said.

  • China’s Xi woos Latin America with $250b investments

    Chona plans to invest the amount over the next 10 years as part of a drive to boost China’s influence in a region long dominated by the US

  • China Starts Enforcing Tax Law for Citizens Working Abroad

    A longtime law, widely ignored, requires individuals and companies to pay domestic taxes on income earned outside the country.