From Associated Press via the BusinessWeek (link) China stocks listed in Hong Kong have been soaring this year, sparking worries they are overheating. But investors are only witnessing the opening stages of a new bull market, said Yang Liu, managing director of boutique fund house Atlantis Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. “I strongly believe that […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News Website (link) Imports of illegally felled timber into China is destroying some of the world’s forests, according to Forest Trends.Western consumers also play a major role, the Washington based non-profit group says. China is importing raw wood to turn it into cheap furnture, plywood and other processed products, 70% of which which […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times (link) Hong Kong’s central banker on Thursday challenged his Chinese counterparts to increase the pace and scope of financial liberalisation, urging them to allow mainland investors to purchase Hong Kong securities and permit renminbi bond issuance in the territory. Wading into a previously internal Chinese debate about whether financial reforms have […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg (link) The U.S. and China, at odds over currency policy and trade, are now bickering over another diplomatic issue — what to call President Hu Jintao’s planned visit to Washington on April 20. Chinese officials are describing the trip as a “state visit,” Chu Maoming, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said. […]
Read MoreFrom Associate Press via the BusinessWeek (link) The Bush administration told China on Thursday that it will be looking for concrete actions to lower trade tensions between the two nations in advance of a U.S. visit next month by Chinese President Hu Jintao. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who will hold talks with Chinese officials next […]
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