Weighed down by a fatigued economy, China's commercial property landscape is anything but upbeat. Office towers in Beijing and Shanghai have been witnessing falling rentals, prompting observers to que ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
Among the various social events attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping {習近平} and his wife Peng Liyuan {彭麗媛} during their Europe trip was a football match in Berlin between youth clubs from China and ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-02
President Xi Jinping {習近平} said on Tuesday that it is necessary for China and Europe to deepen understanding of each other to push forward their relationship, China News Service reported. In a speech ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-02
China has declared war on air pollution, but it is not deploying enough troops and ammunition in order to win, environmental experts say. China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the centra ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-02
Daily sales of the ZTE Nubia Z5 mini smartphone used by President Xi Jinping's {習近平} wife, Peng Liyuan {彭麗媛}, during their trip to Europe doubled on e-commerce site JD.com Monday, the Beijing Times re ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
CNOOC Ltd. (00883.HK), China's largest offshore oil and gas producer, has outlined its aim to be more market-oriented in its business and operational structure as the government seeks to promote a mix ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
Taiwan demonstrators on Sunday occupied the Ketagalan Boulevard opposite the Presidential Office Building, as well as the nearby streets, in Taipei in continuing protests over a cross-strait services ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
It is certainly a good life for those living in properties managed by Fantasia Holdings (01777.HK), the developer based in Shenzhen. When a Fantasia homeowner wakes up in the morning, he can open a sm ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} said renovation of shantytowns is necessary to resolve settlement issues and address social inequality, China Securities Journal reported Monday. The government is aiming to c ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
A woman in her 30s, who hails from a remote village in Anhui province, has spent 13 years in Shanghai -- four years in college and nine years as a clerk in a big company in the city -- but she has yet ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-28
President Xi Jinping {習近平} has been using his appearance at the Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands to promote nuclear power tie-ups with Europe, National Business Daily reported Friday. The pu ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-28
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan {周小川} said Thursday in Shenyang that all local branches of the central bank should work together to speed up the marketization of interest rates, the Sec ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-28
Tencent (00700.HK) can’t help getting its hand on almost everything in the internet: from e-commerce and online travel agency to mapping service. And now it's eyeing the online video business. Accordi ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
“How much will the GDP growth drop?” That’s the question foremost in the minds of many cadres after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang{李克强} vowed an all-out effort to clear the country’s filthy air at this ye ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said two of its deputy directors, Zhang Xiaoqiang {張曉強} and Du Ying {杜鷹}, have stepped down as they reached the retirement age, China Business New ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-25
Should China scrap the 50-percent ownership cap for foreign firms in automobile joint ventures in the country? That is a raging debate in the industry right now, with both the proponents and opponents ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-25
Vice premier Zhang Gaoli {張高麗} said Sunday that the proposals for the reform of China's taxation systems have been drafted, the China Business News reported Monday. Finance Minister Lou Jiwei {樓繼偉} al ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (00386.HK, 600028.CN), also known as Sinopec, has formed a subsidiary -- Sinopec Easy Joy Sales {易捷銷售} -- to operate its convenience stores. The move came just a m ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
Is it a prelude to a bigger debacle? People are beginning to ask that question after the collapse of Zhejiang Xingrun {興潤} Real Estate Co. Ltd. raised the prospect of contagion in China's property sec ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
China's biggest shopping center, as measured by the total sales of tenants, during 2007-2012, the golden years of luxury sales boom in the country, was not any of those grandiose malls and arcades loc ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
