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China’s urban unemployment rate stays at 4.1%
16 january 2013 BEIJING — China’s urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent at the end of September, the same level as at the end of the second quarter…
China’s industrial production to speed up in Q4
16 january 2013 BEIJING — China’s industrial production has been stabilizing as the government’s pro-growth measures gained traction, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday. “Industrial production…
China earmarks funds for agriculture, health services
16 January 2013 BEIJING – The central government has earmarked 6.93 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) and 27.26 billion yuan to support agricultural modernization and public health services, respectively, in 2013,…
China approves marine zoning plans for regions
16 January 2013 BEIJING – The government has approved local maritime zoning plans submitted by the city of Shanghai and the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, respectively, for the 2011-2020…
China approves marine zoning plans for regions
16 January 2013 BEIJING – The government has approved local maritime zoning plans submitted by the city of Shanghai and the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, respectively, for the 2011-2020…
China effect to neighbors’ growth positive: Malaysian PM
16 January 2013 VIENTIANE – With its inevitable rise, China has become a “positive influence” on the economical growth and cooperation of its neighbors in Southeast Asia, Malaysian Prime Minister…
MOC: China’s foreign trade to continue improving in Q4
16 january 2013 BEIJING — China’s foreign trade will continue to pick up in the fourth quarter of the year, theMinistry of Commerce told Xinhua on Thursday. Exports growth jumped to 9.9 percent year-on-year to $186.35 billion in September, up from 1percent in July, and 2.7 percent in August, official data showed. China’s foreign trade hit $2.84 trillion in the first nine months, up 6.2 percent year-on-year. “In view of the economic situation home and abroad, the country’s foreign trade in the fourthquarter is expected to maintain the rebounding momentum that emerged in September andgrow at the average speed seen in the first three quarters,” said Yao Jian, spokesman for theMOC. However, Yao cautioned that China still faced a “grim and complicated environment” in foreigntrade, saying global demand remains anemic while international competition and trade frictionswere intensifying. The sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a slow recovery in the US have sapped China’sexports, a major driver of growth in the world’s second largest economy. Apart from boosting foreign trade, the MOC will continue to support the domestic consumptionwith various measures to facilitate distribution, crack down on counterfeits and develop e-commerce, Yao said. Retails sales are likely to stabilize and improve further in the fourth quarter as governmentreforms promote fairer income distribution to benefit the poor, the social security network willcontinue to expand and the shopping season approaches, Yao said.…
US report on Huawei, ZTE not final: US ambassador
16 january 2013 BEIJING – The United States Congress’s latest report on Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTEdoes not represent a “final conclusion” and the focus of the report is to exchange moreinformation, US Ambassador Terry Kramer said Thursday. Kramer, a telecommunications expert and head of the US delegation for the World Conferenceon Information Telecommunications (WCIT), said at a news conference in Beijing that thereport, which was released by the House Intelligence Committee on Oct 8, does not representthe position of the administrative branch. Kramer said there is a great deal of room for economic and business cooperation between thetwo countries. In the report, the committee suggested that US companies should avoid buying equipment fromHuawei and ZTE. The two companies have been described as being under the control of theChinese government and having entered the US market through unfair means.…
Chinese investment in Europe on rapid rise
16 january 2013 LONDON – China’s investment deals in Europe first surpassed Europe’s in China in the firstquarter of 2012, with 32 investments from China’s mainland and just 26 deals made byEuropean companies in China, according to a PwC report released on Thursday. The report, “China Deals; A fresh perspective,” from PwC’s emerging markets group, showedthere has been a steady rise in the value and volume of mainland Chinese investments inEurope over the last six years despite recent signs of a slowdown in China’s economic growthand the continuing uncertainties of the eurozone crisis. Chinese investments in Europe increased from just 11 deals in 2006 to 61 in 2011, while thosefrom Europe to China declined from a peak of 163 deals in 2006 to a low of 85 in 2009,narrowing down the gap between the two sides. Meanwhile, Europe’s investment to China has recovered since 2009 as European investorspushed for growth through deals in China’s faster growing market. In 2011, European investorscompleted 125 deals in China. Chinese state-owned enterprises have led the way in investing in Europe, as noted by thereport, and its privately owned businesses are now also looking to expand by acquiringcompanies overseas and in a range of sectors. PwC’s report said that Germany and France have surpassed Britain’s dominant investmentrelationship with China in either way in recent years. Germany has become the biggestEuropean destination for Chinese M&A transactions in the past 15 months, while 2011 sawFrance overtake Britain as the largest investor in Chinese M&A. The report also said Chinese companies have generally bought smaller percentage stakes inEuropean businesses but for larger sums of money, whereas European investments tended toinvest smaller sums for large stakes, due to different focus in the investment strategies ofChinese and European businesses. Most valuable deals done by the Chinese in Europe were in the energy, utilities, mining andinfrastructure sectors, with 12 of the 20 largest deals since 2006 were in these sectors andseven were worth between one and six billion euros. In terms of deals volume, the most transactions are in industries such as industrial products,telecoms, media and technology, and retail and consumer. Allan Zhang, a director at PwC who advises on outbound deals from China, said that the on-going eurozone uncertainties, in the eyes of some Chinese investors, have improved theirchances of striking good deals with debt-ridden European companies. “With their growing awareness of European assets, Chinese bidders are likely to become morecommon in the future. Britain-based asset holders should therefore be seriously consideringChina as a means of achieving full or partial exits from their investments,” Zhang said. However, according to Zhang, “because of the lengthy Chinese regulatory process, they needto think about engaging with Chinese investors earlier and managing an active and effectivecommunication process to have the deal done in good time.”…
Economic restructuring to reduce unemployment
16 January 2013 Speaking at the 7th China-Singapore Forum in Singapore on Tuesday, Song said both the economic restructuring and the adjustment in the education system are expected to help…
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