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• What Top China Officials Think of Their Economy

  You can never separate business from governance. Some countries encourage lobbies in their national capitals. Large corporations and trade associations strike advantageous deals with ...

• Swiss Technologies Participate in China’s Infrastructure Development

  Railways, airports, hospitals, schools – China is increasing its investments in infrastructure development sharply. Many Swiss companies are already benefiting and more can play an active ...

• China and Iceland Enter Into Free-Trade Deal

  During a recent state visit to Beijing by Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, the two countries signed a free-trade deal which aims to eliminate most trade tariffs in the next ...

• BRICS to Strengthen Ties, Establish Development Bank

  With the next BRICS summit set to take place in Durban, South Africa, on 25-27 March next year, member nations are expected to agree upon a strategy for setting up a BRICS Development Bank, ...

• Russia and China Pursue Bilateral Trade and Cooperation

  At the invitation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao will be paying a visit to Russia from Monday 27 October. The two leaders will be meeting in Moscow to discuss a ...

• Investors Optimistic for Post-Olympic Economy Upswing

  Following the fortnight of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during which time the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s benchmark composite index fell 7.7 percent, with the past week being particularly ...

• Praise for Trade Growth

  China began to move towards a new trade era in 1999, when prohibition limitations on products such as beef, citrus and grain where lifted, which also led to a market-access agreement being ...

• Sustainable China Business (Part 1)

  Will China business continue to grow, or is it a bubble that could explode all of a sudden? The public domain on opinions and information on this matter of global interest is dominated by ...

• Rare Earth Mineral Supply Dominated by China

  Securing its position as the largest supplier of rare earth minerals in the world, China has raised taxes on these products which are essential to high-tech industries. Authorities have also ...

• Anhui Offers A Healthy Prescription for China Business (Part 2)

  Anhui Offers A Healthy Prescription for China Business (Part 1) Complementary and Alternate China Business Well over half of all US citizens use one or the other form of Complementary and ...

• Taiwan Pursues Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreements with China

  The worsening global financial crisis is likely to further strengthen trade ties between China and Taiwan as it becomes increasingly evident that cooperation will benefit both countries in ...

• China Clicks onto Online Shopping

  China has not escaped the global financial crisis which has had an impact on its export market. To counteract this negative effect, China's manufacturers, retailers and other suppliers have ...