China market

UBS China pins hopes on China bond market, derivatives

20 May 2013

UBS Securities, a joint venture managed by the Swiss banking group, reported last month its net earnings shrank by more than 90 per cent to 11.3 million yuan (HK$14.3 million) over the four-year...

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Audi leaves luxury rivals trailing in China sales

16 May 2013

Audi deliveries rose 13 per cent to 38,710 vehicles on the mainland and in Hong Kong in April, the company said on its website. Bayerische Motoren Werke, the world's largest luxury carmaker,...

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China demand for gold expected to grow as price fall seen as opportunity

9 May 2013

China is the world's second-largest buyer after India, and in both countries the steep fall in international gold prices last month unleashed years of pent-up demand for coins and bars.

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Global health care firms boost operations to tap into China market

8 May 2013

The need to provide a high standard of health care for China's growing population has taken centre stage in terms of policy implementation and execution.

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Teva better suited than most for China: chief executive

7 May 2013

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has yet to make any serious inroads into China, but its chief executive believes the company is better suited than its rival drugmakers to serve the world’s fastest...

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GM emphasises US investment after criticism of spending in China

7 May 2013

General Motors, profitable for 13 consecutive quarters, is planning to invest US$16 billion on factories and facilities in the United States from now to 2016, more than it will spend in China, the...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

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Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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Access to China’s onshore market could beckon ETFs

Where there’s an investing niche, there’s probably an exchange-traded fund that exploits it. Mainland China is an exception.

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Stern's warning on Chinese luxury watch market proves timely

The chairman of Patek Philippe, Thierry Stern, had advice for Swiss watchmakers several years ago that most rivals did not heed: do not overinvest in China. Amid the recent slowdown on the...

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Where the rubber meets the road

Japanese carmakers promised special Chinese designs and green technology in addition to the usual flashy fanfare at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, trying to woo back sales that tumbled during a...

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CARS

Japanese carmakers target go-local sales drive

Mazda Motor, which suffered the heaviest fall in sales among the top four Japanese carmakers in China, said the new products could help push sales up 7 per cent this year.

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Record car sales on line as quality questioned

Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW posted record sales for last year, fuelled by demand in China.

But this year, that growth is at risk as the government in Beijing steps up scrutiny of the...

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RESTAURANTS

Tao Heung boosts China appetite

Cantonese restaurant chain Tao Heung is stepping up its expansion on the mainland in an effort to capitalise on the growing middle class. Its target is for the mainland to contribute 40 per cent...

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