State-owned Enterprises

9 May 2013

If there is one lesson everyone learned from the 2008 crisis, it is that a rapid rise in leverage can signal the risk of an approaching financial crash.

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China's ailing economy needs a dose of Thatcherism with Chinese characteristics

29 Apr 2013

As the world mourned the passing of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, remembered her belief in small government, free enterprise and monetarism, and her contribution to world...

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Shipping chief locks eyes on the top - not on bottom line

13 Apr 2013

"As long as China Cosco is fully understood by party central and the State Council, it's enough for me" - Wei Jiafu, chairman, China Cosco, April 8

Finally, someone has spoken the truth....

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Boao forum panel hears calls for level playing field for private firms

7 Apr 2013

The central government should intervene less in the private sector and concentrate on offering a level playing field for state-owned and private enterprises to maintain growth and investment, said...

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Gree tastes pain of excess

4 Mar 2013

Gree, a major home appliance maker, is casting an interesting spotlight on a new kind of risk faced by major state-owned firms due to a central government campaign against excessive spending and...

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CNOOC will face serious challenges managing Nexen

20 Feb 2013

CNOOC's acquisition of Nexen is being watched closely, given that it is China's largest overseas investment acquisition to date. How the China National Offshore Oil Corporation integrates and...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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A sensible step towards a just society

In every nation there are people who have more than others, but on the mainland the gap is worryingly wide. Leaders have long been mindful of the need to lessen the divide, their efforts spurred...

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China Digest, February 8, 2013

The former party secretary of Chaohu's civil affairs bureau was sentenced to 10½ years in jail for embezzling 100,000 yuan (HK$124,400) from village coffers in 2005, when he was party chief of...

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Vietnam’s state sector a ‘cancer’ in economy

Vietnam’s state-run companies are used to criticism, but now they stand accused of creating a systemic economic crisis that the communist regime cannot fix.

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Call for reform at the top of state firms

Getting the right people in the right positions is one way for enterprises to succeed, but this is easier said than done for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), due to the government's dominant role...

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For change, look to China's non-state sector

When an American president is elected or re-elected, there is a wave of speculation about who will be on his governing team. Who will he appoint to the State Department, the National Security...

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BUSINESS DIGEST

Business Digest, January 19, 2013

Earnings at China's state-owned firms rose 22.4 per cent from November, accelerating from November's increase of 5.7 per cent, but the pick-up was not enough to offset weakness for the year, when...

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