https://www.scmp.com/rss/329651/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Index features one important number about China to give you insight into the rising power. $117 billion: How much China invested abroad in 2019. China has become a significant investor in the world over the past two decades, mainly through buying and building business operations overseas. Last year, China was the world’s fourth-largest overseas investor, accounting for 8.9% of the money invested in foreign nations. Japan, the United States and the Netherlands... https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-index-chinese-investments-across-world/article/3093247?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/inkstone-index-chinese-investments-across-world/article/3093247?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:12:28 +0000 Taiwan hopes a new program will attract T$40 billion (US$1.34 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech companies, creating more than 6,300 jobs a year amid an upheaval in global supply chains, the government said on Thursday. Taipei will spend more than T$10 billion (US$334.2 million) in subsidies over the next seven years to attract the investment, Lin Chuan-neng, the island’s vice minister of economic affairs, said on Thursday. “We will target three investment in three... https://www.scmp.com/tech/taiwan-looks-attract-us13-billion-foreign-investment-amid-us-china-tech-war/article/3087543?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/taiwan-looks-attract-us13-billion-foreign-investment-amid-us-china-tech-war/article/3087543?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:43 +0000 India’s recent move to curb foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries including China may stymie the expansion of Chinese technology giants in the country, leaving startups in the world’s second most populous nation scrambling for funding and hi-tech know-how, experts say. Last month, India implemented a new policy barring investment without official clearance from any bordering country – including China, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh – in what is widely seen as a move to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/indian-startups-worry-about-countrys-move-block-chinese-investment/article/3082947?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/indian-startups-worry-about-countrys-move-block-chinese-investment/article/3082947?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2020 14:05:55 +0000