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  • China and Taiwan Meet To Strengthen Economic And Trade Ties

    Cross-strait economic and trade ties are in the news this week as Chen Yunlin, China’s top negotiator with Taiwan, visits the island this week to discuss matters of mutual concern. The talks ...

  • 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 ...

  • China Continues to Promote Yuan as International Trading Currency

    As China's position in world markets continues to strengthen authorities are taking new steps to establish the yuan, or renminbi, as an international trading currency. The yuan advanced for ...

  • Realities of Business Ethics in China (Part 1)

    Business ethics are strongly influenced by the local culture of each area. Large corporations have always been seized of trans-cultural issues as they expanded their enterprises across national ...

  • Overseas Service Trade Increase

    China's overseas trade has been developing and growing steadily every year, and now a spokesman for the Service and Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce has announced that it is ...

  • China-Eurasia Expo – Promoting Cross-Border Trade

    With the Xinjiang Province of China covering almost one-sixth of the country's landmass and sharing borders with Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, it is set to serve a key position in China's ...

  • A China Fund for the World

    Recrimination after sales serves no purpose. Western financial authorities spew venom at the currency might of China. Advocates of free market currency floats are in trouble. Their theories ...

  • New Yuan Exchange Law

    The State Administration of Foreign Exchange confirmed that non-bank clients would now be permitted to exchange yuan and various other currencies under the revised law. By allowing trade to ...

  • 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 ...

  • Capital Gains Tax Impacts China’s Housing Market

    In response to a new rule allowing China's government to implement a 20% capital gains tax on housing sales, investors who have gone the route of buying and selling homes for profit are ...

  • Business Hospitality Etiquette

    A business trip to China is likely to include some form of entertaining and hospitality, so it is a good idea to become familiar with customs related to the social side of doing business in ...

  • Sino-Africa Link Goes Beyond Trade

    According to statistics compiled by the US Heritage Foundation, foreign direct investment by Chinese companies in Africa between 2005 and 2010 totaled more than $44 billion. This includes ...

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