China's e-commerce laws not a 'crackdown' but closing a loophole
Apr 14, 2016 01:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
Australian businesses need to be more China-savvy in interpreting changes in government regulations, such as the recently introduced e-commerce laws. These laws are not so much a crackdown, as closing a loop-hole in...
China’s exports likely grew strongly in March on base effect
Apr 12, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Commentary
Chinas exports are likely to have grown strongly by 6.1% in March in CNY terms, as compared with -13.1% y/y in January and February of 2016, in spite of weak external demand, according to Societe Generale. The growth is...
Has China's coal use peaked? Here's how to read the tea leaves
Apr 12, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, how much coal China is burning is of global interest. In March, the countrys National Bureau of Statistics said the tonnage of coal has fallen for the second year...
Apr 12, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Commentary
The real GDP growth of China is likely to moderate because of its dependence on industry, which is struggling from excess capacity, according to Scotiabank. It is becoming very clear that China is shifting toward a more...
Upbeat Chinese PMIs show signs of stabilization, but do not confirm a sustained rebound
Apr 01, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Commentary
Chinas official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 50.2 for March, above a forecast of 49.3 from a Reuters poll, returning to growth for the first time since July. A similar improvement was seen in...
Rise in China’s March manufacturing PMI hints at stabilization of manufacturing demand
Apr 01, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Commentary
Chinas manufacturing PMI for March rose by a solid 1.2ppt to 49.7, as compared with market forecast of 49.4. According to the earlier data, the index shows solid seasonality tends to increase in March due to the effects of...
Fitch: Stimulus Fuels China's Housing Sales in Early 2016
Mar 23, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate
Credit easing, lower down-payments and tax cuts fuelled 20% and 23% yoy growth in contracted sales in Chinas housing market in the first two months of 2016, respectively. Demand was strong from Tier 1 and some Tier 2...
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