Other Briefings
China Experimenting with Singaporean-style HDB Housing Schemes
Aug. 28 – China has been experimenting in looking to solve its low cost housing market, aimed at getting low-income families on the steps of the property ladder, by piloting an Housing Development Board-style scheme in Changsha. In the successful Singaporean HDB scheme, Singapore nationals (and other nationalities working/based in Singapore) contribute a percentage […]
China’s Largest City Bank to Enter Fund Management Business
Aug. 28 – Bank of Beijing is set to become the country’s first city commercial bank to expand into the fund management business in a joint venture with Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia. The bank is China’s largest city bank in terms of assets and will a registered capital of RMB300 million (US$44 million). On […]
China’s Relationship with Myanmar
This is the eleventh in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Myanmar. By Joyce Roque Aug. 27 – On a map, Myanmar […]
The Next Big Thing: Chinese Democracy
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Aug. 27 – In this brave, new post-Beijing Olympics world, it has become a relatively common pastime to imagine what next, especially as the hosting of the Olympics has often been a precursor to change in the country holding the event. In China, the die has already been cast, and it is […]
Investment Spotlight: Xiaoshan Economic and Technological Development Zone
Aug. 27 – Since May 1993, the state-level Xiaoshan Economic and Technological Development Zone (XETDZ), has covered an area of 133 square kilometers divided into three industrial parks: Shibei, Qiaonan and Jiangdong. The zone is located alongside the Qiantang river within the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou. In conjunction with the XETDZ, an ongoing construction of […]
Investing in Hangzhou: The Linjiang Industrial Zone
Aug. 26 – Located to the northeast of the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou and sitting along the south bank of the Qiantang River, the Linjiang Industrial Zone (LjIZ) was built in 2003 as a provincial-level zone with an area of 74.31 square kilometers. According to its development plan, the LjIZ was established to meet the […]
The Beijing Olympics: A Fifteen-Year-Long Ride
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Aug. 25 – Now that they’re over, that was some amazing journey! It began, for those who remember, not just a little over two weeks ago, or even when Beijing was awarded the Games in 2001, Beijing’s bid for the Olympics went right back to 1993, when they tendered for the […]
China Attracts Highest Level of Venture Investment in Five Years
Aug. 22 – In the first half of the year, China attracted 71 venture investment deals worth US$1.37 billion; the highest level since 2003. In comparison, venture investment amounted to 69 deals worth US$662 million during the same period last year. The biggest deal came from a US$430 million contract for Beijing-based Oak Pacific Interactive […]
