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The author is Raymond Yeung, senior economist of Greater China at ANZ Taiwan's growth slowed to 1.58% in the third quarter, much lower than the 10-year average of 4.1%, indicating that the output gap remains negative. We consider today’s release a big downside surprise. The drag in the headline gain was the sharp decline in […]

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The author is Nomura economist Zhiwei Zhang The People's Bank of China (PBoC) resumed its reverse repo operations this week: injecting RMB13 billion and RMB16 billion, respectively, this Tuesday and Thursday, although the interest rates that it offered rose. The 7-day repo rate remains elevated, hovering slightly above 5.0%, compared to 3.5% before liquidity tightening […]

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The author is Capital Economics' China economist, Qinwei Wang China’s stock market fell in late October as money-market rates surged. A rerun of June’s cash crunch is not on the cards, but there is increasing evidence that the policy stance is shifting back towards reining in credit growth. Meanwhile, the RMB has been allowed to […]

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Fifty years after his assassination, John F. Kennedy remains a source of inspiration to many Americans, who have elevated him to the ranks of great presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But, while JFK was a good president, he was not a…

The central European question this fall is whether the EU will sign an Association Agreement with Ukraine in November. The agreement is concluded, but the final hurdle is whether Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will offer a full pardon to impriso…

Shinzo Abe’s second term as Japan’s prime minister began with a laser-like focus on economic revitalization. But Abe also confronts a security environment in Asia that is every bit as brittle as Japan’s economy was before his government took office last December.

No issue in the world today is of greater immediate importance than the need to end the civil war in Syria. Unless the world is content to watch the carnage continue, the Syrian regime and its instruments of oppression must be removed.

Fifty years after his assassination, John F. Kennedy remains a source of inspiration to many Americans, who have elevated him to the ranks of great presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But, while JFK was a good president, he was not a…

In most European countries, per capita GDP is currently lower than it was six years ago. Worse still, many Europeans appear to have concluded that economic growth does more harm than good in environmental and social terms.

The author is Standard & Poor's credit analyst Susan Chu We consider the credit outlook for the Asia-Pacific technology sector to be largely stable in 2014. Some companies, however, still face stress because of competition or technological shift in their respective sub-sectors. The softer economic prospects (including China-driven slowdowns) has resulted in reduced IT spending […]

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China Telecom revealed to Chinese local media that the company has set up a subsidiary in France. At the same time, this Chinese telecom operator formally launched its international mobile virtual service CTExcelbiz in the country. CTExcelbiz is a mobile virtual communication service specially designed for Chinese people in foreign countries. They can subscribe this […]

Apple's financial report for the fourth financial quarter ended September 28, 2013, stated that the company made operating revenue of USD5.733 billion in Greater China. According to the report, the company realized operating revenue of USD5.733 billion in Greater China during the fourth financial quarter, marking a year-on-year increase of 6% from USD5.427 billion in […]

Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm Gaw Capital Partners says it has reached final closing of its $1.025 billion fourth China real estate fund, Gateway Real Estate Fund IV, according to a company release. This fund is Gaw Capital's largest investment vehicle. It will employ an opportunistic investment strategy, mainly targeting real estate assets […]

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Shares gained 2% after Sanofi revised down its full-year net income target. The market, it seems, believes the French pharma group has enough in its product pipeline

Despite its advantages, China harbors a weakness that is quite similar to what has caused so much trouble in the US and Europe: big banks that have an incentive not to be careful. While China may enjoy some years of greater prominence, its encouragemen…

Joint venture between Westinghouse and SNPTC is part of a bilateral co-operation agreement, and could lead to them tendering for a UK project

For some Chinese banks in the third quarter, what was recorded as loan impairments may in fact have been their preparation for a bumpier road ahead

Shenzhen-based game developer Boyaa Interactive plans to launch a HK$1.03 billion ($133 million) IPO at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company intends to sell 184 million shares at HK$4.55 to HK$5.60 per share. In 2011, Sequoia Capital acquired 26.47% of the company through a $6 million investment. Its stake reduced to 23.12% after Boyaa’s […]

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