2009 November
Politics and Economics
China pledges stable economic policy for next year
Associated Press, 27/11/2009
Chinese leaders pledged Friday to stick to stimulus spending and easy credit to support growth next year, making clear their unease about the stability of China's nascent recovery from the...
Politics and Economics
China sets first targets to curb world's largest carbon footprint
The Guardian, 26/11/2009
The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month, the government said today, as it unveiled firm targets for curbing the world's biggest carbon...
Politics and Economics
Taiwan’s economy contracts at slowest pace in year
Bloomberg, 26/11/2009
Taiwan’s economy contracted at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter as rising Chinese demand for the island’s electronics signaled it may soon emerge from a yearlong recession.
Politics and Economics
Wal-Mart standards fail in China, worker rights abused, report shows
China Labor Watch, 25/11/2009
Workers making shoes, Christmas lights, tools, curtains and paper boxes sold at Wal-Mart stores labor in illegal and degrading conditions. China Labor Watch's latest investigation of five...
Politics and Economics
US lauds China for boosting toy safety standards
AFP, 24/11/2009
The United States Monday praised Beijing for "taking toy safety seriously" two years after millions of made-in-China toys had to be recalled amid fears they were dangerous.
"The Chinese...
Politics and Economics
Bail-outs would imperil democracy, warns IMF
The Telegraph, 23/11/2009
Public opinion will not tolerate any further bail-outs, he told the CBI's annual gathering in London. "The political reaction will be very strong, putting some democracies at risk," he said.
Politics and Economics
Taking a view on China emerging stronger
Financial Times, 23/11/2009
Gordon Styles has strong views on who will emerge as the winners and losers in manufacturing from the global economic crisis. The British engineer emigrated to China four years ago to set up a new...
Politics and Economics
How to redirect China’s hurtling economy
BusinessDay, 23/11/2009
Shooting down the highway from Qingdao airport to the centre of the coastal city last week, I had the usual impressions of a visitor to China. The roads were immaculate, the drive into town took a...
Politics and Economics
CIT Group bankruptcy plan wins wide support
Reuters, 19/11/2009
CIT Group Inc (CITGQ.PK) has won overwhelming bondholder support for its reorganization plan, a critical step for the big finance company as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the...
Politics and Economics
Why is there a labour shortage in China?
CSR Asia, 18/11/2009
Something strange is happening in China. First, Chinese factories started to lay off large numbers of workers due to the economic crisis late last year. Second, it’s peak manufacturing season now,...
Trade & Supply Chain
US - China Trade: Prepare for Continued Imbalance
TIME, 17/11/2009
On Friday, as President Obama crossed the Pacific to begin his first trip to Asia, the Census Bureau released its monthly trade tally. The headline was that the U.S. trade deficit grew to $36.5...
Politics and Economics
China trade ministry says yuan gains call ‘not fair’
Bloomberg, 16/11/2009
China’s Ministry of Commerce said international pressure for appreciation in the yuan was “not fair,” as U.S. President Barack Obama started a four-day visit calling for a more balanced...
Politics and Economics
China and US in trade skirmishes but full-blown trade war unlikely
The Telegraph, 13/11/2009
After months of low-level tensions, Beijing and Washington stepped up the the rhetoric last week, just before an high-profile visit starting on Sunday by US President Barack Obama, signalling that...
Politics and Economics
Demand for workers in China rises
The Wall Street Journal, 12/11/2009
Demand for workers in China picked up sharply in the third quarter of the year, a new official survey shows, adding to recent signs that the nation's economic recovery is improving conditions...
Politics and Economics
China data shows world's workshop back in business
Reuters, 11/11/2009
Chinese factory output growth surged to a 19-month high in October, showing the world's third-largest economy has firmly put the worst of the global financial crisis behind it.
Other...
Politics and Economics
China's economic miracle is a fragile one
The Telegraph, 11/11/2009
Every economist has a favourite fact about the Chinese economy. Mine is this: every month the country generates so much surplus cash from trade that it could afford to go out and buy three of...
Politics and Economics
Who Is a Bigger Credit Risk: China or the U.K.?
The Wall Street Journal, 10/11/2009
Fitch Ratings swiftly downplayed threats to the U.K.'s credit standing Tuesday after one of its analysts sent the pound into a tailspin by describing the country as the most vulnerable to a...
Politics and Economics
China's Alibaba profit hit as it bets on expansion
Reuters, 10/11/2009
Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce company, reported its worst profit in three quarters after betting on acquisitions and product development to tap the region's early recovery from...
Politics and Economics
Obama: strains unless US, China balance growth
Reuters, 09/11/2009
The United States sees China as a vital partner and competitor, but the two countries need to address economic imbalances or risk "enormous strains" on their relationship, President Barack Obama...
Politics and Economics
Where buyers, sellers meet, China offers signs of hope
The Globe and Mail, 06/11/2009
In 20 years of travelling to China to do business, Hasan Ipek has learned to take the historic halls of the Canton Fair as a barometer for the country's economy.
This spring, when the...
Politics and Economics
World Bank: China Recovery Picking Up, Tightening Ahead
The Wall Street Journal, 04/11/2009
China's economy is likely to pick up somewhat next year, the World Bank said Wednesday, setting the stage for the government to withdraw some of its pro-growth policies.
But analysts say...
Industry and Manufacturing
Signs Of Global Recovery Reinforced By Manufacturing Data
The Wall Street Journal, 02/11/2009
Nearly across-the-board expansion in manufacturing from China to Sweden means the economic recovery is well on its way - even if it's slow going, and even if some of the growth is courtesy of...
Industry and Manufacturing
Dollar falls as manufacturing grows
Bloomberg, 02/11/2009
The dollar slid against high-yielding currencies, led by the Australian dollar, as China reported a surge in manufacturing and investors bet factory production in the U.S. accelerated. Oil, copper...
Industry and Manufacturing
Growth in Chinese manufacturing
BBC, 01/11/2009
China's manufacturing sector grew in October at its fastest rate in 18 months, a survey has suggested.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) from the state-sanctioned China Federation of...
