2010 February
Industry and Manufacturing
Labour shortages hit China export hubs at fragile time
Interactive Investor, 23/02/2010
"We plan to recruit 40 or 50 workers," said Gou Jie, a factory recruiter who was appealing to a crowd of people. "But we have only found 10 people. If you drive around Shenzhen you'll find many...
Industry and Manufacturing
China's textile, garment exports up 2.2% in Jan
China Knowledge, 19/02/2010
The export value of textiles and garments in China reached US$15.57 billion last month, up 2.2% from the same month of last year, according to statistics from China's General Administration of...
Industry and Manufacturing
Taiwan laptop maker warns of China labor shortages
BusinessWeek, 18/02/2010
A leading Taiwanese laptop maker has warned labor shortages in China's booming coastal cities could affect the supply of computers amid an expected surge in world demand.
Ray Chen,...
Politics and Economics
China sells $34.2bn of US treasury bonds
The Guardian, 17/02/2010
China relinquished its position as the largest overseas holder of US treasury bonds by selling $34.2bn (£21.7bn) worth of the securities in December, according to new treasury figures.
The...
Politics and Economics
Optimistic economic outlook
Taiwan News, 16/02/2010
The global economy is definitely on a path to recovery, but there are still many hidden crises and risks lurking ahead.
Taiwan took a beating during the global economic crisis, with its...
Politics and Economics
Goldman’s O’Neill Says ‘Something Brewing’ in China on Currency
BusinessWeek, 15/02/2010
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Economist Jim O’Neill said China may be poised to let its currency strengthen as much as 5 percent to slow the world’s fastest growing major economy.
“I...
Politics and Economics
China pulls on reins as economy booms
Reuters, 12/02/2010
China has started slowly pulling in the reins on loans and liquidity to stave off inflationary pressures and prevent the world's third-largest economy from overheating. The central bank...
Politics and Economics
China orders retreat from risky assets
The Telegraph, 11/02/2010
China has ordered managers of its vast currency reserves to withdraw from risky dollar assets and retreat to core debt guaranteed by the US government, a clear sign that Beijing is battening down...
Trade & Supply Chain
China's export prowess confirmed
BBC, 10/02/2010
China's exports and imports grew substantially in January year on year. This suggested that global demand for Chinese made goods is continuing and Chinese consumers are spending...
Politics and Economics
Call for Beijing to tolerate some inflation
Financial Times, 09/02/2010
The big risk in China today is inflation – not just because of the 2009 money blowout, but also thanks to secular demographic trends that are generating wage pressure.
China’s tightening...
Politics and Economics
Why China is stoking war of words with US
The Times, 08/02/2010
Europeans bemoaning the loss of their prominent world-governing (or, at least, photo-op-ing) role in the almost defunct G7 of industrial powers often worry that in future the world will not be...
Politics and Economics
China won't fold on RMB
China Daily, 05/02/2010
China yesterday urged the United States to "objectively and rationally" consider its renminbi exchange rate while economists said the country is not likely to bow to US pressure to hasten an...
Politics and Economics
China's financial system
The Economist, 04/02/2010
From being a rounding error a decade ago, the financial clout of China now trails only that of America. By market capitalisation, it has three of the four largest banks, the two largest insurance...
Trade & Supply Chain
The China export edge
The Wall Street Journal, 03/02/2010
Anyone pinning their hopes on a rapid revival in American manufacturing as a result of a revaluation of China's currency needs to meet Ben, the owner of a coastal Chinese shoe factory.
Industry and Manufacturing
China manufacturing still growing fast
The Wall Street Journal, 02/02/2010
China's manufacturing activity grew at a relatively rapid clip in January and producer prices rose sharply despite Beijing's recent efforts to curb booming bank lending, two industry...
Industry and Manufacturing
Racing growth in China fuels speculation of rate increase
The Telegraph, 01/02/2010
The HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) – a gauge of manufacturing activity across the nation – rose to a record high last month and a survey by the Federation of...
