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China Roundup: More Support for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

March 26, 2015 By Major Tian

This week, the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank initiative won more support; fluctuations in the value of the RMB caused concerns; and Tencent revealed its smart-car ambitions.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Finance, Know China Tagged With: AIIB, Alibaba, Baidu, Bonds, Chinese ec, Foxconn, Interest Rate, PBOC, PMI, Slider, Tencent, Yidao Yongche

When your Bank Interest is a Basketful of Vegetables

January 13, 2015 By Brian Viard

CKGSB professor Brian Viard on why Chinese banks are resorting to paying bank interest through Mercedes Benz cars, iPhones and even vegetables.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Economics, ExpertSpeak, Finance, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China Tagged With: Alipay, Banking Reform, Brian Viard, Interest Rate, Invisible Hand Revealed, Shadow Banking, Slider, Yu'e Bao

China Roundup: Xiaomi’s ‘Smart’ Moves; and NDRC’s attempt to tackle pollution

December 4, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi made new moves in the wearable technology space; Tencent signed a deal to boost its K-pop quotient; and NDRC placed its bets on a new plan to clean China’s smoggy skies.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Environment, Know China, Technology Tagged With: Air Quality, Entertainment Industry, Environmental Pollution, EV, Interest Rate, PMI, Slider, Smartphone, Tencent, Wearable Devices, Xiaomi

China Roundup: Shanghai Composite Index Touches a High and the Tencent-Alibaba Battle

November 27, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, the Shanghai Composite Index reached a 40-month peak; experts speculated on future PBOC rate cuts, following last week’s interest rate cut which was the first since 2012; and Tencent and Alibaba locked horns.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Chinese Economy, Interest Rate, PBOC, Slider, Stockmarket, Tencent, WeChat, Weibo

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