MAINLAND CHINA

Opportunities Arising from Shandong’s Growth Driver Initiative

25 April 2019

According to the Master Plan of Shandong for Establishing the Comprehensive Pilot Zone for Replacing Old Growth Drivers with New Ones, Shandong is upgrading five traditional industries and developing five new ones. Against this backdrop, Hong Kong’s professional services providers can help Shandong enterprises to pursue deeper reform through IPO and asset securitisation. Also, Hong Kong can continue to act as a platform for overseas companies to invest in Shandong. More

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China Enacts E-Bike Safety Standards

25 April 2019

A new set of mandatory national standards relating to the production, sale and use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) is to come into effect as of 15 April this year. More

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LED makers ramp up market share

25 April 2019

The use of metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) technology is lowering costs and accelerating delivery times for Mainland Chinese lighting products, changing the global market landscape, according to Figo Wang, Chief Research Analyst and Research Director at LEDinside, TrendForce Corp. More

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Greater Bay Area Success Stories (2): From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Smartly Made in China’

25 April 2019

Hong Kong-based Coeus Automation Technology specialises in intelligent industrial transformation services. The company aims to introduce advanced technology and management expertise from abroad to help more manufacturing enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in transformation and upgrading by capitalising on a variety of initiatives. More

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U.S. Gets Favourable WTO Ruling in Dispute Over Mainland China’s Agricultural TRQs

25 April 2019

A WTO dispute settlement panel recently determined that mainland China has administrated its tariff-rate quotas for wheat, corn and rice inconsistently with its WTO obligations. USTR indicated that this is the second significant victory for U.S. agriculture this year and, “together with the victory against China’s excessive domestic support for grains, will help American farmers complete on a more level playing field.” More

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Mainland China Could Face U.S. Sanctions After 1 May Over Iran Oil Imports

25 April 2019

The United States could impose economic sanctions against five economies – including mainland China – as early as 2 May if they do not halt their imports of crude oil from Iran, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. State Department. More

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Concerns Raised Over Impact of U.S. Telecom Proposal on Mainland Chinese Firms

23 April 2019

At a 15 April meeting of the WTO Council for Trade in Goods in Geneva, the WTO representative from mainland China criticised a rule under consideration by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that could especially affect mainland Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE. More

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Congressional Research Service Issues Report on Mainland China 2025 Programme

23 April 2019

The non-partisan U.S. Congressional Research Service issued on 12 April an updated report on the economic implications for the United States of the Made in China 2025 programme. The report summarises the provisions of this programme and lays out the concerns of U.S. policy analysts and policymakers. More

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The Art of Storytelling for the Global Box Office

19 April 2019

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RAPEX Removes Dangerous Products from European Market but Significant Concerns Remain over Imports

18 April 2019

On 9 April 2019, it was announced that the Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Consumer Products (“RAPEX”) had removed more than 2,000 dangerous products from the European market in 2018. However, according to the European Commission, much remains to be done about security, notably with regard to products originating in mainland China. More

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