INSIDE CHINA

Iraqi oil takes Belt and Road

The mainland steps up development funding for Iraqi oil and gas projects while also boosting the anticipated fuel import level.

05 June 2019

In recent years, Iraq's oil and gas sector has been boosted by significant investment from Mainland China within the framework of the wider Belt and Road Initiative. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Iraq, Hong Kong, Belt and Road, infrastructure

Volatile trade field needs nimble players

As the mainland-US dispute escalates and expands, a US lawyer specialising in customs-related issues advises businesses to be prepared as the issues may not be resolved quickly.

29 May 2019

“All failure is failure to adapt, all success is successful adaptation.” This quote from innovation culture advocate Max McKeown will certainly chime with many business executives in Hong Kong and Mainland China.More

Topics: Association & Government, Legal Services, USA, Hong Kong, legal services

Belt and Road-backed Oman economic zone attracts raft of global investors

European and Middle Eastern businesses pledge substantial support for mainland-backed Duqm Special Economic Zone.

22 May 2019

The past few months have seen significant developments at Oman's Duqm Special Economic Zone, a venture backed by Mainland China within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. More

Topics: Building & Construction, Oman, Hong Kong, Belt and Road, Infrastruture

US export-levy net widens

Trump administration will apply tariffs of as much as 25% on almost all imports from the mainland.

16 May 2019

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Monday 13 May issued a notice that formally proposes to establish an additional duty of up to 25% under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on nearly all remaining imports from Mainland China, which are valued at approximately US$300 billion.More

Topics: Legal Services, Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Mainland China

Hangzhou Brain draws crowds

A conference on the project to transform Zhejiang’s capital into a ‘digital city’ draws intense interest during the ITC Expo.

08 May 2019

"Heaven is above, below are Hangzhou and Suzhou” goes the old saying, acknowledging the two Yangtze Delta cities' beauty. More

Topics: Hong Kong, Mainland China, smart city, Artificial Intelligence

Energy pioneer takes to Belt and Road

A leading Mainland China power firm is charging ahead on the Belt and Road, backed by Hong Kong services.

02 May 2019

Golden Concorde Group Holdings (GCL), one of Mainland China’s leading new-energy companies and said to be the world's largest maker of silicon materials, is using Hong Kong as a financing platform for its Belt and Road venture in Ethiopia. More

Topics: Engineering, Hong Kong, Belt and Road, green energy

LED makers ramp up market share

A technology enabling lower costs and quicker delivery boosts sales for Mainland Chinese lighting producers.

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

Topics: Lighting Products, Hong Kong, Mainland China, lighting, lighting fair

Trans-Pacific twins strengthen ties

Open, stable and focused on logistics and finance, Panama and Hong Kong ‘have similar roles to play on Belt and Road’.

17 April 2019

The global shipping hub of Panama, which links the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic with its canal, has much in common with Hong Kong, President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez pointed out when visiting the city early this month.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Panama, Hong Kong, financial services, Belt and Road

Russian import regime could boost Hong Kong exports

The city is exempt from greater enforced transparency governing China-Russia cross-border e-commerce deliveries.

10 April 2019

In a move likely to benefit Hong Kong's e-commerce operators, Russian customs authorities are now to receive details of the contents and value of inbound, Mainland China-origin packages, as well as having the statutory right to verify the accuracy of all such information. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Russia, Hong Kong, logistics, certification

Latin countries take to Belt and Road

Spanish-speaking world uses centuries-old links to conduct 21st-century business.

03 April 2019

The maritime and land silk roads linked East Asia and Europe for millennia – but for more than two centuries there was an alternative route taking spices, silks and other treasures from Asia to Europe – across the Pacific Ocean. More

Topics: Hong Kong, Fintech, Innovation & Tech

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