The Big Picture: ANNUAL ECONOMIC MEET

Retailers rush to catch the 4G wave Market Pulse

With Chinese authorities granting 4G licenses to the nation's big three telecom carriers, retailers are among those scrambling to grab new business opportunities.  Suning Commerce Group (002024.CN), for example, is said to be upgrading its logistics ...

Dongfeng negotiates stake in Europe's No. 2 automaker Views & Analysis

Dongfeng Motor Co. is negotiating the purchase of a stake in PSA/Peugeot-Citreon, Europe's second largest automaker, in what would be the most important foreign acquisition by a Chinese carmaker. In 2012, PSA sold 2.82 million vehicles around the ...

HKEJ Today: Highlights HKEJ Today

Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Monday, Dec. 9: TOP STORIES Four firms said to seek HK$46 billion in Hong Kong listings in 1Q Qingdao Port Group Co. and ...

INTERVIEW: ZTE goes over the top in search of growth Views & Analysis

By Ayishah Ma in Shenzhen Telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. (00763.HK, 000063.CN) will reengineer its business modelwards individual and corporate data users in the next few years as the phone network segment hits saturation point, according ...

POLICY WATCH: China eyes more FTAs to boost consumption Policy Watch

China is seeking to establish more free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed countries and regional neighbors as part of efforts to transform its economic model into one driven by domestic consumption. Free trade agreements lower the cost of ...