Tuesday, 6 January 2009
IPOs in China to Jump 47%
Funds raised by Chinese companies in local initial public offerings are likely to rise 47 per cent this year compared with last year, accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Tuesday.
Laguna En-bloc Saga - Charged with Mischief
Businessman Lee Kok Leong, 62, is alleged to have inserted glue into the padlock, main wooden door and rear gate keyholes of a flat at Block 5000E, Laguna Park, Marine Parade Road, at 12.44am on Aug 25 last year.
Moment of Truth in Fighting off Depression
Unless Congress gets its act together, Obama’s stimulus plan will be delayed or downsized
2009: China’s Year of Rising Opportunities, and Challenges
In 2009, China, along with the rest of the world, is at a new historical starting point. The largest post-Cold War change in the world situation is taking place in response to the global financial crisis and economic recession, a rebalance of the global economy. The change will not be sudden and catastrophic but a gradual and, it is profoundly to be hoped, peaceful evolution, and will run from to the middle of the 21st century.
Monday, 5 January 2009
Beijing Eases Sales Tax to Lift Property Market
Tax deductions or exemptions have been added to cuts in the flat rate of taxes levied on property sales on the mainland in a bid to stimulate the floundering market, but analysts believe the measures will have only a marginally positive effect and that more relief is in the pipeline.
Workers Bear Brunt of Vehicle Industry Slump
Workers in the mainland vehicle industry face a tough winter as car plants across the country shut down for extended holiday breaks to trim production in line with falling demand.
Paralyzed Finance
Fiscal policy alone cannot repair the damaged trust in the financial system. Monetary policy has come to its limits as well.
Hope for a Stronger Manufacturing Sector
China’s Next 30 Years: Manufacturing is crucial to pushing the Chinese economy to the top
Private Equity Losses Sting Chinese Investment Arms
The Chinese government may have lost billions of dollars during the financial crisis when private equity investments vanished.
2 China Women Seek Court Review for Right to Stay Here
They want High Court to order ICA to issue work and study passes
China’s Mounting Pink Slips
As startling as these factory closures have been, the fate of another less-heralded figure may be more significant: the laid-off office worker.
Concerns Over CFOs Quitting
For some firms, the role of the CFO may have evolved over the years so that this staff member is more of a strategic planner or investor-relations chief.
Look to Sell into Strength or Risk Being Bear-Trapped - Again
For most of 2008, the advice given in this column was to selectively buy the dips but to always sell into strength because all bounces would eventually turn out to be bear traps.
China to Boost Auto Sector
China will announce measures in the first quarter to keep its slowing auto sector growing at about 10 per cent annually during the global economic slowdown, state media reported on Monday.
1 in 5 Mulling Leaving Hong Kong
One in five Hong Kong residents is considering leaving the city because of its dire air quality, a survey released on Monday has found, raising fears over the financial hub’s competitiveness.
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