Prof. Wu Xiaoqiu： China Is Striving for the World＇s Most Developed Capital Market

China＇s capital market is a hot issue in the new year. The best strategy to develop the Chinese capital market in the coming 15 to 20 years was discussed in the China Capital Market Forum, which was held in China at Renmin University on January 13. Government officials, scholars, and entrepreneurs commented that by 2020, the Chinese capital market will develop into one of the best capital markets in the world, not only in terms of size, but also asset quality, liquidity and dynamic trade. Is this a realistic goal？ What steps should we take to pursue this target？ With these questions in mind, after the forum, China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Prof. Wu Xiaoqiu, Vice President of Renmin University of China, and the Director of the Finance ＆ Securities Institute of Renmin University.     

China's Capital Market: Could It Be the Best in the World?

"The share-list of China's stock market this year is bound to reach 3000 points," "Before or after the Beijing Olympic Games, another upward fluctuation of the stock market is sure to emerge in China." "The latest statistics show that the total market value of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock market have surpassed the mark of 10 trillion RMB, surpassing 50% of GDP." "Having successfully completed the reform of China's stock market China has achieved a full revolution."     

China＇s Stock Market Wave：-China＇s Stock Market：New Year,New Trends

The annual meeting of the World Economy Forum was held in Davos,a little town in Swizerland,on January 23rd to the 27th this year,with the theme＂the Power of Collaborative Innvation＂,2500 celebrates from the political and economic ircles of more than 80 countries and regions gathcred together to tald about the future of the global economy in 2008.     

Where is China＇s Auto Market？

When you name the different automakers, what comes to your mind？ Bayerische Motoren WerheAG（BMW）, Mercedes- Benz, and Audi from Germany？ Ford and General Motors from the U.S.？ Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Mazda from Japan？ Peugeot and Citroen from French？ Volvo from Sweden？ Mini from Britain？ Fiat from Italy？ Hyundai from South Korea？ or you even recalled the famous and lovely bumblebee, Chevrolet in the Transformers movie？     

Hoimfr Report： China＇s Cotton Market

Himfr.com, one of China＇s leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name,reports on the recent rise in Chinas cotton prices.     

＂I Won＇t Invest in China＇s Real Estate＂ -- Can Behavioral Economics Save the Capital Bubble？

＂I cannot see clearly when the real estate bubble in China will burst. However, there is certainty that housing prices will swiftly fall, and China can learn the lesson from the 1980s＇ real estate market in Japan＂ said Professor Robert.J.Shiller, ＂I don＇t want to put my judgment as a foreigner on the Chinese people, however, the housing price is obviously too high in some big cities. My suggestion is that since income is in an overall down- ward trend, the housing price should be much lower. Although income will grow as time goes by, the value of Chinese houses should not reach that of London and New York for another 20 to 30 years. Currently, the soaring housing price in China is like a bubble. Personally, I will definitely not buy or invest in property in China.＂     

Will China Continue to be the Engine of the World＇ s Economy？.

No one has an answer as to whether China＇ s economy will keep chugging along and remain the engine of the world＇ s economy. I for one am very optimistic as to the country＇ s growth prospects
With economic data consisting of mixed signals, it＇ s really a challenge to definitively know how China＇ s economy is really performing, and where it s headed.     

How far can China＇s motors driver in the international market？

On July 8，the General Manager of Sundiro Honda Motor Co．，Ltd．，Zhao Xuhong，officially declared to the public：“the exports to Japan of the Today 50 CC peddler made by Sundiro Honda has exceeded the threshold of 100,000．It is estimated that by the end of July,this model wiII accomplish the goal of occupying 1／8 of the Japanese motor market．”Although China’motor industry has kept up a good development momentum in the past six months，this news still greatly excites insiders.     

WTO Analysis：What＇s in World Trade 2007？

World trade growth slid to 5.5 percent last year from 8.5 percent in 2006 and may grow even more slowly in 2008-at about 4.5 percent-as sharp economic deceleration in key developed countries is only partly offset by continuing strong growth in emerging economies,according to World Trade Organization economists.     

China＇s Year of SUV：Who Were Dazzled？

In this month, another two SUV models have gone on the market. In todaiv,‘s Chinese auto nlarkct, the most booming market in the ,world, Ihe only one competing car might be SUV sports utility vehicle. Since the second half or last year when China‘s SUV market began to pose robust growth, some     

On the Road to Reforming China＇s Financial Markets——2004 China International Conference in Finance Held in Shanghai

Three outstanding institutions, Tsinghua University‘s China Cen tre for Financial Research (CCFR), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology‘s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, and the China Europe In-ternational Business School (CEIBS), came together to promote the country‘s reform and opening of its financial mar-     

China＇s Reaulation on the Amount of Registered Capital and the Period of. Investment for the Foreign Investors

China has specific regulations on the minimum registered capital and period of investment for the foreign investors to set up enterprises within the territory of the People＇s Republic of China.     

＂I Won＇t Invest in China＇s Real Estate＂ —— Can Behavioral Economics Save the Capital Bubble？

China＇s antimonopoly law website opened in December 19, 2009. Netizens can log in at http：//www.antimonopolylaw.org to see the update information of indepth anti-monopoly law theory and case studies, according to the organizer.     

China？World？Expo! ：From 1851 to Today -China in the World Expo

An exhibition is always a convenient window to catch a glimpse of the whole story hidden behind the scenes. To be more open to the outside world. China, armed with a variety of expos, stretches out to display .her unique fascination to other nations. In the mean time, to build closer ties with the international community, more global elements have been added to the expos held at home. What links the two sides together is the essence of the expo industry, and the further China walks, the more expos she will want to host.     

China＇s New RMB Move： A Political Step in the Game of Negotiation？

This summer, China announced it would introduce more flexibility into its exchange rate, and at the same time make it remain ＂basically stable＂. This move has drawn great attention from both home and abroad since China＇s currency reform has always been a hot topic for economists, politicians, export businessmen, media and of course the public; these forces have combined to make it seem like a big issue that everyone should take a serious look at and know some facts about.     

Corporatisation： A Workable Approach to Corporate Governance in China＇s state-Owned Commercial Banks？

In the first of a four-part series, Jingwei Li and ZhongfeiZhou present their views on the major issues involved insystems of corporate governance in China‘ s state-ownedcommercial banks. This month, they examine some basicprinciples and explain the legislation already in place.