Was Capital Fleeing Southeast Asia? Estimates from Indonesia,Malaysia, the Philippines,and Thailand

Capital flight is the movement of capital from a resource-scarce developing country to avoid social control. It is measured as the net unrecorded capital outflow, or the residual between officially recorded uses and sources of funds. For Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, we estimated total capital flight at US$ 658 billion (in 1995 prices) over the period 1970–2000. Including imputed interest earnings, we estimated the stock of capital flight at US$ 1 trillion as of 2002. The figures mean large amounts of lost resources that could have been utilized in the four countries to generate additional output and jobs.     

Global press ad trends

Global press advertising expenditure totalled US$148 billion in 2000, which represents almost half of total global adspend (US$315 billion). In 2001 press advertising revenues fell sharply in real terms—by an estimated 9%—as global recession took its toll. A further marginal decline is expected to take place in 2002, but the press market is forecast to return to growth in 2003. While press adspend has shown steady growth overall over the last decade, its share of the total advertising market has been in decline.     

China-EU Economic Relation： Fluctuating in 2008

The economic relation between China and EU has the great significance to each party as well as to the world. As the great political and economic powers in the today＇s world, China and EU have the urgent motivations to promote the economic cooperation between them at the global times. The economic relation between China and Europe, including the trade and economic cooperation and investment between China and Europe, has been developing greatly since 1975. The bilateral trade volume has increased rapidly, ahnost being doubled in 3 years since 2000. The bilateral trade volume arrived at US$356.2 billion in 2007. In 2007, China＇s import from EU was US$111 billion, which increases by 22% comparing with that in 2006, and exportation to EU is US$245 billion, which increases by 29%.     

The Wolf Is Coming?——Multinationals s Entry and Effect on China s Manufacturing Industry

Nowadays,China has become the country that introduces the largest amount of foreign capital.Up to June 2008,the accumulative total number of foreign- invested enterprises in China is over 632 thousand:the total amount of actual use of foreign capital is over US$582 billion.There are over 400 multination- als of top 500 investing in China,30 of which set up regional headquarters,and     

April,Another Recovering Month for Im/Ex

China＇s import and export in April,2009 continued to be another month of decreasing trade, the consecutive sixth month from last November.On May 12,General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first 4 months of this year.According to the customs＇ statistics,the total     

Im/Ex in Feb Continues to Fall

February of 2009 witnessed the fourth consecutive months of shrinking trade value of China. On March 11, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first two months of this year. According to the customs＇ statistics, the total import and export value for the first two months amounted to US$266.77 billion, 27.2% decreasing compared with the same period last year. Among the total value, the export value amounted to US$155.33 billion, down 21.1% year-on-year, while the import US$111.44 billion, 34.2% decreased year-on-year. And the trade surplus in January and February achieved US$43.89 billion, 59.6% growth year-on-year.     

Seeking Chance in the Crisis--China Mould Industry

Mould Industry is seen as the ＂mother＂ of other industries. In recent years, this industry .in China has had a fast development. From 1996 to 2002, the production value of die and mould industry increased at a rate averaged 14% per year or so. In 2003, the production value increased by 25% from a year ago, to RMB 45.0 billion, amounting to US$5.0 billion and ranking the third in the world. According to the data from CDMIA,     

China's Auto Industry Steps Forward

Last year,the volume of China's auto trade reached US$66.878 bil- lion,of which imports accounted for US$25.982 billion,a year-on- year increase of 24.45 percent;while ex- ports totaled US$40.896 billion,growing by 45.31 percent.The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers(CAAM) predicts that the number of autos sold in 2008 will break the 1 million barrier for the first time in history,representing an increase of about 20 percent.     

Trade Performance： Highlights in the Crisis

On January 13, China Customs issued the annual profile of China＇s foreign trade, including import and export, in 2008. According to the Customs statistics, trade volume last year amounted to US$2.562 trillion, a year-on-year growth of 17.8%. In the total amount, value of US$1.42 trillion goes for China＇s export growth, 17.2% up, while the import takes up US$1.13 trillion, 18.5% up. The trade surplus stood at US$295.47 billion in 2008, increased by 12.5% year-on-year, with the net increase value ofUS$32.83 billion.     

Im/Ex in January： Witness Foreign Trade Consecutive Recovery

China＇s total import and export value droppped into bottom in January 2009. It started to pick up last November and showed strong pickup in December; as manifested in rapid growth in year-on-year and month-on-month data. All these cause the sharp year-on-year increase in January, 2010.     

China Technological Import Value Increased by 45.2% in the First Three Seasons

The opening of Zhe-Gan electrification reform projects symbolizes that the total mileage of China＇s electrification has broken through 24,000 kilometers and lists China the second world largest electrification railway. China Railway Electrification Bureau （Group） Co., Ltd. （EEB）, which is called the ＂National Team＂, has constructed over 19,000 kilometers, accounting form over 80% of the total national electrification railway mileage.     

China Auto International Tour into Iran--2009 Shaanxi Heavy Truck（Iran）International Tour

There are centuries-old cultural and eco nomic relations bctween China and Iran, In recent yeats, the trade between China and Iran has been developing very rapidly, The volume of trade between China and Iran last year has arrived at US$27.6 billion. And from January to August this year, the total volume of imports and exports between China and Iran has arrived at US$13.5 billion. 2009 Shaanxi Automobile Group Co., Ltd （SAG） Heavy Truck International Tour into lran, which is one of China Auto International Tour series held by Media and Press Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT）,     

China’s Approval Regime on Outbound Investment——Overview on the First Chinese Judgment Recognized and Enforced by the United States Courts

On February 26, 2010, the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) issued the Guiding Opinions on 2010 Outbound Investment and     

The Foreign Trade of China Surpasses US$1.4 Trillion

Since 2002, China foreign trade development has been keeping a20% growth for 4 consecutive years, listed the 3rd in the world. General Administration of Customs of P. R. China has promulgated the 2005 for eign trade situation of China.The statistics show that the foreign trade of China surmounted US$1 trillion in 2004, and reached up to US$1.42 trillion in 2005, with a growth rate of 23.2%,which was 2.8 times the number of 2001,the beginning of the period of the tenth five-year plan. The export was US$762billion, with a growth rate of 28.4%; the import was US$660.12 billion, with a growth rate of 17.6%.     

New Road to Globalization

Guangdong Province, with its total foreign trade exceeding US$ 600 billion in 2008, although retains its position as the China＇s biggest export province, its export was severely damaged during the global financial crisis.Now, Guangdong starts changing its dependence on single export-oriented economy by developing an more independent and comprehensive economy backed by both outward and inward economic forces.     

Foreign Direct Investment in China: An Examination of the Literature

Since 1978, when China announced its ‘open-door’ policy to pursue the country's long-term national goal, the Four Modernisations, more than 220,000 foreign funded ventures have been approved. By the end of 1994 some US$300 billion of contracted investment had been agreed and US$95 billion of utilized investment, making the country the most important recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the developing world. This paper analyses the phenomenon of FDI in China. It examines the different forms and composition of FDI, reviewing its development since the early days of the ‘open-door’ policy and analysing its importance for Chinese domestic and export industries, as well as Western investor companies. Furthermore, the paper focuses on the world-wide sources of FDI in China and its distribution by both region and industry. Additionally, it reviews the existing research on FDI in China, emphasizing the investment mode of equity joint venture.     

China＇s Trade Surplus Hits New High

China＇s automobile production and sales both shot up 25% in the first eight months of the year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on September 8. The country produced 4.64 million vehicles between January and August, an increase of 25.37%.     

2007 Global Upstream M&A Deal Count,Asset Tranaction Value Reach Record Highs——Shows from John S.Herold,Inc.and Harrison Lovegrove & Co.Study

Global M&A upstream deal count and asset deal value both reached record highs of in 2007,although total transaction value slipped to just under US$154 billion from US$166 billion in 2006,according to the 2008 Global Upstream M&A Review prepared by John S.Herold,Inc.,an IHS company (NYSE: IHS),and Harrison Lovegrove & Co.,Ltd.,a Standard Chartered group company.     

Foreign Investment in China's Property Market

China＇s property market is experiencing a downturn for the time being, leaving many developers in hot water. Foreign investors,however, are getting more and more passionate about the market in China. The Blackstone Group is preparing for a longterm and substantial investment. And Morgan Stanley is going to put US$1.46 billion out of its US$10 billion property funds into the market in China in a couple of years to come.     

Global TV ad trends

Global television advertising expenditure totalled US$125 billion in 2000. This represents 40% of total global adspend (US$315 billion). Between 1988 and 2000, TV adspend grew faster than other forms of major media advertising. However in 2001 the medium suffered its steepest recorded decline. A recovery in 2002 in the US, the world's largest TV ad market, is expected.