What's Lacking at China's Auto Shows?

Do we really need so many shows?What is lacking in these auto exhibitions? Will these shows keep pace with the growing de- mand?It's really high time for us to think about these questions. The China Association of Auto- mobile Manufacturers reported that in the first 8 months of 2007 China produced a total of 5.75 million automobiles and sold 5.68 million,up 23.57% and 24.95% respectively over last year.     

Officials and Experts Optimistic on China＇s Economic Prospect

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Will the RMB appreciate or fall against the dollar？ Is China＇s record deficit too heavy a burden on the government？ Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People＇s Bank of China, and Xie Xuren, Minister of Finance Ministry, have answered these questions when meeting the press in Beijing during the ＂two sessions＂.     

Give Me A Reason——Why We Choose To Attend Your Exhibitons

When more and more exhibitions are emerging, these exhibi tors start to consider. which exhibition we should attdend and which one really.fits our enterprise？ Whether an exhibition has its own feature becomes more important.     

China＇s Children＇s Wear Industry：A Big Cake for Foreign Brands

<正>The Investment Analysis and Outlook of China's Children's Wear Market in 2010-2015 by CIC Industry Research Center shows that since 2005, Chinas 4th baby boo...     

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.     

China＇s Mysterious Gas

Car sales in China are booming, but gasoline consumption seems to be stuck in the slow lane. Chart 1 illustrates this apparent mystery （it shows sales of petroleum and oil products, since we do not have data on retail gasoline sales）. Sceptics point to this odd turn of events as evidence that cars are being bought en masse by state firms and government departments and then simply left to rust.     

Enormous Growth Potential for China＇s Consumer Lending

China＇s consumer lending has been expanding rapidly and shows strong growth potential due to economic growth and government policy, according to a recent report by Boston Consulting Group （BCG）.     

China＇s Economic Soft-landing Faces Two Tests

The rise of these prices will bring the pressure of inflation to China‘s economy. However, because the food and industrial price has a small increase, it will alleviate the pressure of inflation.     

The Locals＇ Opportunity under Foreign Banks＇ Expansion

The global financial crisis is striking the international financial market severely. Since July 2007, foreign banks and brokers have been suffering an enormous loss caused by the financial crisis. More than 160 thousand jobs have been cut this year by financial institutions like Citibank, HSBC and Morgan Stanly, etc. However, what shows a strong contrast with global job cutting is that these foreign banks are rapidly expanding their business in China. According to the data of related market, seven foreign banks have opened more than nine new branches in two months alter September 17, the day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection. November 17, HSBC issued China UnionPay debt cards in 17 cities of China.     

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？     

China＇s automakers to raise production 13% this year

China＇s Car： makers are becoming regular fixtures at international auto shows, and China＇s BYD AUto Inc. is back in Detroit for the second yearlnarow...     

China＇s Auto Exports： Gloomy Performance in Russia

In recent years, Russia has increasingly become a hot new destination for the fast-growing Chinese auto export. Relating data shows that, from 2006 to 2008, Russia has .consecutively remained China＇s biggest auto export country in terms of export value.     

China＇s Textile Industry Structure Reforming Benefits Indian Export

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry （FICCI） shows that the reforming of Chinatextile industry is beneficial to producing new chances of increasing the export of Indian cotton yam and cloth to China. FICCI believes that China has the power of competing with international high quality textile cloth in the internationalmarket, and the intermediate production technique.     

It＇s a special service？

“It’s a special service？”客人睁开朦胧的双眼，望着“破门而入”的我们……此事还要从头说起。     

Invite You to Taste Ambassadors＇ Cooking

The Beautiful Rock Mountains Snow, The Compliment of The Earth, The 9-Year Tango, Yellow Ribbon, The Flying Fox In The Snow Mountains, Triumph in Beijing, The Sunlight In Aegean Sea, etc., what are these？ Maybe you will imagine the beautiful landscape that you have never seen, but in fact, they are in the ambassadors＇ dishes.     

China＇s National Oil Reserve Center Was Born

A series of events that occurred in October 2007, are rewriting the history of China＇s energy industry： November 3 an Energy Law Committee asked the public for suggestions on improvements; forty top experts came together to form the National Energy Expert Advisory Committee on November 6; and the National Oil Reserve Center （NORC） became the nerve centre of oil reserves on November 18. Yet, behind the progress of these recent activities remains the fact that international oil prices still hover around a very high price of USS 90/barrel,     

New energy vehicles being ＂bombarded＂

How many alternative-energy vehicles currently under production are really low-carbon technology？ The answer is： None.     

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 Port Industry：Competitiveness First!

Amid the global economic downturn, China＇s port industry has inevitably been affected, What should the government do to lift China＇s port industry out of hardship？ What lies ahead for China＇s port industry？ Professor Liu Bin, head of the World Economy Research Institute of Dalian Maritime University, took time to share his view with us.     

China＇s chemical industrial output up 2.4%, contracting trend eased

Operation monitoring data issued by the National Development and Reform Commission （NDRC） on March 30 shows that in January and February, China＇s domestic output of crude oil was 30.27 million tons, down 1.7 percent year-on-year. Imports of crude oil were 24.55 million tons, down 13 percent year-on-year. In the same period last year, imports had increased by 9.5 percent year-on-year.