TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu today announced that it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2023 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the fifth year in a row. This year, 645 companies were nominated from 27 countries as the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” of which 324 were selected […]
China downgraded its COVID-19 prevention and control measures from Category A to Category B from Sunday, and scrapped the circuit breakers for international flights to ensure Chinese people can travel abroad. This essentially means the authorities have pressed the "acceleration button" for the recovery of the tourism industry which has been in a temporary coma […]
With outsourcing, companies can expand team capacity and accelerate delivery speedsSINGAPORE, January 10, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Singapore-based 8seneca Pte. Ltd. is thrilled to announce a new IT outsourcing model for businesses with its PurePlay IT Team Extensions services, which allow companies to get top industry talents for their teams. 8seneca provides companies with highly […]
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS Corporation are pleased to announce our agreement to establish a joint-venture company (JV) aimed at optimizing delivery operations by leveraging gas stations (service stations/SS). The business shall take advantage of ENEOS’s SS network, which spans more than 12,000 locations across Japan, […]
David’s epic victory over Goliath, the giant, has shown that even an underdog can have his or her day when fighting bigger, more powerful opponents. The same principle applies to Hong Kong’s healthcare companies when they step into the global healthcare field that knows a number of giants. Recently, the Hong Kong Productivity Council and […]
HONG KONG, Dec 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Companies in the Hang Seng Index rank in the midrange internationally in terms of the quality of their ESG reporting. This is the finding of the Global ESG Monitor 2022 (GEM), Regional Report Hong Kong/China (https://globalesgmonitor.com/download-report/), published today. The GEM is considered an international […]
Chinese companies, Latin American governments learn from infrastructure projects (MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) Since it was first proposed in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has highlighted “interconnectivity”, specifically infrastructure projects, in addition to trade, financial integration, and people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. This is no coincidence since connectivity has become one of the centerpieces […]
HONG KONG, Dec 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) have, for the first time, jointly released a survey study (Hong Kong – the Business Platform to Capitalise on Greater Bay Area Opportunities in the Post-pandemic Era). Dr […]
Tokyo and San Francisco, Dec 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation and SINAI Technologies lnc., a software company that supports the transformation of companies and organizations to achieve their net-zero targets, will commence collaboration on businesses that support decarbonization in November 2022. In December 2021, NEC established an ecosystem-based corporate venture […]
The United States Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules that will block both the importing and selling of technology products from five Chinese companies, citing national security concerns. The FCC said on Friday it had banned approvals of new equipment from the telecommunications companies Huawei Technologies, ZTE and Hytera Communications, as well as surveillance […]
The UK government on Wednesday ordered a Chinese-owned company to divest most of its stake in the United Kingdom's biggest semiconductor maker. This is not only a heavy blow to a legally operating Chinese company, but also a fresh reminder of the harsh wintry global climate for Chinese companies' overseas operations. The order has the […]
The Inflation Reduction Act of the United States has never ceased being a disturbing factor to other economies since it was approved by the US Congress in August. On Tuesday, after a discussion on the "unfriendly" legislation, as French President Emmanuel Macron has called the act, the 27 European Union finance ministers reached a consensus […]
Editor's Note: The millions of people who work for courier and food delivery firms and sweat it out to make our lives more convenient as well as boost retail sales deserve respect and appreciation, writes a veteran journalist with China Daily. A deliveryman checks parcels in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province on Feb 27, 2020. […]
HONG KONG, Nov 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) is coordinating Brazilian companies’ participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), one of the largest multi-sector trade shows in China. This year the Agency is in charge of organizing individual booths for 14 companies at […]
In a report on the development of the digital economy he made to the country's top legislature on Friday, He Lifeng, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's major economic planner, pointed out that the commission will introduce a number of "green light" investment cases to explain to market and industry supervisors […]
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting has quickly become a focal point in the world’s major financial markets. Hong Kong, which is one of the fastest-growing green finance markets, made significant headway by updating its ESG Reporting Guide in 2019. The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) referred to the world’s leading ESG disclosure […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) China is one of the most powerful economies in the world, and its fast economic growth was made possible by the government's organized and structured plans, and the positive impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the economy. The Chinese government is determined to maintain a healthy growth momentum. As […]
China's efforts to eradicate absolute poverty, promote development and social equity, achieve technological independence, and improve public education and health care are incontrovertible proof that achieving these goals is not a utopian pursuit. China's remarkable achievements have very strong economic consequences worldwide. China's social and productive thrust is evident in South-South cooperation and in the […]
According to a Bloomberg report, the US administration is exploring the possibility of new controls that would extend its ban on exports of technology to China to encompass the fields of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. As National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan observed, while speaking at the Special Competitive Studies Project Global Emerging Technologies Summit […]
Huge potential for Chinese firms to use Hainan Free Trade Port as a base for investing in SE Asia (LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) The first working meeting of the Hainan Free Trade Port-ASEAN Think Tank Network held on May 13 focused on how to help strengthen China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation and enable the […]
But nations' first top-level talks in years seen as more show than substance Yoon Suk-yeol, president of the Republic of Korea, and Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, met in New York on Wednesday, marking the first one-on-one talks between leaders of the two countries since December 2019. During their 30-minute meeting on the sidelines of […]
HONG KONG, Sep 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) held a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony with Alibaba Group to deepen their cooperation on cross-border e-commerce platforms during the China International Fair for Trade in Services on September 3, 2022. Under the framework of […]
That the Chinese and United States regulatory authorities finally reached an agreement that allows US regulators to inspect US-listed Chinese company audits is indeed an all-win outcome that illustrates both the need for and possibility of reciprocity-based collaboration even in the current severe climate of bilateral ties. When news came that the US Public Company […]
The semiconductor industry began in 1947 at Bell Laboratories in the United States with the invention of the first transistor. Over the past 75 years, the US has transformed itself from a semiconductor superpower into a marginal player. At present, only 12 percent of chips are made in the US. The primary consideration for enacting […]
On Aug 9, US President Joe Biden signed into law the controversial CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which provides huge subsidies and funds for the US chips industry but prevents the subsidy and fund recipients from conducting any major transactions with or investing in the advanced chip-making sector in China or other countries of […]
HONG KONG, Aug 16, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Essex Bio-Technology Ltd (“EssexBio” or the “Group”, Stock Code: 1061.HK) is pleased and honoured to announce that it is included in “Forbes Asia’s 200 Best Under A Billion 2022” – for the Group’s outstanding long-term sustainable development across a variety of metrics. （Source: forbes.com） […]
President Joe Biden speaks before signing the "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022" during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug 9, 2022, in Washington. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) United States President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, kickstarting the bid to reclaim US supremacy in semiconductor […]
Whether from a bank’s credit card or a financial company, loan interest rates in Hong Kong tend to be higher than those in other economies. Locally, actual interest fees for overdue payment on a credit card are about 30 to 40 percent per year, compared to 20 to 30 percent elsewhere. As well as that, […]
As part of its neo-Reds under the bed scaremongering, the previous Donald Trump administration trumpeted that made-in-China home appliances, such as refrigerators and televisions, were spies ensconced in US households. It also claimed that the Chinese telecommunication company was the "number one concern" for democracy. Proving the old adage that the more things change, the […]
This Nov 1, 2018 photo shows the Alphabet Inc's Google logo at their offices in Granary Square, London. (ALASTAIR GRANT / AP) JAKARTA – Indonesia said on Thursday Alphabet Inc's Google has signed up to its new licensing rules for technology platforms, but warned that companies that had yet to register would be blocked in […]