Monthly Archives: November 2014
Table of Contents of November 2014
1. Cover story
2. Economy outlook
Chinese Foreign Trade Development Autumn 2014
3. Financial strategy
Launch of Hang Seng CSI Shanghai-Hong Kong AH Smart Index
4. Legal spotlight
Substantive negotiations on China-ROK FTA end
5. Point of interest
World Internet Conference-Wuzhen Summit
6. Portrait
7. Remark from editor
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APEC China 2014
On November 5-11, China hosted in Beijing the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, including the Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting (CSOM) on November 5-6, the 26th APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) on November 7-8, and the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) on November 10-11. Continue reading
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Chinese Foreign Trade Development Autumn 2014
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released, on November 6, the Report on Chinese Foreign Trade Development (Autumn 2014). The report made a review on the performance of China’s foreign trade in the first three quarters, a forecast on the whole year of 2014, and a projection for 2015. Continue reading
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Launch of Hang Seng CSI Shanghai-Hong Kong AH Smart Index
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (“Hang Seng Indexes”), Hong Kong’s leading index compiler, and China Securities Index Company Limited (“CSI”), an influential index company in mainland China, jointly launched the Hang Seng CSI Shanghai-Hong Kong AH Smart Index (“SHHKSI”) on 17 November 2014. Continue reading
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Substantive negotiations on China-ROK FTA end
Chinese President Xi Jinping had a meeting with ROK President Park Geun-hye in Beijing on November 10. The two leaders jointly announced the conclusion of the substantive negotiations on the China-ROK FTA. After the meeting, witnessed by the two leaders, Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng and ROK Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Yoon Sang-jick signed the meeting minutes on ending the substantive negotiations on behalf of their own governments. Continue reading
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World Internet Conference-Wuzhen Summit
The first World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, jointly organized by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the People’s Government of Zhejiang province, was held from Nov 19 to Nov 21 in Wuzhen, a town that has more than 7,000 years of history. Continue reading
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25th anniversary of APEC
Since 1989, APEC’s 21 member economies have been working to improve prosperity in the Asia-Pacific by promoting trade and economic ties while addressing sustainability and social equity.
25 years later, the region has reaped the benefits. Growth has soared, with real GDP doubling from just USD 15 trillion in 1989 to USD 30 trillion in 2012. Meanwhile, residents of the Asia-Pacific saw their per capita income rise by 36 per cent, lifting millions out of poverty and creating a growing middle class in just over two decades. Continue reading
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Inequity is poisonous for election
Cheming Yang
On the last weekend of November, Taiwan finished a major election for 9 categories of representatives and government officials including city and county mayors peacefully. The election was a success in terms of its processes. However, it has been a debacle for the ruling party, KMT. The opposition party, DPP, has won a sweeping victory and pocketed 13 of the 22 mayoral positions up for grab, and the independent won three, including Taipei city. Continue reading
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