EngagingChina

HK plays host to data centres

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0200

HK's strategic location on the mainland's doorstep combined with its business-friendly regime make it the idea place for a data centre hosting business, argues UK firm DediPower...

Huawei's 3G browser deal

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0200

Huawei, China's fast-growing telecoms equipment maker, has struck a deal with Japan's Access to incorporate the latter's mobile phone browser in Huawei 3G cellular phones...

Helping China build greener

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0200

Sustainable" and "construction" don't often appear next to each other, and rarely in China. So its good to see one organisation trying to promote environmentally-friendly building...

EU seeks level playing field

Geoff Nairn — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0200

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has found a litany of issues that obstruct European businesses in China, including weak IPR protection, opaque legislation and restrictive certification procedures..

JA Solar inks tie-up

Geoff Nairn — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0200

Yes, Chinese tech firms do innovate. JA Solar, one of China's biggest solar cell manufacturers, hopes to leapfrog its rivals using innovative "solar ink" manufacturing technnology ..

Guangdong likes it heavy

Geoff Nairn — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0200

Growth for growth's sake still apparently works for Guangdong. The local government wants to attract chemical and manufacturing industries to Guangdong's underdeveloped western region...

Chinese solar market to eclipse west

Geoff Nairn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:18:51 +0200

Strong government support for the solar sector could see China evolve from an area devoted primarily to manufacturing solar panels to one of the world's largest buyers..

DST Global speaks Chinese

Geoff Nairn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0200

DST Global Solutions is the latest technlogy firm to wake up to the potential of the Chinese financial services market and it has launched a website for Greater China...

SinoLatin eyes LatAm deals

Geoff Nairn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0200

We read a lot about China's growing involvement -- and influence -- in Latin America. Sinolatin, a new Shanghai-based private equity firm, hopes to capitalise on that interest...

Martin means business

Geoff Nairn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0200

Restaurant Martin, brainchild of Michelin-starred chef Martin Berasategui, is an ambitious -- some would say risky -- attempt to export Spain's famed Basque Country cuisine to China...

China warms to emission trading

Geoff Nairn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:57:23 +0200

China will include a pilot emissions trading scheme in its next five-year plan for economic development. But western businesses and consultants hoping for guidance on the prospects for carbon trading in China will remain frustrated...

HSBC goes back to its roots

Geoff Nairn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:36:29 +0200

Sign of the times. HSBC, the London-based banking giant, is to relocate its chief executive's office to Hong Kong. The highly symbolic move will no doubt endear the bank to Chinese authorities...

Cloudy future for Dongyin

Geoff Nairn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0200

IBM hopes to convert the Yellow River Delta over to "harmonious development" and a modern services-led economy using the cloud computing model...

Telefonica and China Unicom swap stock

Geoff Nairn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:30:19 +0200

Despite the poor precedents for global alliances, Telefónica is to increase its holding in China Unicom to just above 8%. More significantly, the Chinese company will take a 0.9% stake in Telefónica - the first Chinese stake in a European telco...

Inner Mongolia gets giant solar farm

Geoff Nairn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:01:29 +0200

China is to build a massive 2.2GW solar farm in Inner Mongolia using solar panels from US vendor First Solar. The facility, located near Ordos City, will be built in stages starting with a 30MW demonstration project...

Down time

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:53:18 +0200

EngagingChina is taking a short break.

Normal service will be resumed in September.

China's first green volunteer

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:27:10 +0200

Tianping Auto Insurance becomes China's first company to put its hand in its pocket and voluntarily buy carbon emission credits to offset the environmental impact of its business...

Everbright catches IPO fever

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:33:41 +0200

Chinese IPO fever is raging once more so it was only a matter of time before Everbright Securities, the state-controlled broker, dusted off shelved plans for an IPO...

Thirst for Snow

Geoff Nairn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:00:52 +0200

SABMiller, the brewing giant, reports that lager sales in China rose 17% in Q2 2009, in sharp contrast to the European beer market where the weight of the recession cut beer sales 7%...

China to overtake Japan in telecoms

Geoff Nairn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0200

China's telecoms market is poised to overtake Japan's by 2014. The prediction serves as a wake-up call for those western vendors for whom "Asia" has traditionally meant first and foremost Japan...