International Business News - China http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Walt Disney Co's breakthrough deal to build one of its signature theme parks in Shanghai marks a major advance for Western media and entertainment firms trying to crack a tough China market. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223425-a-plane-flies-pastmusical-parade-at-hong.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091104/disney-takes-china-stride-as-shanghai-park-gets-nod.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091104/disney-takes-china-stride-as-shanghai-park-gets-nod.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:48:02 EST Apple's Chinese partner sold 5,000 iPhones in the country after the handset made its debut last week, but is still hopeful it will increase the number of its third-generation mobile users by more than 1 million a month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223406-iphone-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:45:02 EST Asian cities are likely to beat Australia in the race to become a carbon-trading hub, despite Australian plans to set up the region's first cap-and-trade market, industry experts said on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223152-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/china-singapore-may-beat-sydney-carbon-hub-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/china-singapore-may-beat-sydney-carbon-hub-race.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:22:54 EDT Citigroup on Thursday said it has appointed Rodney Tsang as co-head of China investment banking, joining the bank after more than two years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of China private sector coverage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/citi-hires-co-head-china-banking-from-bofa.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:12:23 EDT China's President Hu Jintao will present China's new plans for tackling global warming at a United Nations summit on climate change later this month, the country's senior negotiator said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220440-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/china-hu-unveil-climate-proposals-un.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/china-hu-unveil-climate-proposals-un.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:56:30 EDT China will have to retool its engines of economic growth to help the world avoid increasingly dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions in coming decades, a leading expert on the economic impact of climate change said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090911/world-must-help-china-shift-clean-growth-stern.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:48:13 EDT Lobbyist pressure will not weigh on a U.N. panel's decision whether to award carbon finance worth about 100 million euros ($144 million) to Chinese wind power projects, said the chair of the panel on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219926-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/un-panel-rule-on-144-million-china-wind-projects.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/un-panel-rule-on-144-million-china-wind-projects.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:05:10 EDT China, India, the United States and Germany are looking to replace old coal-fired energy plants, helping make up for slack overall global demand, Hitachi Power Europe's business development manager said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/china-india-us-germany-lift-coal-plant-demand.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:15:39 EDT NEW YORK - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday as Chinese equities dropped sharply and commodities fell on concerns that asset prices have run ahead of the economic realities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/us-stocks-futures-dip-as-china-equities-commodities-fall.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:34:13 EDT After months of speculation and rumors, reports surfaced on Thursday indicating that Apple will officially launch the iPhone 3G in China come October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/video-apple-sell-iphone-china.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:52:57 EDT NEW YORK - U.S. copper futures dipped into negative territory Thursday morning as a weaker open on Wall Street and lingering concerns about Chinese demand sapped earlier strength and pulled prices back down from the $2.90 a lb level. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/us-copper-futures-down-early-as-china-worries-weigh.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:32:16 EDT Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) sold 31,711 cars in China in the first seven months, 49 percent more than in the same period last year, Ulrich Walker, head of the German automaker's Northeast Asia operations, said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/mercedes-benz-says-jan-july-china-sales-49-percent.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:22:52 EDT Just two months out of bankruptcy, Chrysler Group has renewed the hunt for a manufacturing partner in China as it prepares to revamp its product lineup under the control of Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), three people with knowledge of the discussions said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219203-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/chrysler-renews-search-china-partner-sources.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/chrysler-renews-search-china-partner-sources.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:11:19 EDT Brazilian iron ore miner Vale is not in talks with Chinese steelmakers on 2009 benchmark prices and will likely keep offering provisional prices on ore shipments, Chief Executive Roger Agnelli said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/vale-says-honors-provisional-ore-prices-with-china.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:18:51 EDT U.S. auto giant Chrysler has not signed a deal with Fiat's Chinese partner Guangzhou Auto [GAIGPA.UL] to produce Jeeps in China, a Chrysler spokesman said on Tuesday, after media reported there was an agreement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/chrysler-has-no-deal-signed-jeeps-china-spokesman.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:06:39 EDT Bankrupt flash memory chips maker Spansion Inc (SPSNQ.PK) said it had agreed to sell its manufacturing facility in China to Taiwan's Powertech Technology Inc (6239.TW) for about $31 million in cash as part of its reorganization plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090825/spansion-agrees-sell-china-unit-31-mln.htm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:58:02 EDT It was a strategic move to announce the discovery of a three-billion-ton iron ore deposit in Liaoning province, said an analyst who preferred not to be named, to help Chinese negotiators gain a bigger say at this year's iron ore price negotiations. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216113-will-the-the-newly-discovered-super-ore-reserve-help-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/will-newly-discovered-super-ore-reserve-help-china-price-talks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/will-newly-discovered-super-ore-reserve-help-china-price-talks.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:44:36 EDT Facing strong resistance at home and abroad, China on Tuesday delayed implementation of a controversial rule that requires all manufacturers to install Internet filtering software on all new computers that are shipped and sold in China. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216079-china-computers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/chinas-green-dam-delayed-not-confirmed-how-long.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090701/chinas-green-dam-delayed-not-confirmed-how-long.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:11:14 EDT Business revenue of companies controlled by China's central government dropped 7.4% in the first five months over the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215579-state-owned-enterprises-in-china-see4-drop-in-revenue.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090622/state-owned-enterprises-china-see4-drop-revenue.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090622/state-owned-enterprises-china-see4-drop-revenue.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:41:49 EDT China will abolish export duties on some grains and industrial products and cut the duties for chemical fertilizers and nonferrous metals from July 1 to promote exports, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215578-china-to-abolish-tariffs-spur-trades.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090622/china-abolish-tariffs-spur-trades.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090622/china-abolish-tariffs-spur-trades.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:32:41 EDT