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Putting China business news in context. From China Business Services.

This week’s revirew of last week’s news follows below: The latest estimate of GDP growth for 2010 comes from the Chinese economist at the World Bank, and suggests 10% – inline with the estimate from Development Research Center of the State Council a couple of weeks ago. Inflation, as then, remains a worry. China’s overseas [...]

The economic debate on growth and inflation continues to rage, and was put nicely in the FT – drawing on an old Standard Chartered report it wondered whether the economy could be served up at just the right temperature, or whether the bears (exemplified by Andy Xie) would be right about inflation risks. For the [...]

We already know that China is the largest IPO market but, after the Agricultural Bank of China slipped on its “greenshoe”, China has now also produced the largest IPO ever (again). Reuters reports: “Agricultural Bank of China’s (AgBank) (1288.HK)(601288.SS) initial public offering hit a record $22.1 billion on Friday, after it exercised an over-allotment option [...]

Welcome to our weekly pick of (last week’s) news from our ChinaBlogTweets Twitter feed. This week’s post is another lighter, holiday version. Full service (and commentary will follow again next week). Education: Fraud, ethics etc RT @chinahearsay: Guardian: Understanding China’s academic woes – Steven Kuo http://is.gd/evOG8 Protectionism: Huawei & ZTE (also see earlier tweet re [...]

There is little time available for most people to prioritise and process the torrent of information that constantly flows out of China. But, with the rapid pace of change, executives and investors in China cannot afford to fall behind the times, or to miss emerging trends, opportunities or risks. As a result we have put [...]

Regular readers may recall our involvement with (and interest in) Enjoy Shanghai (also on Twitter). We are excited to announce the launch of a new daily deal service for group purchases. Check out EnjoyMeitain which offers, each day, a “fantastic deal on something cool to do in Shanghai. From dining and nightlife, spas, health and [...]

China’s growth seems set to continue its managed slow-down – and a recent estimate from the State Information Centre, reported in China Economic Review, puts the Q3 GDP figure at 9.3% year-on-year (compared to 10.3% in Q2 and 11.9% in Q1. However, for all the estimates and statistics, an open mind is still required. As [...]

Three personal profiles, relating to three interesting businesses, caught our attention last week, and they are presented via the links below. Li Shufu: Geely Chairman Profile RT @eobserver: Reading: The Economist’s Face value: Li Shufu – China’s lucky man bags Volvo – http://bit.ly/9Tgdj4 Robin Li: Baidu CEO RT @niubi: Meet Baidu CEO Robin Li. @ChristinaLarson [...]

Welcome to our weekly pick of the news from our ChinaBlogTweets Twitter feed. This week’s post is a lighter, holiday version (next week too). Full service (and commentary will follow again thereafter). Useful set of 2010 stats: China Economy by Numbers – July http://goo.gl/bXZJ (China Daily) (see also: RT @chinaeconreview: China posts $28.73b trade surplus [...]

China is already the biggest in many areas (as noted in past posts). And this leadership is not just related to production and consumption – this year it is expected to become the largest market for initial public offerings (IPOs), with some US$74 billion being raised. China Economic Review notes: “Chinese firms are expected to [...]