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Title:
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Will China's Slowing Economy Stall The Silk Road Project?
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Author:
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Robert Berke
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Source:
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OilPrice.com
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Date:
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April 15
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Description:
- Only two years ago, the world press headlined exciting stories about the Chinese proposed project to rebuild and modernize the ancient Silk Road, re-opening the fabled route to the world, both on land and across seas. Numerous new 'Silk Road' websites sprang up across the internet almost overnight, promising an information-thirsty world news of progress on the new, new thing.
Economic
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Title:
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Chinese tourists troop to PH
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Author:
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Doris Dumlao-Abadilla
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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April 11, 2016
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Description:
- DESPITE the diplomatic chill with China over disputed territories, the Philippines is again becoming attractive to Chinese holiday-makers, who may outnumber tourists from traditional markets like Japan and the United States in the next year or two, regional investment house CLSA said.
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Title:
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China requiring new certification requirement for fruit imports
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Author:
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Business Mirror
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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March 29, 2016
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Description:
- A Cebu-based dried mango exporter had to secure a mosquito treatment certificate (MTC) as part of export documentation for its products to enter China, a new policy that incurred additional costs and some anxieties to the exporter after his goods were temporarily held at the port. “China added MTC after adopting new food-safety law last year in reaction to reported cases of infestation in that country,” the exporter said.
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Title:
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Palace: China trashing ‘substandard’ PH bananas won’t affect trade ties
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Author:
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Aries Joseph Hegina
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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March 27, 2016
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Description:
- Malacañang on Sunday allayed fears that the destruction of 35 tons of “substandard” bananas from the Philippines by Chinese authorities last Saturday (March 26) will affect the trade relations between the two countries. In an interview which aired on state-run dzRB, Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. quoted Trade Secretary Albert Cristobal who said that the quantity of the destroyed bananas is “too small” to affect the trade relations between the Philippines and China.
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Title:
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China destroys 35 tons of Philippine bananas
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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March 26, 2016
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Description:
- Customs authorities at the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen destroyed 34.78 tons of "substandard bananas" imported from the Philippines due to excessive pesticide use, state TV said on Saturday.
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Title:
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The new geopolynomics of AIIB
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Author:
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Zaidi Sattar
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Source:
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The Financial Express
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Date:
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March 21, 2016
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Description:
- For the first time Bangladesh is a founding member of a multilateral development bank (MDB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), whose majority shareholders are developing countries. AIIB, which was launched on January 16 last, is set to start project lending operation in the second quarter of this year. In my previous write up on AIIB in this column, I focused exclusively on the wider economic implications of this new multilateral institution, which was described by the European Political Strategy Center (EPSC), an in-house think tank of the European Commission, as a "potential economic game changer in multilateral development finance".
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Title:
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China slump’s likeliest victims in ASEAN: Philippines, Malaysia
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Author:
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Keith Richard D. Mariano
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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March 17, 2016
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Description:
- THE PHILIPPINES, along with Malaysia, will suffer the most in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) given a further slowdown in China’s economy until 2020, according to a working paper from the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).
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Title:
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Mutual benefits seen in links with Philippines
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Author:
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Sophie He
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Source:
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China Daily USA
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Date:
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March 8, 2016
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Description:
- Belt and Road, AIIB provide opportunities for both countries, entrepreneurs say The Philippines will benefit both politically and economically from China's Belt and Road Initiative, according to entrepreneurs from the country, who said they want more talks with Chinese businesspeople to discuss opportunities.
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Title:
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Who's worried about China now?
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Author:
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Heather Long
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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March 2, 2016
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Description:
- New York (CNNMoney) — China's economy is getting sicker, but investors around the world no longer seem to care.
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Title:
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Rising Dragon: What Lies Behind China’s Multi-Billion Global Investments
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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March 1, 2016
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Description:
- The Chinese government has invested hundreds of billions of dollars into soft power which is one of the priorities in country’s development. Despite the fact that Beijing still falls short of the US and Europe in promoting its culture abroad some significant progress has been made.
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Title:
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Can China’s Infrastructure Bank Transform the Region?
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Author:
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Salman Rafi Sheikh
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Source:
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Asia Sentinel
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Date:
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March 1, 2016
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Description:
- The Asian Infrastructure Bank, the brainchild of Chinese leader Xi Jiping, is being increasingly projected as an anti-World Bank and International Monetary Fund institution. But that is far from reality. Instead of challenging the old establishments, the AIIB, as it is known, seems to really fit into the global financial system.
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Title:
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CebuPac expands China operations
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Author:
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Darwin G. Amojelar
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- Cebu Pacific plans to expand its operations in China amid the recovery of the tourism market between Beijing and Manila.
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Title:
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Jollibee buys out China manufacturing partners
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Author:
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Iris Gonzales
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 25, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Fastfood giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is buying out its partner in a food manufacturing venture that services the requirements of Chinese fastfood operator Yonghe King.
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Title:
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PHL needs China to survive global gloom–US economist
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Author:
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Cai Ordinario
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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February 25, 2016
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Description:
- THE Philippines, its terri-torial dispute with Beijing notwithstanding, should continue to pursue greater economic cooperation with China to help shield the $285-billion economy from global uncertainties.
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Title:
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Global economic downturn could affect PH
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Author:
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Eduardo C. Tadem
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 24, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines faces an economic and social crisis as a result of developments in the global economic scene. This will be precipitated by 1) China’s economic decline, 2) continuing economic troubles in Europe, the United States, and the newly emerging economies, 3) Japan’s recession, and 4) the decline in global oil prices.
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Title:
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PH outlook bright despite China slowdown – IMF
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Author:
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Chris Schnabel
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Source:
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Rappler Philippines
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Date:
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February 23, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Now that the Philippines is exhibiting resilient growth, it is in a unique position to take advantage of the shifting global economy. To get there, however, it needs to ride out China's own shift in the short term.
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Title:
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Not yet time to worry about spillover from China crisis, think tank says
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Author:
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Keith Richard D. Mariano
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Source:
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Business World Online
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Date:
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February 22, 2016
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Description:
- FEARS about an economic crisis in China spilling over other countries, including the Philippines, could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to an international think tank.
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Title:
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One expands, the other exits: SM, ALI take opposite routes on China ventures
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Author:
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Richmond Mercurio
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 22, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Two of the country’s largest property developers are taking different directions with respect to investing in China, with one heading for the exit and the other staying put, as growth in the world’s second largest economy continues to slow down.
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Title:
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Banana growers say territorial dispute with China hurting them
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 19, 2016
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Description:
- DAVAO CITY—China continues to restrict the entry of banana exports from Mindanao, citing quarantine issues, but banana exporters in the island-region suspect the reason is deeper.
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Title:
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Banana firms explore other growing areas amid China difficulties
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Author:
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Carmencita A. Carillo
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Source:
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Business World Online
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Date:
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February 15, 2016
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Description:
- DAVAO CITY -- The drastic contraction of opportunities in China due to quarantine issues, among other problems, is causing banana growers to consider operations in other countries, starting with the acquisition of land in Ecuador by two firms.