Tag Archives: China

Synlait Milk’s Chinese and New Zealand shareholders still want to list the company’s shares on the NZX, but there will be no float in the near future, says the Dunsandel milk processor’s chief executive, John Penno. “At some stage, it (a share float) is on the agenda in that both shareholders believe long term it’s the best place to have …

Powdered dairy products exporter Synlait Milk has turned in a maiden profit of $6.3 million for the year to July 31 and expects to seek fresh capital from its two shareholders as it pursues “further strongly profitable opportunities.” The Dunsandel-based processor added a further 20 supplier farms during the year and processed a total of 498 million litres of milk …

Opening Ceremony Li Xiangyang, Director General of the National Institute of International Strategy (CASS) welcomed participants and the audience to the event and opened the day’s proceedings. The first keynote speaker was Huang Haotao, Secretary General of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Prof Huang focussed on the many achievements over the past 40 years of diplomatic relations and the …

Today, China is the second largest consumer of oil, just after the United States. The Documentary investigates the new world geopolitics that is emerging around the needs of both the world’s leading superpower and the world’s fastest growing economy to secure future supplies of oil. This is the final part of  The Battle for Oil.

Japanese car brands at the Guangzhou auto show admit to difficult sales in China in a year which has seen violent protests over territorial disputes with Japan in the South and East China seas. Other foreign brands report growing sales in the world’s biggest car market

Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited (Fisher & Paykel Appliances) has been delisted from the NZX.  Haier New Zealand Investment Holding Company Ltd (Haier) has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping Fisher & Paykel Appliances Kiwi.  Haier New Zealand Investment Holding Co chair Liang Haishan said Haier recognised Fisher & Paykel Appliances was a unique Kiwi company. “We think a key part of …

As the result of two successful prosecutions by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), two men have been sentenced for separate breaches to the Biosecurity Act after being caught with prohibited plant material. In the first of two cases, Yaping Wang was intercepted on January 12 at Auckland Airport with a number of packets of seeds concealed in his jacket …

A PBS documentary series. Episode 2 runs on Sunday December 2 at 11am. Some of the You Tube comments are telling. This documentary has tried its best to sound unbiased, but it has failed to convince. This documentary focuses on problems, and does not do anything to show how much China has improved. Communism is theoretically a perfect form of …

Today, China is the second largest consumer of oil, just after the United States. The Documentary investigates the new world geopolitics that is emerging around the needs of both the world’s leading superpower and the world’s fastest growing economy to secure future supplies of oil. Final Part: Sunday  December 2, 2pm.  

By Colum Rice, Craig Armitage Historic sweeping changes at the helm of China’s ruling communist party signals the beginning of a new era for the Chinese people and a once in a decade opportunity for New Zealand to consolidate its relationship with the emerging economic powerhouse. Last week, Xi Jinping was confirmed as the man to lead China after being …