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MNCs in the News-2015-02-13

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) hangs up anti-monopoly case against Qualcomm. American Chamber of Commerce survey of 477 firms in China reveals business concerns about numerous issues. China’s All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) charges Foxconn Technology Group with abusing its workers and Foxconn fights back. Local labor district and labor union mediation helps to settle labor severance dispute at Citizen Guangzhou factory. American and European government representatives and business associations express displeasure with cyberspace situation in China. Chinese investments in Europe soar and Chinese government calls for Greece to protect Chinese investments. ISIS’s murder of Japanese citizens leads to changes in Japanese company operating strategic and environment. The Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) initiates an antitrust investigation against Qualcomm. Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs gets into gear to attract foreign investment.

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Trying to Turn Gold into Lead: Mislabeling Chinese-American FDI in Africa

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Aug 22, 2014

The first US-Africa summit took place in August. It afforded the US an opportunity to show it was not completely distracted by events in Gaza and Ukraine. It also gave US businesses, encouraged by US President Barack Obama, a chance to strike deals with giants like Coca-Cola, General Electric, and IBM and investors like Blackstone pouring $14 billion into Africa. Not surprisingly, Western media seized upon the summit to raise the issue about the US-China competition in Africa (even Chinese media jumped on this bandwagon) and whether or not the summit showed the US was catching up.

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India’s FDI Prospects and the APEC

Dr. Amitendu Palit
Posted: Jul 21, 2014

The euphoria over the birth of the NDB (New Development Bank) at the 6th BRICS Summit overshadowed the invitation extended by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the APEC Leaders meeting in China in November. Mr. Modi’s presence at the meeting would significantly improve India’s prospects of joining the APEC. President Xi’s invite reflects the possibility of China supporting India’s entry. This would enhance the strategic backing India enjoys from other major APEC members like Australia, Japan, Indonesia and the USA.

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