China investment News

China`s Belt and Road initiative is 'fantastic' but obstacles could arise from some countries who see it as a potential threat, a senior official from Venezuela said on Sunday.

Chinese investors are keen to invest in India, especially in the country's high-speed railway network, business leaders attending an India-China corporate dialogue held in China's central Hunan province said.

Chinese investment in Europe and the US hit a record high in 2015, a report released by law firm Baker and McKenzie revealed on Thursday.

The key focus area where investments are lined up for Chinese companies at the event include smart cities, infrastructure project, power, renewable energy, highways, roads and urban transportation and railways.

China, the world's third largest outbound investor made USD 95.21 billion in non-financial investment in overseas markets in the first ten months of this year, up 16.3 percent year on year, official data released said Monday.

The downbeat data came on the heels of weak trade and inflation readings, raising the chances that third-quarter economic growth may dip below 7 percent for the first time since the global crisis. 

On Monday, China`s northernmost high-speed railway started operation in Heilongjiang Province. The trip from Harbin City, the provincial capital, to Qiqihar City was reduced from three hours to 85 minutes, reported Xinhua.

China may invest its huge USD 500 billion pension fund into the volatile stock market, a move officials say will keep up its value and improve management as the world's second largest economy faces challenges arising out of growing ageing population.

GMR Infrastructure Monday said it has inked pact with Guizhou International Investment Corp (GiIC), a consortium of three Chinese manufacturing firms, to set up units at its SEZ in Kakinada, a move that will see USD 3.5 billion worth of investments in the next 5 years.

China`s economy probably cooled further to grow 7 percent in the first three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed, which would be the weakest pace in six years and raise pressure on policymakers to do more to bolster growth.

China is mulling a diversified investment plan for its whopping USD 497 billion pension fund to boost its value, amid worries about the low returns over the past years, a senior Chinese official Tuesday.

China announced fresh support measures on Friday for its slowing economy after data showed a worrying drop in bank lending and foreign investment growth falling to a two-year low.

The good news is, Chinese investors also feel India is an integral part of their global strategy.

India is wooing major Chinese financial institutions like the sovereign wealth funds, which can potentially invest billions of dollars in the lucrative Indian stock market.

Paris wants to become a leader in Europe for trade in China`s tightly controlled currency, also known as the renminbi.

Foreign direct investment into China fell 6.7 percent year-on-year to USD 8.6 billion in May, the government said Tuesday, denying that a row with Vietnam was behind a slump in investment from southeast Asia.