Decoding Macroeconomic Control Policies for 2012: Fine-tuning and Pre-tuning

It is now Christmas time again! We, Mr China, have special greetings as our Christmas gift to you. Details please refer to

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (CTF stock code 1929.hk) IPO Stock Analysis

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (CTF stock code: 1929.hk), the leading luxury jeweler

New China Life Insurance (NCI stock code 1336.hk) IPO Stock Analysis

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (NCI stock codes: 1336.hk for H-shares and 601336.sh for A-shares), the fourth largest

Global PMI Warning: Which Country Can Save the World?

We, Mr China, issue our first global PMI warning in this website. It should be our second official

First Business Trust (HKT Trust - Stock Code 6823.hk) IPO Stock Analysis

Hong Kong Telecom Trust (HKT Trust stock code: 6823.hk), a spin-off telecommunications asset from the core business of PCCW

Why Interest Rate Reform is Necessary for China Economy

Many economists believe that it is now the right time for People's Bank of China (PBoC) to consider

Fears of China Economic Hard Landing

Recently China GDP growth is slowing down over a tighter monetary policy and weaker global demands, triggering market fear that the

Analyzing China Banking Industry and New Regulatory Policies

Benefit from China's fast economic growth, the mainland banking sector continues to grow. According to

Inside the SME Credit Crisis and Private Shark Loans

Recently the SMEs (Small-and-Medium-sized Enterprises) credit crisis in China Wenzhou city has brought concerns to the

Financial Review 2011 Q3: Spreading Crisis

This article is basically an extension to our previous articles: Financial Review 2011 Q2: Crisis Recurred and also Financial Review 2011 Q1: Rising Inflation Concerns

Updated 2011 HK HSI and Shanghai SSEC Index targets

First of all, we, Mr China, announce to cut our 2011 Shanghai SSE Composite (SSEC) Index target by 8% to 2417 (was 2629), mainly because of a downgrade in

HK to re-launch Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)

Today Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang finally announced during his last Policy Address to re-launch Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)

CITIC Securities (Stock Code 6030.hk) IPO Stock Analysis

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (CITIC SEC), headquartered in PRC Guangdong Shenzhen, is a leading full-service investment banking

Possible Solutions for China LGFV Debt Problem

Following on from our previous articles about Inside Chinese LGFV debts and Potential Risks of Chinese LGFV debts published in

First Renminbi RMB Foreign Exchange Rate target

(RMB, also called CNY, or simply Yuan) gained +3.5% YoY to 6.59 against USD at the year close in 2010.

Housing Market Bubble: Overview and Latest Development

In this article, we would like to discuss about a hot topic today in China - the housing market

New Milestone For RMB Global Circulation and Internationalization

In our earlier article, we did introduce briefly about the latest development of offshore Renminbi (RMB, or called Yuan, or CNY) centre in

Potential Risks About China LGFV debts

In our earlier article: Inside LGFV debts in China, we explained how China’s national public debt to GDP ratio

New Policies Benefiting Both Hong Kong and China

Last Wednesday, 17 August 2011 should be a historical date that we all need to remember. On that day, during a forum about China 12th

What is Inside LGFV loans in China

As you may know, the problem of LGFV loans is not something new in China. So what is LGFV actually?

New International Tourism Shopping Island in Hainan

If you are a frequent traveler to China, you may not just want to go to the Great Wall in China and probably you already know something about the Hainan Island, the only tropical island province

Free Independent Travelers Not Just Boost Taiwan Economy

Independent tourists from the mainland China can now go everywhere around the world. The mainland China has started

US-China Economic SuperPower Ready in Formation

On May 10, the U.S. and China signed an important agreement of Economic Cooperation Framework (ECF) during the 3rd round

New Inflation-linked iBond (Stock Code: 4208.hk) Bond Analysis

A new investment tool is now available in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government is going to issue its first retail government bond

Financial Review 2011 Q2: Crisis Recurred

This article is an extension to our earlier article: Financial Review 2011 Q1: Rising Inflation Concerns.

Why PBoC Prefers Reserve Requirement Ratio (RRR) Hikes

The below article shall explain why the Chinese central bank, People's Bank of China (PBoC), still prefers to make

Why PBoC NOT Raising Interest Rates Promptly

Do you ever think of the real reasons why People's Bank of China (PBoC), the Chinese central bank, always looks cautious in raising policy interest rates promptly?

2011 HK HSI Hang Seng Index target

In 2010, the Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) gained by +5% YoY to

Shanghai vs Hong Kong as Leading Chinese Financial Centre

There are more and more direct competitions ahead for Shanghai and Hong Kong

2011 Shanghai SSE Composite Index target

In 2010, the Shanghai benchmark SSE Composite Index fell by -14% YoY to 2808 at the year close.

How can Unleashing Non Free Float Shares Impact the A-share Market

It is well-known that A-share market has been under selling pressure due to huge amount of non free float shares being unleashed especially after 2008. The real reason for

Commodity Trader Glencore (805.hk) IPO Stock Analysis

If you are considering to invest in Glencore, a leading Switzerland-based physically moving commodity trader, we hope you to read through this article before doing so.

New Feature: Our own Rating System

Tags: Own Rating System, a New Feature of Mr China

It is until now we can say that the main layout and features of our website are ready for our readers. The features which make our website unique are:

Shanghai Strategic Plan in the Next 10 Years

There is a Chinese saying: To know Shanghai today is to know China tomorrow. China continues its ambitious efforts to build Shanghai as a world city and an international financial centre by the year 2020.

Subscribe or Follow Mr China

Recently we, Mr China, see a trend of increasing number of readers subscribed to get our free email updates through RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed. This is really a good

Financial Review 2011 Q1: Rising Inflation Concerns

You may still remember our article Financial Review 2010: where had all the Hot Money gone which concerned local China news and some other important international news last year. Since we have gained great success

First RMB IPO (Hui Xian REIT Stock Code 87001.hk) Analysis

Recently we have received a few email queries from our readers after we discussed about Hui Xian REIT (stock code: 87001.hk), the first Renminbi (RMB, CNY, or Yuan) Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, in our previous article

How to Invest in RMB Securities Outside China

The time is now ripe for Renminbi (RMB, CNY, or Yuan) securities in Hong Kong, outside the mainland China.

Investment Guide for 12th 5-Year Plan

Needless to emphasize, China's 12th 5-Year Plan must be your investment bible in these five years. That is why we have published quite a number of articles beforehand to outline the main points of this plan to you. However, how should investors wisely respond and make decisions in face of the 12th 5-Year Plan?

Top 10 Focus Areas for Chinese Government in this Year

You may remember that in our earlier article: Chinese Government Key Targets and Work Plan for 2011, we introduced that Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has pointed out his "2011 Top 10 Focus Areas" following the Government Work Plan in his Government Work Report which was released on 5 March 2011. These 2011 Top 10 Focus Areas are now summarized as follow:

5 Key Methods to Curb China Inflation

China CPI (Consumer Price Index) has stayed at a high level of +4.9% YoY in both January and February this year. As the inflationary pressure remains high, China premier Wen Jiabao mentioned in his Government Work Report released on 5 March 2011 that there are top 10 focus areas

Chinese Government Key Targets and Work Plan for this Year

In our previous article China's 12th 5-Year Plan and Government Work Report, we mentioned that Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has outlined his Work Plan for 2011 following the 12th 5-Year Plan in his Government Work Report that released on 5 March 2011. While the 12th 5-Year Plan is only the initial part (Part I) of the Government Work Report, we are now going to introduce

12th 5-Year Plan and Government Work Report

China, as a country adopted to planned economy, is used to establishing plan for its entire country every 5-year since 1953. The latest one, which has been recently delivered on 5 March 2011 by China premier Wen Jiabao to the National People's Congress (NPC) along with his Government Work Report (also called the "Report on the Work of the Government"), is the 12th 5-Year Plan (or called "Twelve Five-Year Plan") in Chinese history and is to be effective

Internal Auditing for Quality Control

Here let us brief our internal audit system for website quality control.

Today, we write to response to a smart reader who wrote by email to ask us why there was a sudden statement "Written by: Independent Internal Audit (IIA) Team" at the end of our article An Important 2010 Internal Review for you. We promised to simply call him Mr. W, not to disclose

Beijing Restricts Foreign Property Purchases

On 15 February 2011, Beijing local government approved the so-called "Beijing 15 Articles" which restricts property purchases by foreigners. Home purchases of non-permanent residents who cannot provide tax proofs or social insurance contributions for a continuous 5-year period are now totally banned in Beijing.

Shanghai Property Tax Freezes Purchases and Boosts Rents

China's commercial capital Shanghai and the southwestern SiChuan megalopolis of Chongqing became the first in China to begin a pilot program that imposes residential property taxes starting from 28 January 2011. However, instead of reducing pressure on rising property prices, it seems the property taxes can just

How New National Eight can Cool China Property Market

On 26 January 2011, China Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting and confirmed eight new key measures to cool the China property market (the so-called "New National Eight Articles", or simply "New National Eight" or "New State Eight") amidst inflation pressure. The eight key measures are now summarized as below:

HKD Weakens as Refuge for Capitals Fades

Perhaps we have enough discussions about renminbi (RMB) recently. Today we want to switch our focus to the weakening Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) as refuge for capitals fades.

Wish your Investments Achieve Better Returns in the New Chinese Year

Today is the first day of this new Lunar year, and hence marks the beginning of this new Chinese calendar year.

Gong Xi Fa Cai (in chinese: 恭喜发财)!

We, Mr China, wish you a Happy Chinese New Year! This year is going to be propitious

Financial Review 2010: where had all the Hot Money gone

As mentioned in our first article Big Day of Mr China, one of the purposes of our site is to dictate the rapidly changing economy in China.

Chinese Bank Declares RMB Business War Around the World

China continues to expand the global reach of renminbi RMB (also called CNY, or simply Yuan) amidst allowing direct RMB trading in Russia.

An Important 2010 Internal Review for you

2010 was an important year for Mr China and our readers. We have our own website begun in 2010 - read more about Big day of Mr China.

Direct RMB Trading in Russia

China has taken an important and symbolic step in renminbi RMB (also called CNY, or simply Yuan) internationalization, a move that in the long term can make the USD less relevant to businesses between the two countries.