China Business

ORBIS.    More than 366,000 public & private China firms. Financials, Filings, Company & Industry market research reports, Mergers, Competitors, News and more.

+OSIRIS.       Public Companies

+RANKING of CHINESE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES 2007. Columbia U.

THOMSON RESEARCH.       Public companies.      Select WORLDSCOPE

+ QIN       300,000 + Public and private companies in mainland China  the coverage is predominantly private companies.       Up to three years financial history.

OVERVIEWS

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: CHINA.Country Partnership Strategy: Peoples Republic of China 20082010. 146 pages. Also Economic Review,   Key Indicators,     Annual China Outlook.    adb.org/prc/

BRAND CHINA      (National Image) 2007.       Foreign Policy Centre. a UK Think Tank.      49 pages.     + other papers.     fpc.org.uk/

BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER BSP) database

• country profile           Annual, 1996 - current.         Economist Intelligence Unit. (EIU)
• country report          Monthly, 1996 - current.         EIU.
• asia monitor Monthly.          (Includes Risk Summary)        Business Monitor International (BMI ) 2002 - current.
• emerging markets monitor        Weekly.        BMI
• china business forecast report.             Quarterly.         Charts annual forecasts to 2010.        (No Taiwan or Hong Kong)        BMI
• country monitor      . Monthly, 1998 - current.        Global Insight.
• china country review.      Annual, 2000 - current.     (No Taiwan or Hong Kong)     CountryWatch.
• industry profile      2004, 2006. About 20 profiles per month.        Datamonitor.
• political risk yearbook      PRS Group.         2003 - current.
• background notes.   Annual, 2004 - current. (Includes Macau) US Dept of State.

CHINA and the CHALLENGE of ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION      The Impact of WTO Membership. HF 3836.5 C4583 2006. (Lippincott Reserve Shelves 2nf flr.)

+ CHINA QUARTERLY UPDATE. World Bank.       Recent economic and social developments +policies.

The China Source Book    by TNS Research.    "A collection of insights into Chinas consumers in the year of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "     tnsglobal.com/news/key-insight-reports

COUNTRY PROFILE CHINA. EIU    Economist Intelligence Unit.      Annual,     1988-2000.       (Continued in Business Source Premier database- 1 year delay)   #160;  HC 427.92 C67 (Lippincott 3rd flr. stacks)

ECONOMIST.COM/CHINA. The Economist.         Reports, News, Features.        economist.com/china

+ FITA's CHINA BUSINESS GUIDE.             The Federation of International Trade Associations.

* + THE OUTLINE of the ELEVENTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN for NATIONAL ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT of the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of CHINA       National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)         en.ndrc.gov.cn/

** + PRC GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WEB SITE      Fact File, Services, Business, Jobs.       english.gov.cn/

US CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REPORTS.      .      Scroll down to :CHINA /TAIWAN.      N.B.: China's Economic Conditions, 5/13/08 (Analysis and Statistics, 30 pages)  .      fas.org/sgp/crs/row/

TRADE / INVESTMENT

Top Resources

BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER
Datamonitor Industry Profiles.      Search on : datamonitor (in AB Abstract) AND china in GE Geographic Terms
Datamonitor SWOT Analyses (Company Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
          &nbsp Search on : swot in TI Title AND china in GE Geographic Terms.

CHINA BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER. US Gov't Export Portal.      Trade Leads, Events + much more.
Select Industry Information for MARKET RESEARCH and COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES
Free registration may be required. China, Hong Kong, Macau. Annual.      export.gov/china/

** +CHINA INTERNET NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER.China Online Search Market Survey.      Statistical Reports on the Internet Development in China.      cnnic.net.cn/

CHINA PULSE      Monthly.       Current Market Research Reports. Statistics, Management briefings.       export.gov/china/chinapulse/

CHINA VENTURE CAPITAL YEARBOOK       by Euromoney Institutional Investor.             in ISI EMERGING MARKETS

CHINA'S INFORMATION REVOLUTION: Managing Economic & Social Transformation.     [In World Bank E-Library]       Search on: Title china AND Subject Information and Communication Technologies

+DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA. 2008.       World Bank.        90 pages
Part I: Indicators, Rankings.        Part II: Case Studies.       province and city statistics.        doingbusiness.org/china

EIU COUNTRY COMMERCE. CHINA.      Annual, 1996 - current.      Comprehensive. Legal, Regulatory, Investment, Market conditions + more.

EIU COUNTRY FORECAST. CHINA Quarterly, 1996 - current.     (Sometimes reload is neccessary to access premium edition of EIU Commerce and Forecast reports.)

FDI.NET      Foreign Direct Investment, Privatization, Industry Reports. Market Research. + more.
Highly recommended gateway to in-depth reports from agencies and prominent consulting firms.      fdi.net/

+ DOW JONES FACTIVA      (Select Search --> Search Builder from the top tool bar.)

• EIU Viewswire.      Daily, from 2005-current.      Finance, Economy and Business analyses. Forecasts, Statistics.
                          Search on: sn=viewswire and re=china      (Source Name; Region)
• EIU Business China.       Newsletter for foreign managers in China.       Fortnightly, 1996- current.
                    Search on: sn=business china      Print, 1983-1998: HD 69.I7 B833 (ST)
• Daily stock prices, from 2 years back. Select COMPANIES / MARKETS in tool bar.

Investment Analyst Reports. Company & Industry reports

FIRST CALL.       [In left panel, scroll down to "Screening."]
INVESTEXT on Thomson Research.       RESEARCH ON DEMAND

Trade / Investment -- Continued

** + APPAREL & TEXTILES - CHINA BUSINESS RESOURCES.         Posted by American Apparel & Footwear Assoc.     Industry Reports are in Chinese language only.     apparelandfootwear.org/Resources/

+ CAIJING.      Biweekly, 2004 - current.       Independent? Chinese business journal.    caijing.hexun.com/

** + CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION. News, Rules, Statistics.       cbrc.gov.cn/

CHINA BUSINESS PARKS.     Jones, Lang, LaSalle.       18 pages.

** + CHINA COUNCIL FOR PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CCPIT) 1.) Industry reports:         Auto, Electronic, Machinery, Mining, Textile.
About 300 pages each.         Scroll down Left Frame to Publications.         Select China Business Guide        (All reports will be downloaded together [be patient] but can be viewed separately.)
2) China's Energy Conditions & Policies 2007 23 pages.         bizchinanow.com/

China Business Review.. Bi-monthly, Abstracts: 1981 - current.       Full Text: 1988 - current. US-China Business Council.
Print: 1977-current: HF 3128 U58 (Lippincott Periodicals,2nd flr)

China Economic Review. Quarterly, from 1995-current.            Print ; 1989-current: HC 426 C556 | (Lippincott Periodicals)

** + CHINA INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE NETWORK    Trade, Industry, Investment data and news. + Government official business policy announcements and news. | ec.cn/

+ THE CHINA INTERNET REPORT. May, 2004.     Morgan Stanley.    The famous Mary Meeker report.     217 pages.      morganstanley.com/institutional/techresearch/

** + CHINA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE . Trade and investment regulations, taxation, statistics, banking/finance description.       Export/import data, daily news.       english.mofcom.gov.cn

** + CHINA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Statistics Data Book. Annual, from 1998. Also laws for patents, copyright, trademarks, and contracts.
Programs, projects, newsletters. Links to China tech sites.       most.gov.cn/

** CHINA STATE POWER INFORMATION NETWORK | sp-china.com/

** + CHINA STOCK MARKETS WEB   [in left frame]   Fact books, Rules, Prices, History, Member lists             Hong Kong,    Shanghai,    Shenzhen.      hkex.com.hk/

CHINA SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS STRATEGY    - information, news, advice.

** + ECONOMY & TRADE.      Embassy of the PRC in the US.      us2.mofcom.gov.cn/

Guide to China's Automotive Market.     Annual, 2004-current.     Company profiles, Sales/Production, Joint ventures, Global suppliers
In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS DATA CENTER.(Available in Lippincott Library only - Ask at reference desk.)

Harvard China Review. Quarterly, 1998-current. Investment, economy, trade, industry, finance.
DS 701 H378 (Lippincott Periodicals)

+ INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (World Bank)    Step by Step: Corporate Governance Models in China.     ifc.org/ifcext/home.nsf/Content/Corporate_Governance/

INTERNATIONAL TAX and BUSINESS GUIDE.      Deloitte.       China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau.       deloittetaxguides.com/

OPTIONS FOR RESISTANCE STRATEGIES OF LOCAL CHINESE COMPANIES AGAINST FOREIGN COMPETITION IN THE CHINESE CONSUMER GOODS MARKET       a 300+ page dissertation with an extensive and very useful bibliography.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS. China Updates on Taxes, Industry Investment, M and A / Private Equity, Customs, IPOs, Economic Regulations + more.      pwccn.com/

SMART CHINA SOURCING       Practical, step-by-step guidelines for US importers by current practitioners.       smartchinasourcing.com/

** + STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE PRC.             Patent search database and regulations.      sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/

US CHINA COMMISSION.          Includes Annual Report to Congress.          Economic, Trade, Security.          405 Pages.       uscc.gov/

STATISTICS -- Top Resources

ALMANAC OF CHINA'S FINANCE AND BANKING.    2001-2003, 2005 . (2007 ed. on order 8-08)      HG 3331 C49 (Lippincott Reference Stacks)

CEIC. Macro-economic, Industrial, Population and Financial time- series data.CEIC Search Aid.

China Consumer Survey           Annual. Mckinsey & co.          mckinsey.com/ideas/infocus/china/

** + CHINA .ORG.       2000 - current;       Industry Updates;       FDI; Real Estate market: HK, Macao and Shanghai;       (+many more useful statistics)      Select Business -> Statistics       china.org.cn/

+ CHINA DATA / STATISTICS.       World Bank.             worldbank.org/china

+CHINA MARKETS YEARBOOK         HC426 .C4845 (RD)

** + NATIONAL BUREAU of STATISTICS of CHINA.       Includes Social Statistics Yearbook       Content similar to US Statistical Abstract, Economic census and National Accounts Statistics.
Print: With CD.      1988 - current.       HA 4631 S728      (Lippincott Reference Desk)       Also at Van Pelt Reference.

ASIAN HISTORICAL STATISTICS PROJECT.      Hitotsubashi University.
National Accounts.      Peoples's Republic of China,1952-1995.       Taiwan 1910 - 1990

+ THE DOW JONES CHINA INDEXES      (Left Frame)       djindexes.com/

** +PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA. Monetary policy, currency/stock statistics + much more.         Industry / Financial Performance       Some data in Chinese language only.      pbc.gov.cn/english/

Statistics -- Continued

BANK OF FINLAND. Macroeconomic, | Fiscal, Monetary indicators. |Forecast: 2008 - 2010
Annual, with monthly update.   Bank of Finland.   suomenpankki.fi/bofit/

CHINA AGRICULTURAL & ECONOMIC STATISTICS. USDA. Economic Research Bureau.

** CHINA TOURISM STATISTICS. National Tourist Office.       cnto.org/

IEA International Energy Admistration China Page.

** +MACAO CENSUS & STATISTICS SERVICE.      dsec.gov.mo/

** + BUSINESS-STAT ONLINE. Hong Kong Trade Development Council.    Trade, service, employment and more.       stat.tdctrade.com/

** + HONG KONG CENSUS & STATISTICS DEPT. | censtatd.gov.hk/

** + HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY. Monthly Statistical Bulletin. From 2003-current.
Economic / Financial data.       info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/statistics/index.htm/

** + HONG KONG MORTGAGE CORP., LTD. Bi-monthly or monthly from 1998. Activities and rates.       hkmc.com.hk/

ASIAN HISTORICAL STATISTICS PROJECT.      Hitotsubashi University.
National Accounts.      Taiwan 1910 - 1990

** + Financial Statistics Monthly >      Taiwan District.      Republic of China. Central Bank of China
1981 - current.    HG 187 T28 F56       (Lippincott Periodicals)

** + STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA     1975,1977- 1984,1986- 2004.   Central Bank of China.      HA1710.5 .S828 (Van Pelt Reference Stacks)
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics - Republic of China   Update to Yearbook above.      HA1710.5 .S8281     (Van Pelt Reference Stacks)

** + TAIWAN MINISTRY of ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.     Dep't of Investment Services.   Daily News, Economic Indicators, Links to Industry Statistics,     Case Studies, Business Expenses, Laws.      w2kdmz1.moea.gov.tw/english/

** + TAIWAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS. Monthly, from 2004. Annual, from 1996.      motc.gov.tw/

** +TAIWAN (Republic of China) NATIONAL STATISTICS Bi-monthly or monthly from 1998 - current.      stat.gov.tw/

DIRECTORIES

AMERICAN BUSINESS IN CHINA. Annual. HF 3128 A6 (Lippincott Reference Stacks)

CATALOGS: Export / Import.    Products, specs, illustrations, contacts. These do not duplicate one another:
        ALIBABA    alibaba.com/     ASIAN SOURCES.     globalsources.com/            + MADE-IN-CHINA Search on product, company, sector.
+TDC TRADE Hong Kong Trade Development Council.       Hong Kong suppliers.       tdctrade.com

+ CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL / CHEMICAL NETWORK.       chinapharm-chemnet.com/

KIDON MEDIA LINK.     Newspapers and TV stations, by province.       China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao.       kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml/

MAPS OF CHINA. Open World Ltd. Chinese cities, provinces and regions.       maps-of-china.com/

US - CHINA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.       US - China Business Council.        Company supplied descriptions.        chinabusinessreview.com/directory/

NEWS / JOBS

+ABI/INFORM PROQUEST. Business articles database.         Chinese language Search Interface and article translation.

AdAgeCHINA. 1992 - current.

+ AUTOMOTIVE NEWS CHINA        Register for free weekly newsletter.         autonewschina.com/

+ BBC NEWS. Business, Market data, E-commerce, Media, Economy.       news.bbc.co.uk/topics/

BEIJING ECONOMY. World News Network. Daily. Current news.
Includes many regional and international publications. Links to useful sites. Searchable.     beijingeconomy.com/"

** + BIZCHINA       China Daily business news.

** + CCTV . China Central Television Network      english.cctv.com/

+ CHINA ACADEMIC JOURNALS A searchable collection of hundreds of ejournals managed by the Tsing Hwa University in Taiwan. Penn subscribes to Series F (Literature, History, and Philosophy), G (Economics, Politics, Law), and H (Education, Social Science).

+ CHINA JOBS | 51.job.com/

Chinese Language Publications:
** + Beijing Review. Weekly, 2004- current.      bjreview.com.cn/
+ China Times. Taiwan. Daily.      chinatimes.com/
** + CHINA VIEW / Business    chinaview.cn/business/
+ United Daily News.    Taiwan. udn.com.tw/
+ XINHUA NEWS AGENCY xinhuanet.com
** + Highlights of major Chinese Newspapers     xinhuanet.org/
+ Yazhou Zhaukon/"> yzzk.com/

+ DOW JONES FACTIVA          Dow Jones Chinese Financial Wire.      [ rst=DJCFWE]       IRASIA.      ;Investor Relations Asia Pacific.      (includes biographical information);
Asia Pulse, AsiaMoney, Wall Street Journal Asia, The Economist and many regional publications, including South China Morning Post.             Wall Street Journal - Chinese language edition.     Search on Source Code: sc=wsjcn

Gateway Service Center of Chinese Academic Journal Publications
Researchers can download articles from Chinese university periodical collections free of charge via the U of Pittsburgh.
library.pitt.edu/libraries/eal/Gateway-Form.htm

JOBS IN CHINA.       info.jobchina.net/

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CHINA.     Careers With Us.      nbsp; pwccn.com/

Find Substantial China Information in:

• BUSINESS INSIGHTS      Market Research.
• BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL.      Country risk and forecasts, industry surveys.
• EUROMONITOR'S GLOBAL MARKET INFORMATION DATABASE.       Strong in consumer market research.      N.B. "Consumer Lifestyles in China." -- Extensive demographics and analysis.
• GARTNER.      IT market research.
• GLOBAL FINANCIAL DATA             Historical Financial, Industry, Economic statistics.
• GLOBAL INSIGHT           Economic Time series, including forecasts.      Select: DataInsight-Web
• UN COMTRADE.      Import/export data.