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China Business

Prepared by Terese Terry
Lippincott Library

COMPANIES OVERVIEWS TRADE / INVESTMENT STATISTICS DIRECTORIES
NEWS, JOBS COMPREHENSIVE

See also LIPPINCOTT RESEARCH GUIDES: Asia Business;     Exporting and Importing;     International Statistics

**    = Chinese Government Sources.             + = Also in Chinese language

FRANKLIN- (Online library catalog)   Subject Headings:
china commerce; | china --commercial policy; | china economic conditions; | China --Foreign economic relations; | finance china; | international business enterprises china; | investments foreign china; | negotiation in business -- china; | organizational change china; | World Trade Organization - China

For Chinese-language materials in FRANKLIN, set Language limit.

CHINESE / ENGLISH DICTIONARY
BUSINESS COMPANION: CHINESE. Phrasebook. English/Chinese.       PL 1125 E6 2001 (Lippincott Reference Stacks 2nd Floor)

TOP RESOURCES

+ISI EMERGING MARKETS. Vast database of premium information resources. Includes Access Asia --     China consumer market research.
Company / Industry / Country profiles, macroeconomics, stocks. Market research and investment reports, forecasts, news, M&A, League Tables.

The US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL provides resources for nearly every category in this guide.            uschina.org/
                  Reports, Analysis &Statistics,    Meetings & Events,   Directory of Major US corporations in China)       US Exports to China by State 2000 - 2007 + useful links to additional resources.
For the full text of China Business Review cited articles, 1988 - current, open ABI/Inform database

COMPANIES

BANKSCOPE.       Detailed bank financial reports for more than 700 PRC, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan banks.

+ BLOOMBERG.     (located in Lippincott and Huntsman)     Search Aid

+ BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER       Datamonitor company profiles.      Also Datamonitor SWOT (Company Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis for selected public companies.
Select Company Profiles from top tool bar -- then search on: china in Browse Bar.

CEIC. Public companies. Select Sector Database.

CSMAR. (China Stock Market and Accounting Research Database). WRDS.     Company financials, mergers and acquisitions.
Also stock market data: A-share listings, Shanghai SE and Shenzhen SE, from 1990 - current.

COMPANY PROFILES: HONG KONG. in: LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC
Find this database in: Business --> Sources

COMPUSTAT GLOBAL AND EMERGING MARKETS. Database.      Company financials/market data.
Includes S&P Global (S&P/IFCG) Index and IFC Investible (IFCI) index series. Annual, (when available) from 1975.      Monthly, from 1986.     In WRDS

DATASTREAM. Global time series database for financial instruments, equities, commodities and economic indicators.
(Available in Lippincott Library)       DataStream Search aid.

+DOW JONES FACTIVA      (Select: Companies/Markets)       Public company profiles

HOOVER'S INTERNATIONAL COMPANY DIRECTORY..

+ISI EMERGING MARKETS       Listed / nonlisted companies.

LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC.       Select: Business      Company Profiles (in left column)
Search on company name or partial company name.       Multiple global databases are searched .

MERGENT INTERNATIONAL MANUAL.    (Formerly Moody's)    Annual, from 1981 - 2005.      Government debt history.      Major companies' financial reports.     HG 4527 M6     (Peck Collection, Lippincott 2nd Floor)    Continued by
  • MERGENT WEB.        Image version of Mergent Manual. 1981 - current
    MERGENT ONLINE NEWS/INDEX UPDATES / DIVIDEND RECORD & NEW LISTINGS       Select: Downloads
    Includes Complete Corporate Indices, 2004 - current (Bottom of News Reports page).       mergent.com/

     

    Mergent Private Chinese Companies. in:     LEXIS ACADEMIC     270,000 private and state owned companies.     Select Sources.     Then type mergent private in the "Find a Source" box on far right.     the database title box. Continue

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

    +OSIRIS.     Public Companies

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

    +RANKING of CHINESE MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES 2007. Columbia U.

    THOMSON RESEARCH.       Public companies.      SelectWORLDSCOPE

    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)

    Easy.     Example: Find all BSP country reports for China

    Type: china or hong kong or taiwan in TI Title Search.       Now select Country Reports (in left frame, under Publication type)

    Advanced. .    Example: Find specific BSP publications
    .
    Type: : country profile in SO (Source);      (and) hong kong in TI (Title)
    .
    • 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     new reports added monthly.      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 2nd flr.)

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

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

    + Collaboration in China: Paths to profit      6/09       An Economist Intelligence Unit report.       A survey of Chinese executives in China.    23 pages       Sponsored by Cisco     

    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/

    Ten Consumer Trends and Behaviors to Watch During Recession             By TNS China, 2009

    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

    ASIAN PRIVATE EQUITY 300.      Annual, 1998, 2000 - current.       HG5701 .G853 (Lippincott Reference Desk)

    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.      US Commercial Service in China.       export.gov/china/chinapulse/

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

    DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA 2009.         HLB, an accounting firms network. Select Publications | hlbi.com

    +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.

    KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON.      knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/

    WORLD BANK E-LIBRARY.      Select:

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

    ** + 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 Economic Review. Quarterly, from 1995-current.            Print : 1989-current: HC 426 C556 | (Lippincott Periodicals 2nd Flr)

    ** + 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 Real Estate Market Reports.     Jones, Lang, LaSalle.

    ** + 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'S GLOBAL CHALLENGE       The McKinsey Quarterly.    116 pages   . Special Report.    2008, Number 3.       Print: HD28 .M23

    CHINA'S IMPACT on the SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.            68 pages.       PriceWaterHouseCoopers. |pwc.com/gx/en/technology/semiconductors.jhtml/

    ** + 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 - Ask at reference desk.)

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

    + I 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/

    New Challenges for 'Made in China'      Knowledge@Wharton      19 pages/

    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 . (latest ed. on order 8-08)      HG 3331 C49 (Lippincott Reference Stacks)

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

    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 DATA / STATISTICS.       World Bank. | tiny.cc/9Ge22

    **+CHINA MARKETS YEARBOOK         Industrial statistics, Main companies and wholesalers.lists.       Top cities by revenue.       (Somewhat comparable to US Census of Industries       HC426 .C4845 (RD)

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

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

    ** + 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.

    ** +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.    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. | iea.org

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

    Hong Kong Statistics

    ** + 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/

    ** + SECURITIES & FUTURES COMMISSION.       Research and Statistics.       sfc.hk/sfc/html/EN/

    Taiwan (Republic of China) Statistics

    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 2nd flr)

    CATALOGS: Export / Import.    Products, specs, illustrations, contacts. These do not duplicate one another:
               ALIBABA   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 COMMODITY NET. | Illustrated product catalog. | Also: Industry market research reports. | ccne.mofcom.gov.cn/

    + 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

    + ** +XINHUANET     xinhuanet.org/
    + Yazhou Zhaukon/"       yzzk.com/

    ** +The CHINA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

    + 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.

    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/

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