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| COMPANIES | INDUSTRY | OVERVIEWS | TRADE / INVESTMENT | STATISTICS |
| HONG KONG, TAIWAN | PRC GOVERNMENT RESOURCES | DIRECTORIES | NEWS, JOBS | COMPREHENSIVE |
See also LIPPINCOTT RESEARCH GUIDES: Asia-Pacific 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.
BUSINESS COMPANION: CHINESE. Phrasebook. English/Chinese.
Lippincott Reference Stacks PL 1125 E6 2001.
CHINASCOPE FINANCIAL. Statistics and analysis on Chinese industry sectors and companies. Includes Chinese financial statements as well as U.S.
CEIC. CHINA PREMIUM DATABASE. Detailed Statistics.
Hurun Report. Publishes a collection of lists, statistics, and articles on businesses, brands, and executives in China, with a special focus on wealth and the luxury market.
ISI EMERGING MARKETS. English/Chinese. Database of premium information resources inclucing Access Asia. Also covers industries, Country profiles, macroeconomics, stocks. Includes investment reports, forecasts, news, M&A, and League Tables.
The US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL. Provides resources for nearly every category in this
guide.
Reports, Analysis &Statistics, Meetings & Events, Directory of Major US corporations in China, US Exports to China by
State 2000 - 2007 as well as useful links to additional resources.
For the full text of China Business Review cited articles, 1988 - current, use ABI/Inform .
BLOOMBERG. Terminals located in Lippincott and Huntsman. Includes news in English or Chinese.
CEIC. Public companies. Select Sector Database.
CHINA BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE. Includes listing of China-based Companies Traded on US Markets. Links to company websites.
CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS. . Global. Public & private companies. Who owns whom. Ten years of corporate linkage information.
DATASTREAM. Global time series database for financial instruments, equities, commodities and economic indicators. Available in Lippincott Library.
LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC. Includes two China-specific Company Directories. To locate either, Click on Sources, find a source and then type in the name of the directory.
COMPANY PROFILES: HONG KONG. Large Companies
MERGENT PRIVATE CHINESE COMPANIES. Includes private and state owned companies.
ISI EMERGING MARKETS. Listed / nonlisted companies.
MERGENT WEB. Image version of Mergent Manuals. 1981 - current. Government debt history. Major companies' financial reports.
Also in print. MERGENT INTERNATIONAL MANUAL. Annual, 1981 - 2005. Lippincott Library Peck Collection. 2nd flr.
QIN. 300,000 + Public and private companies in mainland China. Predominantly private companies. Up to three years financial history.
WRDS. Includes several company databases with information on Chinese companies.
CSMAR. (China Stock Market and Accounting Research Database). Company financials, mergers and acquisitions. Also stock market data: A-share listings, Shanghai SE and Shenzhen SE, from 1990 - current.
COMPUSTAT GLOBAL AND EMERGING MARKETS. Company financials, market data.
Includes S&P Global (S&P/IFCG) Index and IFC Investible (IFCI) index series: Annual, 1975 - current. (range varies) and
Monthly, 1986 -- current.
General Resources
BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL. Focus on emerging markets. Select country and then choose industry on the left side of the screen. Includes forecasts.
BUYUSA.gov. China Module. Overviews of key markets in China. Reports include a discussion of the current state of the industry, market demand and forecasts.
DATAMONITOR INDUSTRY REPORTS. Available in ORBIS. Click on the tab for Datamonitor. Search by region.
IBIS WORLD INDUSTRY REPORTS: China Module
ISI EMERGING MARKETS. Select Country and then click on the Industry tab.
Industry Specific Resources
Try Google searches such as: china industry statistics site:.org or china pharmacy industry. Look for reports by associations or or consultants. Companies such as Price,Waterhouse, Cooper often provide some research reports at no cost on the web. See samples below.
APPAREL & TEXTILES - CHINA BUSINESS RESOURCES. . Posted by American Apparel & Footwear Association. Some industry reports are in Chinese only.
CHINA LUXURY CONSUMER. KPMG. Updated periodically.
Guide to China's Automotive Market. 2004-current. Company profiles, Sales/Production, Joint ventures, Global suppliers. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS DATA CENTER. Available in Lippincott Library. Ask a Librarian tolog you in.
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: CHINA. Annual China Outlook. Extensive country financial & economic information.
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE (BSC)
Search by China as Geographic Region. Then limit results to Publication type: Country Report.
CHINA QUARTERLY UPDATE. World Bank. Recent economic, social developments and policies.
ECONOMIC SURVEY CHINA . Annual. Available in Source
OECD.
Select: Advanced Search. Search on Title: china.
Collaboration in China: Paths to profit. Economist Intelligence Unit. A survey of Chinese executives in China. 23 pages. Sponsored by Cisco.
EIU Country Commerce. Country Reports.
FITA's CHINA BUSINESS GUIDE. The Federation of International Trade Associations.
Harvard China Review. Investment, economy, trade, industry, finance.
Also in print. Lippincott Periodicals DS 701 H378. Quarterly 1998-current.
+ INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (World Bank). Step by Step: Corporate Governance Models in China.
MCKINSEY on CHINA. China business trends and issues . Includes Annual China Consumer Report.
US CHINA COMMISSION. Includes Annual Report to Congress. Economic, Trade, Security.
US CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REPORTS. Scroll down to: CHINA / TAIWAN. Analysis and Statistics.
TRADE / INVESTMENT
Top Resources
ASIAN PRIVATE EQUITY 300.. Annual. 1998, 2000 - current. | HG5701 .G853 (Lippincott Reference Desk)
CHINA BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER. US Gov't Export
Portal. Trade Leads, Events and much more.
Select Industry Information for MARKET RESEARCH and COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES
Free registration may be required. China, Hong Kong, Macau. Annual.
CHINA PULSE. Monthly. Current Market Research Reports. Statistics. Management briefings. US Commercial Service in China. | (export.gov/china/chinapulse/).
CHINA VENTURE CAPITAL YEARBOOK. Euromoney Institutional Investor. Available in ISI EMERGING MARKETS.
DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA 2009. HLB, an accounting firms network. Select : Publications. (hlbi.com)
+DOING BUSINESS in CHINA. Annual, 2004 - current. World Bank.
EIU COUNTRY COMMERCE. CHINA. Annual, 1996 - current. Comprehensive. Legal, Regulatory, Investment, Market conditions and 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 and
more.
Highly recommended gateway to in-depth reports from agencies and prominent consulting firms. ( fdi.net/).
+ Dow Jones FACTIVA. From the top tool bar: Select Search. Next select: Search Builder. Search for articles
- 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 (Lippincott Library ST) - Daily stock prices, from 2 years back. Select COMPANIES / MARKETS in tool bar.
WORLD BANK E-LIBRARY. Select: Advanced Search.
Investment Analyst Reports. Company & Industry reports
p>THOMSON ONE. Investment Analyst Reports.
In the column on the left select Screening & Analysis. Click on Research and then Research Search
Tips: Search by Industry or Company Name. Select Report type and date range.
Trade / Investment -- Continued
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 2nd Flr)
China M&A Digest. Weekly. Deloitte LLP. Search on: china m&a digest.
INTERNATIONAL TAX and BUSINESS GUIDE. Deloitte. China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau. | (deloittetaxguides.com/)
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS. China Updates on Taxes, Industry Investment, M and A / Private Equity, Customs, IPOs, Economic Regulations and more. | (pwccn.com/)
SMART CHINA SOURCING. Practical, step-by-step guidelines for US importers by current practitioners. | (smartchinasourcing.com/)
STATISTICS -- Top Resources
ALMANAC OF CHINA'S FINANCE AND BANKING. 2001-current. | HG 3331 C49 (Lippincott Reference Stacks)
CEIC. Macro-economic, Industrial, Population and Financial
time-series data.
CEIC Search Aid.
+ CHINA DATA / STATISTICS. World Bank.
**+CHINA MARKETS YEARBOOK. Industrial statistics, Main companies and wholesalers.lists. Top cities by revenue. (Somewhat comparable to US Census of Industries) | HC426 .C4845 (RD)
** + NATIONAL BUREAU of STATISTICS of CHINA. NBS. Quarterly and monthly updates 2002
- current | stats.gov.cn/english/
Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on the 2009 National Economic and Social
Development Content comparable to US Statistical Abstract, Economic census and National Accounts Statistics. | /tinyurl.com/2ascuf9/
Print: CHINA STATISTICAL YEARBOOK With CD. 1988 - current. | HA 4631 S728 (Lippincott Reference desk, 2nd flr.)
Statistics -- Continued
ASIAN HISTORICAL STATISTICS PROJECT. Hitotsubashi
University.
National Accounts. Peoples's Republic of China,1952-1995.
BANK OF FINLAND. Macroeconomic, Fiscal, Monetary indicators. Annual,
2001 - current .
China Forecast: Bi-Annual. | (suomenpankki.fi/bofit/)
CHINA AGRICULTURAL & ECONOMIC STATISTICS. USDA. Economic Research Bureau. Historical. Some series date back to 1942.
IEA International Energy Admistration. Search on: china. | (iea.org)
** +MACAO CENSUS & STATISTICS SERVICE. | (dsec.gov.mo/)
PRC. Peoples Republic of China Government Resources
** + CHINA .ORG. 2000 - current. Industry Updates, FDI; Real Estate market:
Hong Kong, Macao and Shanghai (and many more useful statistics).
Select Statistics. | china.org.cn
** + CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION. News, Rules, Statistics. | (www.brc.gov.cn/)
** + CHINA COUNCIL FOR PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CCPIT) Select: Biz Tools> for industry market research reports.
** +CHINA INTERNET NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER. China Online Search Market Survey. Statistical Reports on the Internet Development in China. | (cnnic.net.cn/).
** + 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. | (www.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. Shanghai, Shenzhen. | (hkex.com.hk/)
** +The CHINA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROGRAM (Chinese language only) | efchina.org/
** CHINA TOURISM STATISTICS. National Tourist Office. | (cnto.org/)
** + ECONOMY & TRADE. Embassy of the PRC in the US. | (us2.mofcom.gov.cn/)
** + INVEST IN CHINA. Foreign Direct Investment. Inward / Outward. Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) | fdi.gov.cn/
** + 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/).
** +PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA. Monetary policy, currency/stock statistics and much more. Industry / Financial Performance. Some data in Chinese language only. | pbc.gov.cn/english/
** + STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE PRC. Patent search database and regulations. | (sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/)
HONG KONG, TAIWAN
Hong Kong
** + 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. 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)
DOING BUSINESS IN TAIWAN. Annual. World Bank
** + Financial Statistics Monthly Taiwan District. Republic of China. Central Bank of China 1981 - current.
Print: HG 187 T28 F56 | (Lippincott Periodicals)
** REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOV'T ENTRY POINT. | taiwan.gov.tw
** + GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE. TAIWAN. Yearbook, Rules, Regulations, Cinema Industry and more. | (gio.gov.tw/)
** +The REPUBLIC of CHINA YEARBOOK. Comprehensive. 21 chapters.
** + STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 1975,1977- 1984,1986-2008. 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 DEPT. of INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY. White Paper on Taiwan Industrial Technology. Annual, 2007 - current.
** + TAIWAN MINISTRY of ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. Dep't of Investment Services. Daily News, Economic Indicators, Links to Industry Statistics, Case Studies, Business Expenses, Laws. Chinese language only. | (moea.gov.tw/
** + TAIWAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS. Monthly, 2004 - current. Annual, 1996 - current. | (motc.gov.tw/)
** +TAIWAN NATIONAL STATISTICS. Bi-monthly or monthly, 1998 - current. | (stat.gov.tw/)
** + TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE. | twse.com.tw/en/
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 | alibaba.com/
GLOBAL SOURCES. ranked, verified suppliers. (globalsources.com/)
+ MADE-IN-CHINA Search on product, company, sector. | made-in-
china.com
+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/
** + BIZCHINA China Daily Business news.
** + CCTV . China Central Television Network | english.cctv.com/
+ CAIJING. Biweekly, 2004 - current. "Independent" Chinese business journal. | (caijing.hexun.com/)
+ CHINA ACADEMIC JOURNALS A searchable collection
of hundreds of e-journals 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/
+ 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-Home.htm
JOBS IN CHINA. | info.jobchina.net/
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CHINA. Careers With Us. | pwccn.com/
** + XHINUANET. Business news.
+ 21世纪经济报道 (21st Century Economy) Current reports - economy, finance, industry. | 21cbh.com/
** + Beijing Review. Weekly, 2004-current. | bjreview.com.cn/
+ China Times. Taiwan. Daily. | chinatimes.com/
+ 经理世界网 (CEO / CIO) IT focused business news. | ceocio.com.cn/
** + China View / Business | chinaview.cn/business/
+ 财富; (Fortune China) Chinese edition of the US publication. | fortunechina.com/
+ United Daily News. | Taiwan. udn.com.tw/
+ Yazhou Zhaukon | yzzk.com/
** + 参考新闻 《参考新闻》xinhuanet.org请用代理浏览 Highlights of major Chinese Newspapers
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
- STAT-USA US Commercial Service. Country Commercial Guides for US Businesses (Annual) + other useful trade information.
- UN COMTRADE. Import/export data.
