If you want to invest in China, Sino-Forest appears (or appeared) to be among your best bets.
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And investors need to believe it is safe to invest in China again.
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Japanese corporate taxes have been part of the pressure that has compelled Japanese firms to invest in China or elsewhere, instead of at home.
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However, exports and foreign direct investment are dependent on the health of other economies, and the willingness and ability of companies in other countries to invest in China.
Global investors would like to invest more in China, and they are now finding themselves in competition with an ever-increasing number of local investors that know the landscape and have substantial funds to invest.
Commodity funds are also seen by some as a way to invest by proxy in China's rapid growth.
Ng, who is now an Asia-based managing director of Silicon Valley's Granite Global Ventures, says the venture capital firm expects to invest more money in China in the next few years.
Every day we read of major U.S. companies borrowing cheaply in the U.S., as intended by the stimulus efforts, but then free to invest that capital in China and other Asian nations.
The firm, which provides research to 12, 000 financial advisers, argues that these bonds offer a way to invest in countries like China and Brazil while taking on less risk than with stocks.
In short, U.S. businesses expect to invest a little less in China this year.
Several of these firms are based in the British Virgin Islands or other offshore tax havens and plan to invest primarily in places like China or the Russian Federation.
As one of the largest growers of potatoes in China, PepsiCo also plans to invest in agricultural development.
Sudan, to the north, has shrugged off Western threats and sanctions over the continuing atrocities in Darfur, thanks in large part to China's readiness to invest in Sudanese oilfields and buy their output.
Liquin said during an investment forum in Moscow run by VTB Capital that China was looking to invest less in U.S. debt because of the lower return.
American companies and U.S. Investors are flocking to do business in and invest in China.
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So look to China to invest in Zimbabwe and even places like Cuba.
Fok decided to invest, and in 2000 Hutchison China Meditech was born.
The best time to invest in private Internet companies in China will be after the next crash when no credit or outside capital will be available.
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In "Liquid Stocks", Summit Global Management's John Dickerson discussed opportunities to invest in water companies that were helping build water systems in China and other developing nations.
Now, with Android's growth in China and with more Chinese companies looking to advertise online, Google's decision to reverse course and invest more in China is a "pragmatic" one, said Mr. Alegre.
In another survey, which asked Japanese firms to rate which countries they regarded as the best places to invest in the next three years, the proportion opting for China dropped from 91% in 2004 to 77% last year, while the appeal of Vietnam and India rose substantially (see chart).
As a category, alternative investments ranging from direct investments by foreign corporations in Chinese joint ventures and wholly owned facilities, to investments by private equity firms in all sectors of the economy will continue to be the best way to invest large amounts of capital in China.
The new owners promised to invest in Siwei and expand distribution in China and overseas.
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Meanwhile China continues to invest in mines in North Korea and a potentially valuable docking facility in Rajin-Sonbong that gives it its first access to the Sea of Japan.
It also gives China an incentive to invest in Brazil's infrastructure, opening bottlenecks that hinder growth.
There is a shadow banking system in China where municipal governments set up various types of investment vehicles to invest in local companies.
Understand that, and you understand why China is so keen to invest in North American energy production to keep the taps open.
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China's willingness to invest in Morgan Stanley was seen as a vote of confidence on Wall Street and the firm's shares rose 4% in Wednesday trading.
With rising Asian neighbours like China and Vietnam keen to invest in Cambodia, and Western ones like America and France keen to maintain their presence, Mr Hun Sen can cheerfully play them off against each other, while collecting goodies from all.
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