Financial contagion from Europe could quickly turn conditions in China and America from disappointingly soft to dangerously recessionary.
The New York Times has an article on changing labor conditions in China that is worth reading.
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The Commission attributed the slowdown to lower global demand, higher material costs, a volatile financial market and tight credit conditions in China.
Messrs Prestowitz and Johnson believe some form of numerical targets should be considered among the conditions for China's accession to the World Trade Organisation.
Also pressuring the market are expectations that funding conditions in China's short-term money market will get tighter toward the end of the year, when demand for cash typically surges for gift purchases and bonus payment, analysts said.
However, Sina claims to have witnessed weaker conditions since September 2012 as advertisers cut back their marketing activities on account of weaker macroeconomic conditions in China as well as a lack of any comparable media events that occurred in Q3 2012.
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But compared to working conditions elsewhere in China they do seem to be good, if not better than almost all of the alternatives.
Beijing has launched a firework safety index during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays that advises against setting off fireworks and firecrackers in poor weather conditions, China Daily reports.
In terms of emerging markets a number of companies appear to see improving conditions, especially in China, and believe this trend will continue in 2013.
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Melek pointed to platinum and palladium as the top-performing metals, particularly if conditions stabilize in Europe and China stimulates its economy.
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But in an economy growing nearly 10%, where only China is a close benchmark, the conditions seem more suited to a Formula One fast blast.
China is an extremely complex market with diverse conditions.
Suitable jobs and working conditions will need to be provided in China for them to return and be motivated by the opportunities in China.
The deal with Wanxiang Group, one of the largest auto components makers in China, is still preliminary and subject to numerous conditions, including approval by the Chinese government.
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Hongbin Qu, chief economist for China at HSBC, said the improvement in factory conditions suggests earlier easing measures from Beijing have started to work and should ease concerns of a sharp growth slowdown.
The World Bank said China faces the risk of an even deeper downturn if conditions in its key export markets worsen.
Chinese companies have a great potential to export to countries like Kenya and Tanzania where the per capita incomes, operating conditions and emission standards are closer to those in China than they are to those in more developed countries.
Gou has endorsed the growing use of robots by arguing that they can free employees from repetitive and boring work, and some are specifically designed to operate in dangerous or special environments where conditions could pose a risk to human health, China Daily reported.
Although Acer maintained growth in PC shipments, the Q2 consolidated revenue declined over Q1 due to the worldwide total PC market downturn from Q1 to Q2, and unfavorable economic conditions in Europe, the U.S., China and Asia Pacific that resulted in weaker consumer demand.
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In the less developed markets of the world, the cost perspectives, living and operating conditions and emissions regulations are closer to where they are in China than they are in the United States, Germany or Japan.
Shares in the People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) were 8% higher on the firm's debut in Hong Kong despite the tough market conditions.
In contrast, we expect market conditions for NAND to improve in the lead-up to the National Day and Black Friday holidays in China and the U.S., respectively.
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