Shanghai Daily: Business

• Advertising growth to slow down
  Global advertising spending growth is expected to slow to 3.8 percent in 2019, to US$625 billion, amid a relatively benign economic environment and a broad-based recovery, according to Dentsu Aegis Network’s
• Creative China the biggest exporter of ideas, arts
  China is now the world’s biggest single exporter and importer of creative goods and services, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development said yesterday.
• VW, Ford join forces as world carmakers struggle
  Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co yesterday set an alliance on commercial vans and pickups and said they were exploring expanding into joint development of electric and self-driving technology, actions meant
• New yuan loans soar 50% in December
  China’s new yuan-denominated loans stood at 1.08 trillion yuan (US$160 billion) in December, up 499.5 billion yuan year on year, central bank data showed yesterday.
• Hey, look at me! Live streaming takes on commercial aspects
  For Beijing native Qu Baojian, live streaming online became an adjunct to his hobby of breeding plants.