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The Xbox One Will Be The First Mainstream Gaming Console Sold In China In 14...
The Xbox One is officially coming to China in September.Re/code reported the news first.Microsoft will officially make the announcement on its Xbox blog Tuesday evening.This is a big deal because it...
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European Companies Are Supplying China With Billions In Weapons And Military...
As China boosts its military spending, rattling neighbours over territorial disputes at sea, an AFP investigation shows that European countries have approved billions in transfers of weapons and...
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China May Overtake America As The World's Largest Economy By The End Of 2014
China may overtake America as the world biggest economy earlier than expected, by the end of this year, rather than by 2019.New data from the International Comparison Programme, a UN statistical...
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High School Student Gets Into College With His Inspiring Essay About Ramen
Newsflash: Your college essay on how summer camp was your first taste of independence or why volunteering made you a better person did not make you a snowflake.An essay on your unapologetic love for...
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Here's Why China Is About To Become The World's Biggest Economy — Even Though...
For as long as we can remember, economists have tried to project a time when China would overtake the U.S. to be the world's largest economy.In 2012, the OECD projected that Chinese GDP would overtake...
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Even If China Becomes The Biggest Economy, The US Will Still Be The World's...
The US economy has been the world largest since 1872 when it overtook the UK’s. A heckuva run, no doubt. But that may end this year, according to the Financial Times:The US is on the brink of losing...
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Chinese Manufacturing PMI Rises Less Than Expected
China’s official PMI number is out. Manufacturing expanded to 50.4 in April. This came in just shy of expectations for 50.5, but is up from 50.3 the previous month. A reading below 50 indicates...
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Time For Another Mini-Stimulus In China...
Last night, Chinese PMI rose from 50.3 to 50.4, representing a smaller-than-expected rebound in the country's manufacturing sector.Ting Lu, a China economist at Bank of America, writes:We maintain the...
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29 Hong Kong Investment Banks Blew A $6 Billion IPO And They're All Blaming...
Imagine you're a company and you want to go public. If you're going to hit the market, you hire some banks to make sure that from the get-go there are buyers prepared to pick up the stock you're...
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In China, Online Shopping Is Now More Popular Than Social Networking [CHART]
Online shopping is one of the fastest-growing Web activities in China, with nearly half of Internet users in the country now shopping online. Roughly 618 million people in China used the Internet last...
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This Insane 'Dragon Bike' Was Made For A Chinese Client Using 3D Printing
To celebrate the opening of its Beijing showroom, the crew at custom motorcycle maker Orange County Choppers built an amazing, dragon-themed chopper for one its Chinese clients. Featured in the an...
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A Chinese Mathematician Figured Out How To Beat Anyone At Rock-Paper-Scissors
The question of how to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors has, believe it or not, plagued mathematicians and game theorists for quite some time. While they previously had devised a theoretical answer to the...
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11 Surreal Photos From A Pagan Festival In Rural China
In January or February every year, much of the Asian world celebrates the Chinese New Year. That important holiday comes with regional traditions, including the elaborate pagan She Huo festival,...
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Leaked Recordings From Top Chinese Real Estate Developer Sound Pretty Bearish
China bears have long argued that China's property market bubble was waiting to pop. Other's have looked at ghost cities and argued it isn't a singular bubble, but mini bubbles in various cities.Now,...
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7 Big Problems China Still Faces As The World's Largest Economy
China may have topped the U.S. as the world’s largest economy, at least according to the World Bank, but how does that help the country? Here are 7 problems China faces that its top ranking will not...
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Here's The Chinese Businessman Who Wants To Build A $50 Billion Canal Across...
Wang Jing, the enigmatic businessman behind Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, shrugs off scepticism about how a little-known entrepreneur can be driving a huge transcontinental project,...
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Why Japan's Smaller Military Could Hold Its Own Against China
China's soaring military spending — up 12.3% this year — and aggressive gestures in the region could be setting the scene for major conflict. With various countries feuding over Pacific territory,...
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CHART OF THE DAY: Who Is Winning The Smartphone Market Share War In China?
This chart comes from Statista, based on data by Hong Kong based research firm Counterpoint. It shows market share for smartphone sellers in China. As you can see, Samsung is currently the biggest, and...
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Beijing Can't Afford To Let The Yuan Keep Tumbling
The question of whether the yuan could challenge the dollar as the world’s dominant reserve currency is not exactly a new one. China’s emergence as the world’s largest trading nation, coupled with...
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There Are 6 Things That Could Trigger A Property Market Crash In China
Talk of a Chinese property bubble is back in the headlines. Recently, leaked recordings showed that Mao Daqing, vice chairman of Vanke Group, made some bearish comments on the property sector.The...
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