All Eyes Will Be On China This Week
LONDON (Reuters) - China's economy, the second largest in the world, gets a spot check this week with a barrage of data due that should indicate how successful Beijing has been in supporting growth.It...
View ArticleChina's Official Military Newspaper Says The Army Isn't Ready To Win A War
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Weaknesses in China's military training pose a threat to the country's ability to fight and win a war, China's official military newspaper said on Sunday.China's military authority...
View ArticleTent Cities Have Sprouted Up In Hong Kong Protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying vowed on Sunday to stay in office, warning students demanding his resignation that their pro-democracy movement was out of...
View ArticleXiaomi Is The Most Successful Tech Company That Most People Have Never Heard Of
Few business leaders earn regular comparisons to Steve Jobs. Even fewer earn those comparisons often enough to get sick of them. Lei Jun is getting there. At 44, Lei is the billionaire CEO, founder,...
View ArticleThe Global Sell-Off Continues
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Dubai stocks crashed and Asian stocks got off to shaky start on Monday in step with a steep decline on Wall Street as worries about global economic growth sapped confidence, keeping...
View ArticleChina Exports Blow Through Expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports rose more than expected in September while imports unexpectedly improved, data showed on Monday, bringing the trade surplus to $31 billion.Exports rose 15.3 percent...
View ArticleChina's Crackdown On On Moderate Voices Has Reached A New Level
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has detained a prominent scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng flee to the United States two years ago and has banned books by eight writers in an escalating...
View ArticlePollution In China Just Reached A Startling Milestone
China is known for having some of the world’s worst air pollution, but air quality in the country recently hit a new high at 20 times greater than the safety limit for human health.The Guardian reports...
View ArticleChinese Property Company Crashes After Chairman Is Detained
Shares of Chinese property Agile Property Holdings fell more than 17% on Monday after trading in the shares re-opened after the company canceled a proposed $350 million share offering. Trading in the...
View ArticleBeijing-Based LeTV Invests $200 Million To Expand Into Hollywood
According to information gathered by Tencent Tech reporter Fan Xiaodong on October 8th, Le Vision Pictures will use a strategic $200 million fund to set up a North American subsidiary in the near...
View ArticleGovernment To Investigate Chinese Firm's $2 Billion Purchase Of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerned about potential security risks, the U.S. government is taking a close look at last week's sale of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company.U.S....
View ArticleChina Military-Linked Firm Eyes Quick Approval Of Drug To Cure Ebola
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese drugmaker with close military ties is seeking fast-track approval for a drug that it says can cure Ebola, as China joins the race to help treat a deadly outbreak of a...
View ArticleChina's Alarming Military Buildup Is Shifting The Balance Of Power In Asia
China’s decades-long buildup of strategic and conventional military forces is shifting the balance of power in Asia in Beijing’s favor and increasing the risk of a conflict, according to a forthcoming...
View ArticleThe Number Of China's Millionaires Could Double In Just Five Years
China's economy is fueling a wealth boom.According to Credit Suisse's 2014 Global Wealth Report, the number of millionaires in China could grow from 1.18 million this year to 2.29 million people in...
View ArticleChina Is Not Impressed With The Xbox One
The Xbox One has been on sale in China for two weeks now, and Xbox is showing a lot of enthusiasm for this overseas development. But a variety of signs indicate that retailers could still be holding a...
View Article'LEAGUE OF LEGENDS' FINALS: Meet The Kids Facing Off In The Biggest Sporting...
"League of Legends" is one of the most popular e-sports games in the world right now, boasting a staggering 67 million active monthly players, according to a recent article in The New York Times. The...
View ArticleSORRELL: People In The West Need To Start Paying Attention To The Fact That...
Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world's biggest advertising network, WPP, has a warning for technology and media companies: "watch out, the Chinese are coming."Speaking at the IAB UK's...
View ArticleBBC Condemns China's 'Deliberate Censorship' Of Its Website
BBC released a statement Wednesday morning firing back at the Chinese government for reportedly blocking the British news company's website in China."The BBC strongly condemns any attempts to restrict...
View ArticleA Top Japanese General Says The US Needs To Be Ready To Confront Chinese...
In stark contrast to White House policy, a top Japanese general on Tuesday said the US military rebalance of forces to the Pacific should confront Chinese aggression in the region.Japanese Gen....
View ArticleA Violent Land Riot Has Left Eight Dead In China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Eight people have died in a clash between construction workers and villagers in southwestern China over a land dispute, the government and Chinese media said on Wednesday, in the...
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