The US Needs A Better Plan For Handling The Rise Of China
Remember when the US used to call on China to step up and be a “responsible stakeholder”?Well, be careful what you wish for.Xi Jinping used the bully pulpit provided by China’s hosting of this year’s...
View ArticleChina's Job-Creating Services Sector Is Picking Up
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services sector grew slightly faster in November, two surveys showed on Wednesday, a welcome respite to a run of underwhelming data but still unlikely to allay concerns...
View ArticleChina Looks Bad, Europe Looks Worse
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy may face another contraction after business activity grew less than expected in November despite heavy discounting, surveys on Wednesday showed, although Asian...
View ArticleChina Revealed How Worried It Really Is About The Economy
Chinese officials have their work cut out for them.Not only are they trying to transform their export-led economy into one driven by domestic consumption and private investment, they’re trying to do so...
View ArticleHere's Why China's Sending Hundreds Of Peacekeepers To Africa
China announced in September that it would send a battalion of seven-hundred infantry soldiers to reinforce the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a heretofore unprecedented move that...
View ArticleChinese Trainmakers To Merge And Form Export Powerhouse
Shanghai (AFP) - China is moving forward with the merger of its two top train makers, state media said Wednesday, with a plan to create a massive group to export high-speed railway technology.State...
View ArticleThe iPhone 6 Plus Will Be Huge In China This Spring (AAPL)
Apple will continue selling the iPhone 6 Plus at a breakneck pace into this spring, according to a recent Barclays note. The iPhone 6 Plus is expected to do particularly well in China for a number of...
View ArticleChina's Top Paper Blames The West For Stoking Extremism In The Middle East
BEIJING (Reuters) - Western countries are stoking extremism in the Middle East with their support for anti-government opposition movements, China's top newspaper said on Thursday, repeating a call for...
View ArticleBest Buy Is Getting Out Of China
The US retailer Best Buy Co Inc. said Thursday it would sell its struggling China business, Five Star, to the domestic real estate firm Zhejiang Jiayuan Group to focus on its North American...
View ArticleChina Just Tested A Mach 10 Missile That Could Dodge US Defenses
China conducted the third flight test of a new hypersonic missile this week as part of its strategic nuclear program and efforts to develop delivery vehicles capable of defeating US countermeasures,...
View ArticleChina Wants To Grow Its Navy To Over 350 Ships By The End Of The Decade
China has plans to grow its navy to 351 ships by 2020 as the Chinese continue to develop their military’s ability to strike global targets, according to a new report.The 2014 US-China Economic and...
View ArticleUS Tech Companies Are Clamoring To Replicate The Success Of This Massively...
I remember pitching Kik to investors in 2009. It was the most frustrating experience.Why do you need chat that’s just on your phone? Why wouldn’t you just use Facebook Messenger? Why not just text?At...
View ArticleThe Sony Hack May Be Unprecedented, But The US Is Still Routinely Getting...
Starting on Nov. 24, Sony Pictures Entertainment was the victim of what Reuters characterized as the most devastating hack ever committed against a major US company. Hackers managed to shut down Sony's...
View ArticleHere's The Latest Airline With An Insanely Fancy Business Class
For its new jets, China Airlines has given its premium business class cabin and its premium economy seating a luxury facelift. The new premium business class features 78-inch long lie-flat seats,...
View ArticleChina Is Rapidly Advancing Its Military And Weapons Systems
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious...
View ArticleCadillac Wants To Sell A Massive 500,000 Cars Per Year By 2020 (GM)
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Co's Cadillac aims to increase its global annual sales to over 500,000 cars by 2020, a senior executive said on Friday.Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen made the...
View ArticleChina’s Taxman Is Going For The Big Guns
China is facing tough economic times— we all know that. Now the tax authority is stepping up their game to try to bring in new revenue, which is down 1.6 percent from last year, The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleChina Is Telling Investors To 'Fear The Market' As Signs Of Irrationality...
The Shanghai stock exchange is surging. It's up by an astonishing 43% in the last six months alone, and Chinese regulators are starting to express concern.So regulators are warning that people should...
View ArticleChina's President Just Proved How Serious He Is
China's Communist Party has expelled former security tsar Zhou Yongkang, the highest-ranking politician to be purged from the party since the days of Mao. The news was released at midnight Chinese...
View ArticleHow To Beat Anyone At Rock-Paper-Scissors, According To A Chinese Mathematician
The question of how to win at rock-paper-scissors has, believe it or not, plagued mathematicians and game theorists for some time.While they previously had devised a theoretical answer to the question,...
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