China's Premier Just Promised No Economic Crisis And No 'Hard Landing'
China premier Li Keqiang just promised that his country will not enter an economic crisis even as he admitted that the pace of economic growth there is slowing."Regional or systemic crisis will not...
View ArticleThe US And China Are Locked In A Popularity Contest
The US and China are no stranger to competition. The two countries are the first and second largest economies in the world and the first and third largest militaries.Globally, however, people —...
View ArticleThe World's High Rollers Are Abandoning Macau — Here's Where They're Going
As China's gambling revenue falters, the high rollers that account for 60% of Macau's revenue are taking their bets elsewhere.As they retreat from Macau, junket operators are directing their efforts to...
View ArticleThe iPhone 6 Plus Is Surging In China (AAPL)
Apple may have the iPhone 6 Plus to thank when it announces earnings next week.The phablet-sized handset is surging in China, according to data from AppLovin, a mobile marketing company that tracks...
View ArticleHere's How A 2000-Year-Old Chinese Art Can Make You More Productive
When Anthony Minko was designing his new office in Brooklyn, the estate planning attorney knew that it needed to feel calm and supportive. After all, a place where people talked about what will happen...
View ArticleChinese Tourists Are Flooding Into The US Thanks To A New Visa Rule
In 2014, 72.2 million international visitors came to the US, according to US Travel Association, and that number is expected to hit 88.3 million in four years.A huge portion of that growth will come...
View ArticleA Mexican Executive And A Chinese Worker Totally Misread Each Other In This...
INSEAD professor Erin Meyer discusses in "The Culture Map"how some cultures speak in more explicit and "low-context" terms while other speak in more implicit and "high-context" terms.Toward the...
View ArticleWhy The China Pessimists Will Be Proved Wrong
China’s 7.4% growth in GDP is the weakest full-year growth rate in more than two decades, and the government’s official growth target last year is missed. But don’t expect an overreaction from the...
View ArticleHere's The Ridiculous Loot That's Been Found With Corrupt Chinese Officials
China President Xi Jinping is two years into his unprecedented fight to eliminate the corruption that permeates the Communist Party in China. Since assuming office in early 2013, Xi has vowed to "hunt...
View ArticleA State-Run Chinese Newspaper Faked An Op-Ed Under An American Journalist's Name
In early January, New Yorker writer Peter Hessler sat down with a reporter from China Daily for an interview.Weeks later, an editorial appeared in the publication bearing his name — but he didn't write...
View ArticleMacau's Economy Beat Every Other City's In The World In 2014
Macau, the Chinese territory known for casino gambling, outperformed the rest of the world's major cities economically last year, according to a report out Thursday.Cities in the developing world,...
View ArticleThis Guy Started A Fund That Raised $750 Million To Target China's Internet...
Richard Ji, whose little-known fund was the biggest investor in leading Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc's $1.1 billion fundraising last month, is a numbers man looking to spot 'category killers' -...
View ArticleChina's Flash PMI Beats
Almost good news out of China with the release of the HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI which beat expectations of 49.5 with a print of 49.8. However the index still lingers in the contraction zone...
View ArticleChinese Stocks Just Reversed All Of Monday's Epic Collapse
Shanghai stocks collapsed by 7.7% on Monday, as the government cracked down on major brokers offering leverage to their clients. It was the biggest one-day drop in Chinese equities since 2008, and for...
View ArticleApple Agrees To Let The Chinese Government Inspect iPhones Over Security Fears
Apple has agreed to let the Chinese government inspect iPhones, Macs, and iPads over fears of backdoor government surveillance, IT World reports.Apple has always vehemently denied giving the US...
View ArticleAlibaba CEO Jack Ma Isn't Worried About China's Slowdown
Jack Ma, executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, isn't worried about slowing Chinese economic growth, he told a meeting of business and political leaders in Davos,...
View ArticleIf You're Doing Business In China, Here's Where You'll Find Most Corruption
Despite China President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, there's still a considerable amount of corruption in the country's business sector. Bribes still grease the wheels.According to a report...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson Is Taking Sands Macau Into His Own Hands
Las Vegas Sands founder Sheldon Adelson is taking over the Sands China CEO position, the company announced Friday. According to Bloomberg, Adelson will be appointed on March 6, with Las Vegas Sands COO...
View ArticleHere's Why It Was So Shocking That Chinese General Xu Caihou Was Busted For...
Before being charged with corruption and graft in June, retired General Xu Caihou was one of the major figures of Chinese politics. But President Xi Jinping's has pledged to capture both "tigers and...
View ArticleInside China's Mission Hills Golf Club, The Largest Golf Resort In The World
China has a complicated relationship with golf. The sport was banned under Mao in the 1940s through the ‘80s for being a millionaires’ hobby. It wasn’t until 1984 that the first golf course in China...
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