Here's What The Mural On The Outside Of Apple's New Store In China Means
Over at Apple's Chinese website, there's a new video that shows a mural on the outside of the company's new store in Hangzhou. Mac Rumors reports that the store in West Lake, Hangzhou, is set to open...
View ArticleChina And Pakistan Are Geopolitical Friends
The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics. By Andrew Small. C. Hurst & Co; $45.When China sent swift condolences to Pakistan after the slaughter of over 130 schoolchildren in a terror attack...
View ArticleHere Are Some Of The Many Chinese Elites Who Use Offshore Tax Havens
While Chinese officials aren’t required to disclose their assets publicly, citizens have remained largely in the dark about the parallel economy that can allow the powerful and well-connected to avoid...
View ArticleApple Will Announce It Has Sold More iPhones In China Than In The US (AAPL)
Apple will announce this week that it sold more iPhones in China than in the US for the first time last year, the Financial Times reports.This would confirm an earlier analyst note from UBS' Steven...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Will Power Chinese Freight Trains In South Africa
Rolls-Royce is to power freight trains in South Africa as part of one the biggest ever infrastructure projects in the country.Rolls has agreed a $112 million to deal to build 232 engines for Chinese...
View ArticleThe World's Longest Railway Is Stalled In Madrid
The world's longest train route spans more than 8,000 miles, crosses through eight countries, and is long enough to stretch from Florida to Washington state 3 times.The China-Europe Block Train begins...
View ArticleApple's New Retail Boss Has A Big Plan For Apple Stores In China (AAPL)
Angela Ahrendts, the former Burberry CEO that took over as Apple's senior vice president of retail and online sales last May, is eager to expand Apple's retail presence in China.Ahrendts has been...
View ArticleChina Isn't Taking Obama's Trip To India Well
President Obama traveled to India over the weekend for the second time in his presidency, and now China is starting to feel left out.Chinese state media had a couple of things to say about the trip,...
View ArticleChina Is Shutting Out Western Thinking
China is setting up an entirely new, mandatory way to look at the world in yet another sign that as its economy grows, the country is closing itself off from the West in a significant way.Directives on...
View ArticleThousands Of Devoted Fans Camped Out For The Opening Of Apple's Newest Store...
Apple is making a major push in China. According to recent estimates by UBS, China is becoming one of the company's largest markets for iPhones.The company's ultimate goal is to have 40 stores...
View ArticleApple Has Revealed Another Mural For A New Store In China (APPL)
Apple has commissioned another colorful mural in China. It's for a new retail outlet in Chongquing, set to open at the end of January, 9to5mac reports. The artwork covers a cylindrical entrance to the...
View ArticleApple Supplier Foxconn Is Downsizing Its Workforce
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, will cut its massive workforce, the company told Reuters, as the Apple Inc supplier...
View ArticleChinese Police And Officials Punished After Dining On Giant, Endangered...
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when journalists photographed the luxury banquet, according to media reports Tuesday on the...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Brands In China
China's tech giants Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat state firms for the first time to become the country's most valuable brands in 2015, a report published on Tuesday...
View ArticleApple's Biggest Rival In China Sold Out Its New Phone In Just 3 Minutes
The launch of the rising Chinese technology giant Xiaomi's latest cellphone has been a resounding success, Android Central reports, with the Mi Note selling out just three minutes after it went on sale...
View ArticleIndia Is About To Bump China As The World's Most Exciting Emerging-Market...
Growth roles have reversed among the world's two most exciting emerging markets.Here's the latest chart from Deutsche Bank economist Torsten Sløk. It shows growth forecasts for India increasing as...
View ArticleThe Global Slowdown Is Making Asia's Debt Mountain Even Worse
Morgan Stanley just came out with a fresh chartbook looking through Asia's debt situation again. It's safe to say that it's still looking grim.While all eyes are on Europe, falling inflation (and the...
View ArticleChina Has Escalated Internet Censorship To A New Level
China has long been locked in a struggle to censor the Internet, but recent actions have show the government is taking its efforts to a whole new level.Using a virtual private networks (VPN) is a...
View ArticlePhotos Show China Military Buildup Near Disputed Senkaku Islands
Recent satellite photos of an island off the coast of China confirm Beijing’s buildup of military forces within attack range of Japan’s Senkaku islands.Construction of a helicopter base on Nanji Island...
View ArticleChina Is Moving Closer To A Market-Based IPO System
The mainland's securities regulator is considering handing over the power of approving initial public offering applications to the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges this year.Two sources close to...
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