'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star Zhang Ziyi had her engagement ring...
Zhang Ziyi, the star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," has accepted a marriage proposal delivered to her by drone.At Zhang’s birthday party yesterday, her Chinese rocker boyfriend Wang Feng took her...
View ArticleChinese authorities have executed a businessman who was linked to a former...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities on Monday executed a former mining tycoon connected to the eldest son of retired domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, himself the focus of a high-profile...
View ArticleWatch the CEO of HTC sing the company's new official song
HTC's most senior members of staff have unveiled a new performance of an official company anthem. The song, "We Are One," celebrates the company's long-running brand.A new YouTube video, posted on...
View ArticleA China tech firm denies report that it offered one night with a porn star as...
A report that Chinese IT firm Qihoo 360 offered up a night with a famous porn star as an employee bonus is false, according to an emailed company statement. The rumour started after an employee posted...
View ArticleEconomists are clueless about Chinese trade dynamics
China's trade report this weekend was dismal.Exports dropped 3.3% vs. economists' consensus of a 6.3% increase from last year. That is a 10% miss, demonstrating that the global community of...
View ArticleTop US analyst: We made 5 dangerously wrong assumptions about China
Michael Pillsbury is director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Chinese Strategy and a top defense policy advisor. He worked on China policy and intelligence issues for the White House during...
View ArticleWhy it's virtually impossible for America to help China with its corruption...
China has solicited the help of foreign governments in tracking down and seizing the assets of corrupt Chinese officials, but the extent to which each country can help may be limited by their...
View Article38 places you should visit in China
China is one of the most visited countries in the world, with over 55 million visitors each year.It's a top attraction for its rich history; its incredible monuments, temples, and towers; and its...
View ArticleChina banned smoking meat on the street because of air pollution, but people...
The people of Chongqing, China are smoking meats like bacon and sausage despite there being an official ban on the activity. According to local news reports, authorities in the city joined forces to...
View ArticleFalling prices in China are screaming economic slowdown
Coming after the shock trade data over the weekend which showed a collapse in imports, the release of January CPI and PPI data from China this morning fairly screams slowing economic growth in the...
View ArticleChina is marching into uncharted territory and that should scare you
China's inflation figures just hit a five-year low. Price growth is falling for consumers, and companies producing goods are already recording sharp deflation.Why does it matter? One simple reason:...
View ArticleChinese students were kicked out of Harvard's model UN after flipping out...
Students from the Chinese delegation at the Harvard Model United Nations event in January were kicked out by organizers after they saw Taiwan listed as a country rather than region and demanded it be...
View ArticleChina is expanding its influence in Afghanistan
KABUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has promised to help build a hydroelectric power plant in a violent Afghan border region, as well as road and rail links to Pakistan, in the latest sign it is taking a...
View Article26 photos of Hong Kong's chaotic Kowloon Walled City, once the most crowded...
In a northern section of Hong Kong there once stood one of the most densely populated places on earth.From the 1950s until 1994, over 33,000 people lived and worked in Kowloon Walled City, a massive...
View ArticleAn infrastructure project that's supposed to bring big money to Macau keeps...
The bridge linking Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai might be delayed until 2017 or even later, a top Guangdong official has said.The project, with an estimated total cost of HK$133 billion, has been hit...
View ArticleWhy rice cultures are totally different from wheat cultures
The U.S. has red states and blue states.China has rice provinces and wheat provinces, and the profound differences between them provide evidence of how cultural assumptions arise.According to...
View Article5 reasons for why Tesla is struggling in China — and Elon Musk is ready to...
Tesla got crushed on Wednesday, partially due to Elon Musk breaking the news that Tesla sales in China were "unexpectedly weak" in the fourth quarter. Echoing Musk's explanation, Tesla communications...
View ArticleMost US companies in China say they feel targeted by authorities there
Beijing (AFP) - Most US firms in China feel "targeted" by authorities, a survey said Wednesday, as the government embarks on a series of high-profile investigations into foreign businesses.An American...
View ArticleChinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the US this year
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, China said on Wednesday, after both countries' leaders laid out possible...
View ArticleChina's central bank has been the source of more deflation than inflation
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been a major source of global liquidity which is causing deflation rather than inflation. Consider the following:(1) Chinese bank loans rose 13.6% y/y last year....
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