They've made a documentary about Jon Huntsman's time in China
When former Utah governor Jon Huntsman was appointed United States Ambassador to China, the charming career politician arrived at his new post with his entire family—including his adopted Chinese...
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Nearly half the drones approved to fly in US airspace are from this Chinese...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology has established a strong early lead in the U.S. commercial market as companies turn to its inexpensive, light-weight flying devices for a...
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Germany's finance minister is worried about China's debt and shadow banking
Should we concerned about growing debt levels around the world?Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany’s finance minister, certainly seems to thinks so, stating overnight that “debt levels in the global economy...
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Here's the top five most popular wearable devices in China
Almost 50 million wearable devices will be shipped worldwide in 2015, according to a forecast by the International Data Corporation, up from 19.6 million units in 2014. In the past 12 months, major...
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Philippines says the South China Sea dispute could affect global trade
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea was of concern for the world because global trade will be hit by China's...
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Chinese automakers have figured out how to battle their foreign rivals in the...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two years ago, just one Chinese SUV ranked among the country's top-10. In the first three months of this year, that number jumped to eight — a sign that Chinese automakers may have...
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Chinese stocks are getting destroyed
There's a major sell-off going on in China right now.Chinese stock market futures are down by more than 5% following news that regulators are tightening the screws on traders."The China Securities...
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Coke is buying a $400 million foothold in China's fast-growing 'multi-grain...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co has agreed to buy the beverage business of China Culiangwang Beverages Holdings Ltd for $400.5 million including debt, to get a foothold in the fast growing...
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71-year-old Chinese journalist sentenced to prison for leaking documents...
BEIJING (AP) — A Beijing court sentenced a veteran Chinese journalist to seven years in prison Friday on charges of leaking a document detailing the Communist Party leadership's resolve to aggressively...
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Deutsche Bank compares the Chinese economy to a pubescent teenager (MCHI)
China released some ugly economic data this week.GDP expanded 7% year-on-year, below the 7.3% pace of Q4 2014 and in line with expectations. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, this was even weaker, rising...
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What's stopping Apple Pay from taking off in China
China is a great market for Apple. In fiscal Q1 2015, the company reported $16.1 billion in revenue from the greater China region (which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan), up 70% year over year.And...
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This chart shows why China thinks it can take over the South China Sea...
China might have plenty of reasons to be confident about its expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea, according to a recent US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) report that lays out China's...
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China wants to reassure the world about its upcoming big bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — China's proposed infrastructure bank for Asia is intended to complement, not replace, existing lenders dominated by the U.S. and Japan, a senior Chinese official said Friday.Vice...
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Russian cyber attackers used these 2 flaws to hack diplomatic targets in the US
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A widely reported Russian cyber-spying campaign against diplomatic targets in the United States and elsewhere has been using two previously unknown flaws in software to...
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China's got bad news for the world's coal exporters
Most of the inputs into China’s economic model these days involve subtraction – slower economic growth, lower demand for commodities, a reduced focus on exports.But look closely, and there are still...
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Finance officials are warning of big risks tied to the global economic recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance officials said Saturday they see a number of threats on the horizon for a global economy still clawing back from the deepest recession in seven decades, and a potential...
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China just made a move to stimulate growth
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months, adding more liquidity to the world's...
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China's rapid economic slowdown is probably even worse than the government...
China's latest growth figures are out, and they're not good — growth of 7% from this time last year is the slowest in six years.Industrial production, retail sales, and investment all missed their...
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Foreign automakers are doubling down on their China bets despite a big...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Foreign automakers continue to plough money into factories in China, the world's largest car market, even as the biggest economic slowdown in a quarter of a century crimps sales...
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Watch China build a set of completely new islands in a few weeks
Here's a new way to exert influence on a disputed territory: Build your own islands on it.Since January, China has been dragging huge scoops of sand from around a reef in the South China Sea and piling...
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