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The Daughter Of China's Richest Man Can't Snag A Boyfriend
Zong Qinghou, the chairman of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co, is by most estimates the richest man in China and has a particularly inspiring rags-to-riches story— even today Zong, said to be worth $21.6...
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Don't Believe The Hype About China's 2013 Rebound
I took a bit of a blogging break for the holidays, so this is a catch-up post.Just before Christmas I appeared on another edition of Sinica Podcast, this one focused on the looming clash between the...
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Chinese Journalists Used A Story About Porridge To Give The Middle Finger To...
Following the censorship of an article in the Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, China, and the subsequent protests by journalists, China's press is battling against the censors in a way that is...
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Why A Luxury Chinese Watchmaker Has Only Sold Two $273,000 Watches In Three...
Talk about lost opportunity.China has one of the fastest growing luxury markets in the world, but upscale Chinese brands can’t seem to get a foothold. Tianjin-based watchmaker Seagull, for example, has...
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What To Expect From The Upcoming Chinese Inflation Report
Chinese inflation data for December will be out 8:30 p.m. ET. Analysts polled by Bloomberg are looking for consumer prices to rise 2.3 percent year-over-year (YoY), from 2 percent in November.They also...
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China's Economic Rebound Is Showing Up In Markets All Over The World
An unexpected rise in China's trade surplus announced today had a material impact on global markets. The increase in trade activity shows that China's economy may be picking up steam faster than...
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China Hits A Demographic Turning Point
Two good charts from Morgan Stanley show the demographic challenge facing China, which is on the verge of a turnaround, whereby its dependency ratio (which relates to the number of young people taking...
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China's One-Child Policy Creates Risk-Averse 'Little Emperors' [STUDY]
China's one-child policy has created a generation that is less trusting, more risk-averse and perhaps less likely to become entrepreneurs, according to new Australian research.Published in the journal...
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Apple CEO Says China Will Be A Bigger Market Than US
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said China will overtake the U.S. to become its largest market, as the iPhone-maker adds more stores and considers debuting new...
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Mysterious Structures Shown In Chinese Desert By Google Earth Stump Former...
Do you know what is being shown in the above image? If so, you may be doing better than an ex-CIA analyst renowned for the analysis he does by satellite images.Last month Allen Thomson discovered a...
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Benford's Law Raises New Doubts About Chinese Economic Data
Many have already questioned the reliability of Chinese economic data. Now, Benford's Law, a 1930's mathematical tool named after former GE physicist Frank Benford, has been used to raise new concerns...
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Protesting Chinese Celebrities Get Ominous Invitations To 'Drink Tea' With...
A number of Chinese celebrities and prominent people who came out in support of an ongoing censorship protest have reportedly been invited to "drink tea" with local authorities, according to media...
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An American Explains How Working In China Made Him A Better Entrepreneur
Starting a business is hard enough, but bringing a franchise to a foreign land — where languages, customs, laws and standard practices are completely different — poses a whole new set of...
View ArticleChina's Auto Growth Comes To A Screeching Halt
The theory about the success of large global car manufacturers has been that as they lose sales ground in Europe, China should more than make up for the drop. The U.S. market has been strong enough to...
View ArticleWhy Chinese Leaders Are All Reading Alexis de Tocqueville
A surprising number of people in China have been writing and talking about “revolution”. First came word, in November, that China’s new leaders have been advising their colleagues to read Alexis de...
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GOLDMAN, UBS: The Spike In China's Exports Doesn't Make Sense
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- China’s unexpected surge in exports last month renewed concern from analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., UBS AG and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. that...
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Beijing Residents Scramble For Face Masks As Air Pollution Spikes To...
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday following a weekend of off-the charts pollution in China's smoggy capital, the worst since the...
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Markets Are Higher After An Extraordinary Day In Shanghai
Markets are modestly higher to start the week.The US is gaining modestly.Italy is up 0.7%.France is up 0.3%.Germany is up 0.3%The big story? A HUGE gain in China. The Shanghai Composite gained over...
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Here's Why The Shanghai Market Went Ballistic Today
As we mentioned earlier, Chinese shares had a monster day, rallying over 3%.What happened?Basically a regulator talked about a allowing tons more investment in the domestic market.Hong Kong newspaper...
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North Korea 'Preparing New Nuclear Test'
North Korea vowed on Monday to strengthen its defences amid concerns the country may conduct a nuclear test as a follow-up to last month's long-range rocket launch.Citing US hostility, Pyongyang's...
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