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China's 'A-Quality Women' Are Getting Left Behind
The sad, strange phenomenon of China's so-called "leftover women"— women criticized for being unmarried over the age of 27— has left many around the world scratching their heads.Perhaps the saddest...
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Urbanization Won't Save The Chinese Economy
In nearly every public speech since the leadership handover, Li Keqiang, who will take over as premier in March, has spoke about the importance of urbanization as a new growth engine.Societe Generale's...
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China Burns Almost As Much Coal As The Rest Of The World Combined
China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.The country's appetite for the carbon-intensive fuel rose by 9% in 2011, to 3.8bn tonnes, meaning it now accounts for 47% of...
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China's 'Blackest Day' Is Still In The Future
The “Blackest Day,” is how The Economist called January 12 when the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Beijing rose to a record 755. It was “Beyond index” on a scale where the worst level, “Hazardous,” ranges...
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A Day Of Reckoning Looms For Chinese Agriculture
Changing climate conditions, higher demand in Asia, and inefficient agricultural practices are likely to cause demand-supply imbalances for agricultural commodities.For China which has extremely...
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China Burns Almost As Much Coal As The Rest Of The World Combined
Coal consumption in China grew over 9 percent in 2011, rising for the 12th straight year, according to the EIA."China now accounts for 47% of global coal consumption—almost as much as the entire rest...
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China's Thirst For 'Himalayan Viagra' Could Be Causing An Ecological Disaster
New research suggests that a growing thirst for a so-called 'Himalayan Viagra' amongst China's upper classes could be causing an ecological disaster.The traditional medicine, known more often as...
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A Beautiful Tour Of Smog-Filled Beijing
Beijing's smog problem doesn't seem to be going anywhere soon, with flights cancelled and factories shut as the air quality hits "hazardous" levels.So what is it like to tour the city right now? A...
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The Chinese Stock Market Is Closing In On Its 'Golden Cross'
After a rocky 2012, the Shanghai Composite (China's main stock market index) has been making a big move up.In fact, it's moving up so quickly that the 50-day moving average is about to be higher than...
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China’s stock market was a roller coaster in 2012, and those investors with a weak stomach for unpredictability probably found the ride unpleasant. It’s true that by many measures last year’s weak...
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Chinese Hackers Have Targeted The New York Times Over Wen Jiabao Investigation
The New York Times has claimed that Chinese hackers have "persistently" attacked its computers over the past four months following the an investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao's family's fortune.The...
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The Senkaku Islands Dispute Is Forcing Japan To Rethink How It Trades With...
The escalating dispute between China and Japan over an archipelago of rocky islets known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan has curbed Japanese exports into China, forcing Tokyo to fast-track...
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Top Tech Exec Has Awkward Entanglements In Iran
A Hong Kong-based firm that attempted to sell embargoed Hewlett-Packard computer equipment to Iran's largest mobile-phone operator has much closer ties to China's Huawei Technologies than was...
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The Two Most Important Chinese Economic Reports Are Just Hours Away...
Tonight we get the official and HSBC January PMI numbers for China that will offer insight into how the economy is doing.The official number is out at 8 p.m. ET, and analysts polled by Bloomberg are...
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The 10 Hottest Brands In China
China's growth rate might be slowing, but its army of middle class consumers in only getting bigger.And savvier.The convergence of these two phenomena—growth slowing and consumer sophistication rising...
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CHINA'S OFFICIAL PMI FALLS TO 50.4, EMPLOYMENT SLUMPS
China's NBS just published its official manufacturing PMI report, and it's a bit of a disappointment.The headline number unexpectedly slipped to 50.4in January.Economists were expecting an increase to...
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China's HSBC Manufacturing PMI Jumps To A 2-Year High
China's HSBC manufacturing PMI report is out and it was better than expected.The headline number climbed to a two-year high of 52.3, up from 51.5 in December.Economists were looking for a reading of...
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4 Reasons Why People Shouldn't Freak Out About China's 'Disappointing' PMI...
China's official manufacturing PMI slumped to 50.4 in January, down from 50.6 in December.Economists were looking for a reading of 51.0.So, is this the end of the world?No way, says Bank of America...
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Here's Why The Two Chinese PMI Reports Went In Opposite Directions
China's HSBC manufacturing PMI report jumped to 52.3, a two-year high in January.However, China's official NBS manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell 50.4.So, are we supposed to just follow the official...
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Chinese Firework Explosion Kills At Least 26, Destroys 80-Meters Of Highway
BEIJING (AP) — A truck carrying fireworks ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations exploded and destroyed part of an elevated highway Friday in central China, killing at least 26 people as it sent...
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