There's Only One Thing Stopping Enemy Nations From Smashing America's Power Grid
In a world with Weapons of Mass Destruction, deterrence is key.The recent discovery "Chinese" hackers of probing America's electrical grid serves as a reminder of a potential cyber attack that could...
View ArticleTop Central Banker In China Says Beijing Is Ready For The 'Currency War' To...
A top Chinese banker said Beijing is "fully prepared" for a currency war as he urged the world to abide by a consensus reached by the G20 to avert confrontation, state media reported on Saturday.Yi...
View ArticleHuawei Executive Details Plan To Overtake Apple And Samsung In Mobile
Technology giant Huawei is plotting to overtake Apple and Samsung in the mobile phone market. Matt Warman spoke to the firm’s director of innovation about China, expansion and making great kit .In...
View ArticleCHINA TODAY: Two Important Meetings, 'Chinese Drones', Huawei's Plan To...
Today is the start of about two weeks of the "Two Meetings". The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens this morning, the National People's Congress (NPC) starts Tuesday....
View ArticleChinese Officials Will Vote On Two Important Bills In The Next Two Weeks
This week marks the start of annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in China.This is the meeting that will see Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang appointed to the position of president...
View ArticleThis '60 Minutes' Video Of China's Ghost Cities Is More Surreal Than Anything...
We have written about China's ghost towns— neighborhoods with massive new buildings not inhabited by any people. Many see this as the clear evidence of overbuilding and a housing bubble.Yale's Stephen...
View ArticleChinese Property Stocks Are Getting Massacred (TAO, FXI, EWH)
Update: SHPROP now down 9 percent (11:50 p.m. ET)The Shanghai Composite is off 2 percent and is being dragged down by property stocks. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Property Index (SHPROP) has tumbled...
View ArticleAustralian Markets Getting Dragged Down In Chinese Property Market Massacre
Chinese property stocks are getting massacred tonight, with stocks falling over 8 percent on a plan to impose new taxes on home-sellers.Anyway, the fallout is being felt elsewhere.The Aussie dollar is...
View ArticleThe Shanghai Composite Is Down 2.9%
The Shanghai Composite is down 2.9 percent, with the decline being led by property stocks. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is down 1.3 percent. Australian stocks are taking a hit, and most Asian markets...
View ArticleChina's 'Doomsday Scenario' Is Something Every American Understands Very Well
China's property stocks are selling off today on news of new efforts to contain the hot Chinese property market.Some expert praise China's efforts to actively contain what many think is an asset...
View ArticleThe Sale Of Stolen Corpses For 'Ghost Marriages' Is A Bad Sign For Chinese...
Four men in the Chinese province of Shaanxi have been sentenced to jail time after being found guilty of digging up corpses to be sold as brides in traditional "ghost marriages", according to reports...
View ArticleChina Will Launch Another Manned Space Mission This Summer
China announced Thursday (Feb. 28) that it will send three astronauts to space this summer on a docking mission to its orbiting lab, according to news reports.Carrying three Chinese astronauts the...
View ArticleNo, America's Military Is Not Getting Passed By Russia And China
Don't panic.China's leaders will announce this year's defense expenditure Tuesday, and if it's anything like last year (a rise of 11 percent), it'll be more growth; and Russia plans on spending an...
View ArticleMelting Sea Ice Means Cheaper Trade
A new study indicates the possible positive in the low sea ice levels throughout the Arctic: a new, faster trans-Atlantic shipping route by 2040.The study, published Monday, March 4 in the journal...
View ArticlePollution Is Costing China's Economy More Than $100 Billion A Year
China may be the world’s economic beacon of hope, but its pollution problems are hurting the bottom line.While China is a leading manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels, it also is home to...
View ArticleChina's Most Important Political Event Of The Year Has Begun — Here's What's...
China's National People's Congress, arguably its most important political event of the year, is on from March 5 - 17.This is the meeting that will see Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang appointed to the...
View ArticleHere Are The Highlights From China's 'State Of The Union'
China's National People's Congress (NPC) begins its annual plenary session today.Outgoing premier Wen Jiabao is delivering the Government Work Report today. This is considered the equivalent of the...
View ArticleChina Has Built A Miniature Version Of Italy
China has built copycat versions of everything from world landmarks to Apple stores, but one of its more ambitious knockoffs has to be Florentia Village, a replica Italian town replete with canals,...
View ArticleScary New Satellite Pictures Of China's Ghost Cities
China's notorious ghost cities are a disaster waiting to happen, according to a new report from 60 Minutes.Take it from the CEO of Vanke, the country's largest residential real estate developer, who...
View ArticleGoogle Has The Chinese Government Very Worried
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has too much control over China's smartphone industry via its Android mobile operating system and has discriminated against some local firms, the technology ministry...
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