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Crazy Scandal Shows How Vulnerable Chinese Tycoons Really Are
The saga of Liu Han—a Sichuan mining billionaire who has gone missing, leaving a trail of uncompleted global financing deals in his wake—illustrates the extreme risks of doing business with Chinese...
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STEPHEN ROACH: China Has A Plan To Avoid The Dreaded 'Middle-Income Trap'
BEIJING – The debate is over. After six years of weighing the options, China is now firmly committed to implementing a new growth strategy. At least, that’s the verdict I gleaned from the...
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Cadillac Has An Unusual Problem In China
Cadillac has an aggressive plan for China, where it wants to triple its sales by 2015.But it has an unusual challenge to deal with.The brand "is almost too aspirational," says Cadillac Global Marketing...
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Chinese Designers Sent Some Absurd Looks Down The Runway At Beijing Fashion Week
China's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week AW 2013/2014 was held in Beijing this past week, and the clothing was equal parts intricate, beautiful, and absurd.While some of the 30-plus participating designers...
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There's One Great Thing About North Korea
There is no shortage of reasons why people might not care for North Korea.But one thing's for sure: much of its geography is pristine.In September 2011, Bloomberg's Paul Allen reported that North Korea...
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CHINA TODAY: Property Curbs In Beijing And Apple's China Fiasco Continues
Just links today. Keep in mind that Monday is April Fool's Day, be wary of what you read on the Internets, in English or Chinese:THE ESSENTIAL EIGHTLi Huabo, Corrupt Chinese Bureaucrat or Fall Guy? -...
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New Strain Of Bird Flu Kills Two In China
Two people in China have died after being infected with H7N9 avian influenza -- a sub-type that had not previously been transmitted to humans -- the government said Sunday.An 87-year-old man in...
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China's Yuan Hit A 19-Year High
The yuan hit a 19-year high on Friday, after the People's Bank of China raised the daily reference rate by 0.08 percent to 6.2689 per dollar, according to Bloomberg. The yuan is allowed to trade in a 1...
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If You Think China's Air Is Bad, You Should See The Water
The unhealthy smog that settled over Beijing earlier this year, capturing international media attention, is not the only visible sign of China's rapid economic growth and the resulting environmental...
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Chinese Property Stocks Are On A Tear (FXI, EWH)
Chinese property stocks are up after the follow-up measures announced by local governments ended up being less strict than markets had expected.The Shanghai Stock Exchange Property Index (SHPROP) is up...
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Chinese Local Governments' Follow-Up Property Curbs Aren't Fazing The Market
A month ago, China announced property curbs including a 20 percent capital gains tax on home sales, that slammed Chinese stocks, and property stocks in particular.Now, a bunch of local Chinese...
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Zombie Film 'World War Z' Changes Scene After Fearing Chinese Censors
When executives at Paramount viewed the latest cut of the $175 million Brad Pitt zombie film "World War Z," they were not concerned by the violence or its reengineered ending. They were worried about a...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes To China For Warranty Policies (AAPL)
Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an apology for the company's warranty policies in China.It is posted on Apple's Chinese site.Apple says it's going to change its warranty policies.China's...
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New Chinese Bird Flu Never Infected Humans Until Now
China's National Health and Family Planning Commission recently announced that two people have died from infected with avian influenza— aka bird flu.What's especially worrying about this news is that...
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Private Jet Dealerships Are Popping Up All Over China
Over the past decade and a half, the number of private business aircraft operating in mainland China has risen to an estimated 126 (though the actual total is likely higher), with the greatest increase...
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It's Time To Learn How To Behave In Emerging Markets
Small businesses are increasingly discovering incredible opportunities in emerging markets such as China, India, Russia and Brazil. Yet simple mistakes in communication often ruin otherwise win-win...
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Here's Apple CEO Tim Cook's Exact Apology To Chinese Consumers (AAPL)
Earlier today news broke that Apple CEO Tim Cook had apologized to Chinese consumers.We now have a better translation of Cook's apology."In the past two weeks, we have received a significant amount of...
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21 Photos Of People Carrying Way Too Much Stuff
In most western nations, goods are transported on trains, ships, and trucks.But in areas where those vehicles are less available, people who need to move a lot of stuff from place to place get much...
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China Is Weakening America's Power Projection In The Pacific
I flew into Hickam Air Force Base outside Honolulu last week. If you ever make the flight yourself, take a close look at some of the older buildings. You will notice something interesting: pockmarks...
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3 Great Charts That Show How Huge China's Auto Market Is Going To Become
The latest Economics Asia Bloomberg Brief, put out by Michael McDonough, has a great section on the potential for the Chinese auto industry.McDonough writes: "China’s goal of doubling per capita income...
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