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Japanese Islands Fear Getting Caught In The Middle Of A Conflict With China
The Japan vs. China island dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu island chain has islanders just south of the contested real estate in somewhat of a bind.The local government on Japan's Yonaguni Island was...
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CHINESE MANUFACTURING SLOWS, HSBC PMI SLIPS TO 50.4
The HSBC China manufacturing PMI report is out, and the numbers were worse than expected.The headline number fell to 50.4 in April from 51.6 a month ago.Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were looking...
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Escaped Chinese Activist Urges America To Save His Family From Retaliation
It has been a little over a year since blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest and made his way to America. The 41-year-old self-taught lawyer is settling in, studying at New...
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The Biggest Differences In China's Version Of 'Iron Man 3'
When "Iron Man 3" debuted in China Wednesday the film had extra bonus footage you won't see outside the country. But, don't worry. When the film hits U.S. theaters Fridays, you'll be missing four...
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Chinese Soldiers March Into Indian Territory, Pitch Tents, Declare Land For...
China and India are once again at each other’s throats over an unmarked border in the Himalayas.But this time, oddly, nobody seems to know why.In mid-April, around 30 Chinese troops marched across the...
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China Still Uses Soviet-Era Regulations To Test Its Bottled Water
Now would be a good time for foreign bottled water makers to expand in China. Chinese residents, familiar with the country’s many contaminated waterways and nervous about tap water, have been sending...
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This Satellite Contract Shows Just How Much China Is Winning In Africa
American satellite communication over Africa is so bad that the Department of Defense contracted Chinese satellite Apstar 7 to provide communications for AFRICOM.Let that sink in for a second.Wired's...
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China's New President Should Scare The Crap Out Of The Rest Of The World
IN 1793 a British envoy, Lord Macartney, arrived at the court of the Chinese emperor, hoping to open an embassy.He brought with him a selection of gifts from his newly industrialising nation.The...
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The Chinese Are Freaking Out About A Sudden Drop In Housing Prices
ASK ordinary people about their own Chinese dream, and you find owning a home is high on the list.But years of rising house prices have put that dream out of reach of many. A slowing economy appeared...
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China's Services Sector Has Its Worst Growth In Nearly 2 Years
China services PMI is out, and it's mediocre.From Markit:HSBC China Composite PMI™ data (which covers both manufacturing and services) signalled an expansion of output for the eighth consecutive month...
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China Is Trying To Become A Player In The Mideast, As It Hosts Israeli And...
BEIJING (AP) — China is hosting the leaders of both Palestine and Israel this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his...
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China Accounted For Nearly One-Third Of Smartphone Shipments In The First...
Smartphone shipments in China reached a record total of nearly 69 million units in the first quarter, a 119% increase from the same quarter a year prior.Global smartphone shipments hit 216 million, IDC...
View ArticleA Deluge Of Chinese Economic Data Is Coming In The Next Two Days
(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) There are several central banks from the emerging markets that meet this week, but none are expected to change policy. In addition, the market will be watching...
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US GOVERNMENT: Chinese Hackers Have Stolen Information From 'Almost Every...
For the first time the Obama administration has explicitly accused China’s military of hacking into computer systems of the U.S. government and its defense contractors."The accusations relayed in the...
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MARK MOBIUS: Let Me Separate Myth From Reality About These So-Called 'Ghost...
Some of you may have heard or read about the current state of the real estate market in China, often covered in a sensationalistic way, with talk of “ghost cities” and “bubbles” ready to burst and so...
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EXPERT: The Pentagon Is Creating A Chinese Bogeyman
There's an easy way to justify throwing money at cyber weapons and allowing government surveillance over the entire Internet: China.The Pentagon pointed the finger at the Chinese in terms of cyber...
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Why Chinese Export Growth Will Slow
After South Korean exports, often dubbed the global canary in the coal mine came in weak in April, all eyes have turned to China.With global economies still trudging along, Chinese export data is...
View ArticleChinese Trade Data Comes In Much Stronger Than Expected
Green shoots out of China already?China trade data better than expected. Exports +14.7% vs +10.3 f'cast. Imports +16.8% vs 13.9% f'cast. Mkts edging up twitter.com/deeCNBC/status…— Deirdre Wang Morris...
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NOMURA: That Strong Chinese Trade Data Was Bunk
Last night, China reported stronger than expected imports and exports.Nomura calls it bunk, saying that the numbers are being distorted by an attempt by Chinese companies to circumvent capital...
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China Calls US 'The Real Hacking Empire' Following Pentagon Report
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization,...
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