MORGAN STANLEY: Here Are 8 Charts To Remember When You Think About China
Morgan Stanley's Asia Pacific research team led by Martin Yule just published a massive 72-page chartbook on China.The report leads with eight charts that offer a broad macro snapshot of what's going...
View ArticleShoddy Solar Panels From China Are The Next Shoe To Drop
The photovoltaic industry is in a perverse situation. To make power generation from solar competitive, prices of solar panels had to come down. Tens of billions in subsidies were plowed into the...
View ArticleVideo Shows Escaped Ostrich Wreaking Havoc In Chinese City
An ostrich was on the loose in Zhangzhou, Fujian province in China this week, running alongside (and sometimes hitting into) cars on a busy stretch of road.ITV News reports that the bird began its...
View ArticleChinese State Newspaper Faces Backlash Over 'Dishonest Americans' Articles
China's People Daily is on the defensive after outrage over its "Dishonest Americans" column.The state-run newspaper, with an estimated circulation of around 3 million, has published three stories in...
View ArticleThere Are Four Big Military Developments In China That Startle The US
China continues to increase spending to grow its already considerable military, and top Pentagon officials continue to watch the developments carefully.In a report issued this week, the Department of...
View ArticleThis Is What An Alpaca Looks Like When It's Getting Its Wool Sheared Off
Farmers shear an alpaca at a zoo in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, May 30, 2013...Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleIn A Few Hours We'll Find Out Whether Or Not China's Growth Dynamic Is Broken
Official China PMI for May is out at 9 p.m. ET.Economists polled by Bloomberg are looking for manufacturing PMI to fall to 50, from 50.6 in April.The HSBC Flash PMI fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in...
View ArticleChinese Manufacturing PMI Beats Expectations, Rising To 50.8 (FXI, EWH)
Official Chinese manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.8 in May. A reading below 50 indicates contraction.This beat expectations for a fall to 50, and was up from April's reading of 50.6The rise was driven...
View ArticleChina Is Experimenting With A New Form Of Internet Censorship
China is experimenting with more subtle methods to censor Internet search results ahead of the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to a group that monitors blocked websites in...
View ArticleEurope Faces A Decision On Wednesday That Could Trigger A Trade War With China
The European Commission faces a difficult choice Wednesday -- stick to its principles and impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports, or bow to German-led pressure and avoid a step many...
View ArticleAnyone Who Wants To Short Gold Must Consider This Eye-Popping Chart (GLD)
Gold has been one of the worst performing asset classes in the global financial markets this year, strengthening the bears' case that the yellow metal has no intrinsic value.With gold prices trending...
View ArticleWe'll Soon Learn If Friday's Strong Chinese Manufacturing Report Was For Real
HSBC China manufacturing PMI for May is out at 9:45 p.m. ET.Economists polled by Bloomberg are looking for a reading of 49.6, down from 50.4 in April.HSBC Flash PMI, a preliminary reading published...
View ArticleFuzzy Picture Circulating On The Web Allegedly Shows Chinese Copy Of US Drone
The following image, grabbed by Chinese forums, is circulating on the Internet.It allegedly shows a series of brand new UAVs (unamanned aerial vehicles) one of those resembles the famous Lockheed...
View ArticleCHINA'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS CONTRACTING
China's unofficial HSBC manufacturing PMI report is out and its disappointing.The headline number fell to 49.2 from 50.4 a month ago. This was worse than economists' expectation fo 49.6.A reading...
View ArticleAlert The Chinese Economic Data Truthers
On Friday, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that the country's official manufacturing purchasing managers index unexpectedly climbed to 50.8 in May from 50.6 in April.Economists...
View Article112 Dead In Fire At Poultry Plant In China
At least 112 people were killed in a fire at a poultry processing plant in northeastern China on Monday, local officials said, in what appeared to be the country's worst blaze for 12 years.More than...
View ArticleCollege Grads In China Are Getting Hosed Too [CHART]
You already knew that college graduates in the U.S. are having a hard time finding work.As it happens, it's getting rough for new job-seekers in China, too.Via Deutsche Bank Chief International...
View ArticleTwo Simple Changes Made This Ford Much More Popular In China
China is now the world's largest auto market, and automakers are working hard to cater to the demands of buyers who don't always want the same things as Americans and Europeans.While it would be hard...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Is On The Front Lines Of The Global Cyber War
As Obama calls out Chinese cyber-attackers, Silicon Valley leads charge against hackersSAN JOSE, California (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk...
View ArticleChina Blocks Searches For 'Big Yellow Duck' After Brilliant Tiananmen Square Pun
Chinese censors have banned the search term"Big Yellow Duck" after an image circulating on the microblogging site Sina Weibo creatively evoked the iconic image of the Tiananmen Square protests of...
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