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US Internet Users Lag The Rest Of The World In App Adoption
The global Internet population is now well-acquainted with — and using — a wide variety of apps, according to a new survey of over 20,000 respondents from Ipsos.More than seven out of 10 Web users...
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Experts: China And Japan Are Not Going To Back Down From Each Other Any Time...
East Asia is trapped in a vicious cycle of escalating tensions, with China's rising power giving Japanese hawks legitimacy in their bid to bolster the military -- exactly what Beijing says it fears.The...
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China Made At Least $2.7 Billion Off Its One-Child Policy Last Year
As China begins to relax its one-child policy, local governments have made clear for the first time what a rich seam of revenue it is.Twenty four out of mainland China's 31 provinces and autonomous...
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The New York Times And Bloomberg Face Banishment From China
Following investigative articles about the wealth of the families of top Chinese leaders, China refused to renew visas for around two dozen reporters from The New York Times and Bloomberg, according to...
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Record Levels Of Smog In Shanghai Delays Hundreds Of Flights
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to...
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China Mobile Deal Offers The iPhone A Fighting Chance Against Android's Surge
Apple struck a deal this week to sell its iPhone on China Mobile, the largest carrier in the world, with about 750 million mobile subscriptions.That's also over 60% of China's mobile subscribers. News...
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Pollution In China Is So Bad That The Government Had To Break Out This Crying...
This morning, FT China correspondent Simon Rabinovitch pointed us to ridiculous, scary situation over at the English-language version of the Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center.The air quality...
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Humans Aren't Top Predators
The first-ever calculation of human trophic level (HTL), a measure of what and how much of a specific food people eat, "challenges the perception of humans as top predators," according to a new study....
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Digital Currencies Everywhere Are Plummeting On China Report
It's not just Bitcoin.Digital currencies everywhere are crashing on reports that Chinese search giant Baidu has suspended Bitcoin payments for its music service. There is also speculation China Telecom...
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The US Just Used Santa Claus To Take A Potshot At China
Santa's fighter jet escort this year has drawn controversy, but a senior Pentagon official recently spelled out exactly why Kris Kringle needed defense: China.While traveling with Secretary Chuck...
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JPMorgan Emails Show The Bank Favored Hiring Well-Connected Chinese People To...
(Reuters) - Internal JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> emails and computer files being examined by U.S. authorities show that the bank favored hiring people from prominent Chinese families in order...
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Chinese Ships Are Sailing Near Disputed Islands Claimed By Japan
Three Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Sunday, the Japanese Coast guard said, the first time since Beijing announced an Air Defence...
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Chinese Import Growth Weakens, But Exports Are Surging
China's exports up but import growth weakens in possible sign economic recovery is slowingBEIJING (AP) — China's November exports accelerated but import growth slumped in a sign the recovery of the...
View ArticleNow South Korea Is Expanding Its Air Defense Zone As Tensions With China Rise...
South Korea Sunday declared an expanded air defence zone that overlaps with one announced by China and covers a submerged rock disputed by the two countries, as tensions rise over competing territorial...
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Why One Economist Is Concerned About China's Surging Exports
The latest Chinese trade data showed that exports surged 12.7% year-over-year in November, up from 5.6% the previous month.This is also beat expectations for a 7% rise. The slowdown in import growth...
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Chinese Consumer Prices Rise 3%
Chinese consumer prices were up 3% in November, modestly below expectations for a 3.1% rise.Meanwhile, producer prices fell 1.4%, missing expectations for a 1.5% fall. Food inflation fell to 5.9% in...
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China Took An Important Step Towards Liberalizing Interest Rates This Weekend
The People's Bank of China officially announced the inter-bank negotiable certificate of deposits (CDs) on Saturday. The interest rate on these CDs will be determined by the market.These certificates...
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China Looks To Bring Hammer Of Justice Down On Organized Activism
(Reuters) - Beijing police have recommended state prosecutors bring charges against an anti-graft activist campaigning for Chinese officials to reveal their wealth, saying he broke the law by...
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China Expresses Regret Over Extended South Korean Air Defense Zone
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "regret" on Monday that South Korea had extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone declared by Beijing two weeks ago that has raised...
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China Bans State Officials From Having Shark Fin And Bird's Nest Soup At Dinners
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have banned shark fin and bird's nest soup from official receptions and told lower level officials they cannot stay in suites on business trips in the latest...
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