CHINA: Our Smog Is A Major Defensive Advantage On The Battlefield
Chinese air pollution has been in the headlines for some time now. Earlier this year Beijing announced a massive program that would need 1.7 trillion yuan in investment over the next five years to...
View ArticleChinese Scientists Are Pretty Sure They're Close To Inventing An Invisibility...
For the past three years 40 research teams across China have been working on technology to make things invisible. Now the South China Morning Post reports that they're getting close.From the SCMP:The...
View ArticleREPORT: JP Morgan Kept A List Of How Hiring Elite Chinese Kids Turned Into...
The New York Times is out with its next report in a series that has exposed the questionable hiring practices at J.P. Morgan.The firm has reportedly brought on on the children of elite Chinese...
View ArticleThis Cute Graphic Breaks Down The 3 Million Pounds Of Commodities Needed To...
"Demand on resources will be great, as each person requires a huge supply of resources throughout his or her lifetime,"notes commodities guru Frank Holmes.This is an important consideration for...
View ArticleCHINA: Industrial Output Up 10%, Retail Sales Beat Expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output rose 10.0 percent in November from a year earlier, slightly below market expectations, while retail sales were up a stronger-than-expected 13.7 percent,...
View ArticleHere's What's Behind China's Massive Retail Sales Numbers
Overnight China released a string of economic data that showed fixed asset investment growth slowed and industrial production softened as retail sales exploded higher than expectations. Retail sales...
View ArticleAn Amazing 1,300-Year Old Way Of Fishing Involving Birds Diving Underwater Is...
Cormorant fishing on China's Li River is all but dying out.Fisherman set out with domesticated cormorants, a seabird, on bamboo rafts before sunrise and often in the early evening. These birds prey on...
View ArticleHere Are The 3 Overlapping 'Air Defense Zones' In The East China Sea
Over the weekend South Korea announced it has extended its air defense zone to partially overlap with China’s recently established and highly controversial Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the...
View ArticleChina Puts Former Security Chief Under House Arrest
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has put Zhou Yongkang, one of the most powerful politicians of the last decade, under virtual house arrest while the ruling Communist Party investigates accusations of...
View ArticleChina’s President Just Shattered An Unwritten Rule In His Ongoing Power Grab
Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been placed under house arrest while the government investigates him on charges of corruption and "violating party discipline." He's the most powerful...
View ArticleAn Animal Rights Group Was Forced To Censor Its Ads Asking People Not To Eat...
Since September, the animal-rights group Animals Asia has distributed almost 300 anti-dog and cat meat fliers throughout 14 Chinese cities, in train stations, bus stations and elevators. Despite plenty...
View Article21 Bizarre Pictures From China’s Theme Park Full Of World Landmarks
Before British photographer Luke Casey settled in Hong Kong, he spent three and a half months traveling by boat. It was only later that he realized how much faster he could see the world — sort of — by...
View ArticleThe Truth About Flying Domestic In China: There Are Some Interesting...
A couple weeks ago, I flew to Beijing on a Saturday to speak at conference. I'd never been to China or even Asia before, so I decided to use the opportunity to see some other parts of the other side...
View ArticleSex Video Case Lands Another China Official In Jail
BEIJING (Reuters) - An official sacked after a sex scandal was sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery on Friday, state media said, in the latest fallout from a case that transfixed the country.Han...
View ArticleHere's Why People Are Jittery About China Today
For the most part, markets in Asia climbed with Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 indices all closing in the green.However, China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.3%....
View Article$16 Million Gold Mao Statue Unveiled In China
A gold and jade statue of Mao Zedong worth more than $16 million was unveiled Friday, in the latest example of Communist China's indecision over how to commemorate its founding father's 120th...
View ArticleWith The iPhone Debuting On China Mobile, It's Time To Take a Closer Look At...
Now that the iPhone will be available on China Mobile, the world's largest carrier, it's time to take a serious look at China as the main battleground for the mobile industry. At BI Intelligence, we...
View ArticleChina's Fuzzy Vision For Greater Beijing
The spectacular rise of the Pearl and Yangtze River deltas over the past several decades has inspired city leaders around the country to try and emulate their success by building up city clusters of...
View ArticleThe Execution Of Kim Jong-Un's Powerful Uncle Leaves China In A Very Delicate...
Jang's execution raises concern over future of NKorea's economic cooperation with ally ChinaBEIJING (AP) — The stunning execution of Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle strips China of its most important link...
View ArticleUS And Chinese Warships Nearly Collided In The South China Sea
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive action last week to avoid a collision with a Chinese...
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