Clive Palmer ‘Mongrel’ Comments Irresponsible, Says Chinese Embassy
on August 19, 2014
Australian MP insists his TV remarks were aimed at specific company, but embassy condemns them as ‘full of ignorance and prejudice.’
A Chinese Town’s Imported Cambodian Brides
on August 19, 2014
It is a hot and sticky midsummer day in a small village along the Chang River in the eastern province of Jiangxi. The most popular spot is in front of the local grocery where a few women are playing mahjong as children chase each other around.
China Said to Deploy Drones After Unrest in Xinjiang
on August 19, 2014
Three days after an eruption of violence in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang this summer left nearly 100 people dead, the region’s “antiterrorist command” asked the country’s biggest space and defense contractor for help.
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Report: Chinese Are the Biggest Buyers of U.S. Real Estate
on August 19, 2014
Chinese are the largest foreign buyers of U.S. real estate, spending around $22 billion in total in from April 2013 to March 2014, about a quarter of the United States’ total sales to foreigners, according to a July 8 report by the National Association of Realtors. Overseas buyers scooped up $92.2 billion worth of property and sales to Chinese buyers jumped nearly 75% over that 12-month period.
Can Enigmatic Chinese Businessman Complete Nicaraguan Canal?
on August 18, 2014
As Nicaragua granted a 50-year concession to a new development authority that would build a canal through the country, President Daniel Ortega celebrated a moment that would cement “total and complete independence.”
China Home Prices Fall in Most Cities on Weak Demand
on August 18, 2014
China’s property market has become a drag on the world’s second-biggest economy, prompting cities to start easing local curbs in June.
Foreign Direct Investment Into China Falls to Lowest Level in 2 Years
on August 18, 2014
Mao’s Little Red Book, Meet Xi Jinping’s Collected Speeches
on August 18, 2014
Since its publication not quite two months ago, the somewhat turgidly named “A Reader of General-Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Speeches” has already sold 10 million copies, its publisher reports.
China’s Carbon Plans: Secrecy and Oversupply Darken Outlook
on August 17, 2014
The world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases risks repeating mistakes made in carbon trading in Europe by flooding its pilot markets with free permits.
Apple Stores User Data in China.
on August 17, 2014
What does it mean for cybersecurity?