Ayesha Macpherson Lau
on October 6, 2014
Ayesha Macpherson Lau is a certified public accountant who lives in Hong Kong.
Lawrence J. Lau
on October 6, 2014
Professor Lawrence J. Lau currently serves as Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lau received his B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics from Stanford University in 1964 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development at Stanford University in 1992. From 1992 to 1996, he served as a Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and from 1997 to 1999 he served as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He became Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, Emeritus, upon his retirement from Stanford University in 2006. From 2004 to 2010, Lau served as Vice-Chancellor (President) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. From 2010 to 2014, he was appointed Chairman of CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.
A Chinese Artist Confronts Environmental Disaster
on October 6, 2014
What were all these sick animals—lions, wolves, camels, monkeys, gazelles, pandas, and zebras—doing on this dilapidated Chinese fishing boat, sailing past the famous frieze of colonial banks, trading houses, and clubs that make up Shanghai’s Bund?
Busan: China’s Online Movie Revenues Forecast to Match Box Office in 5 Years
on October 6, 2014
China's online giants, who are launching a big push into the film business, have been a significant presence at the South Korean festival this year, popping up as buyers, sponsors and producers.
Waldorf Astoria NY hotel sold to China’s Anbang for $1.95bn
on October 6, 2014
The sale allows the companies to “finally maximise the full value of this iconic asset on a full city block in midtown Manhattan,” said Christopher Nassetta, chief executive of Hilton Worldwide.
Penn State Latest School to Drop China’s Confucius Institute
on October 6, 2014
The action signals increasing discontent on university campuses over the institutes' hiring practices and refusal to acknowledge unflattering chapters of Chinese history.
Great Job on the Railroad. Now Go Back to China.
on October 6, 2014
The narrative at the New-York Historical Society’s vigorous and imaginative new exhibition is not just of China’s impact on United States history or of the experiences and suffering of Chinese immigrants. It is how Chinese-American identity came to be.
Hong Kong Protesters Promise to Keep Up Occupation
on October 5, 2014
The student federation said it would not end the protests as no progress had been made on political reform and because the police had yet to address their handling of violent attacks on protesters.
Hong Kong Isn’t the Only Protest Chinese Leaders Are Worried About
on October 3, 2014
Hong Kong’s democracy movement could jeopardize one of China’s main goals: weiwen, or maintenance of stability. For more than a decade the government has been defusing labor unrest.
What China Promised Hong Kong
on October 3, 2014
The peaceful demonstrators in Hong Kong, with their umbrellas and trash bags, will not be swept off the streets like garbage or bullied into submission by tear gas and pepper spray.