U.S. Raps "Damaging" China Policies

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharply criticized China's state-led economic system, the latest salvo in an escalating trade conflict between the two countries......»»

top[Via: wsj]Jan 27th, 2012

Geithner: China"s System "Damaging" to Trade Partners

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharply criticized China's state-led economic system, the latest salvo in an escalating trade conflict between the two countries......»»

asia[Via: wsj]Jan 27th, 2012

More Tibetans Self-Immolate Amid China"s Crackdown

Three more Tibetans set themselves on fire at a remote village in Sichuan province on Friday to protest against Chinese policies in the troubled region, according to news reports. The U.S.-funded broadcast and online news service Radio Free Asia said at l.....»»

top[Via: forbes]Feb 5th, 2012

Focus shifts from China"s currency to its other trade policies

With the yuan rising in value, attention shifts to China's moves to protect its lucrative market from foreign domination while nurturing its own companies to compete globally.America's trade deficit with China hit a record high last year, unleashing a cho.....»»

top[Via: latimes]Feb 14th, 2012

China"s Xi Jinping, Obama exchange polite warnings

President Obama took aim at China's trade policies as Chinese Vice VP Xi Jinping warned the U.S. needs to respect Beijing's core interests......»»

top[Via: usatoday]Feb 15th, 2012

China"s Party leaders pledge prudent policies in 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party leadership will implement prudent monetary policy and proactive fiscal policy in 2012, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, reiterating the basic policy tone Beijing set at the end of last .....»»

top[Via: reuters]Feb 20th, 2012

Apple"s China Setback Aids Rivals

Apple is missing out on Chinese New Year sales after pulling all iPhones from company stores during the nation’s most important gift-giving season.....»»

asia[Via: businessweek]Jan 22nd, 2012

Designed in China. Driven "Round the World


GM and other carmakers are using mainland designs for global cars.....»»

asia[Via: businessweek]Jan 22nd, 2012

China"s economic growth slows

China's economic growth slowed at the end of last year, as exports slumped and government restraints took some steam out of the booming real estate market......»»

europe[Via: cnn]Jan 22nd, 2012

Craig Stephen"s This Week in China: Hong Kong’s Dolce & Gabbana uprising

Arab Spring? Occupy Wall Street? In Hong Kong, the protest target is Italian designer Dolce & Gabbana and their photo policy. Craig Stephen takes a look at what it means......»»

top[Via: marketwatch]Jan 22nd, 2012

What happens if China"s "bubble" pops?

World-renowned short seller Jim Chanos -- the hedge fund manager who called the fall of Enron and the systemic problems cause by subprime mortgages --recently turned his gimlet eye on China. He saw a country whose rapid rise was hiding massive flaws: gro.....»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

China"s ahead in the green-tech race

Quick: which nation builds the most wind turbines? If you guessed America, with its blustery Great Plains dotted with whirring GE blades, you'd be wrong. In 2009, China became the planet's largest producer......»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

China"s record debt has economists worried

In a world still awash in economic worry, China has stood apart as the one country that has come through the global slump with only the briefest of hiccups......»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

Preparing China"s yuan for the world stage

President Barack Obama's visit to China this week has increased the spotlight on one of the top hot-button issues in U.S.-China relations: revaluing the Chinese currency......»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

Forget China, Brazil"s a cheaper investment

Brazil has a lot of reasons to celebrate these days. It recently won the competition to host the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2014 World Cup......»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

It"s China"s world. (We just live in it)

You wouldn't think the men who run the oil-rich country of Nigeria would have much spring in their step these days. The nation is plagued by a never-ending guerrilla war, one that has trimmed the country's oil production to two-thirds of its potential cap.....»»

europe[Via: fortune]Jan 22nd, 2012

In Defense of China"s GDP Data

Convincing evidence that China's latest GDP numbers are being fabricated, or that the government is exaggerating the growth rate, remains thin on the ground......»»

asia[Via: wsj]Jan 22nd, 2012

Foreign firms eye China"s crowded express delivery market

BEIJING (Reuters) - When 70-year-old Qian Yongfang of Nanjing in eastern China opened a package of mooncakes her daughter had sent by express delivery, two boxes of the sweet pastries were missing......»»

top[Via: reuters]Jan 22nd, 2012

Caixin Online: China"s mature markets don’t need paternalism

With the arrival of a new securities chief come fresh opportunities for transparency and ending heavy-handed market controls, Caixin Online writes in an editorial......»»

top[Via: marketwatch]Jan 22nd, 2012

Craig Stephen"s This Week in China: Hong Kong’s ‘Dolce & Gabbana uprising’

Arab Spring? Occupy Wall Street? In Hong Kong, the protest target is Italian designer Dolce & Gabbana and its photo policy. Craig Stephen takes a look at what it means......»»

top[Via: marketwatch]Jan 22nd, 2012