Anti-Pervert Tights Become Internet Sensation in China
These days, girls in China can keep perverts away by wearing “full-leg-of-hair stockings” in public. At least that’s what an advertisement says on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. When a girl...
View ArticleThis Photo Of 'Anti-Pervert' Hairy Leg Stockings From China Is Going Viral
Early this week, a confusing picture of what appears to be a woman wearing "hairy leg" stockings went viral. It was first posted on China's micro-blogging service Sina Weibo before being picked up by...
View ArticleChina's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The U.S. Meat Industry
Quick Take Smithfield Foods agrees to be acquired by China-based meat processing company Shuanghui International. Rising demand for pork at home and livestock feed supply issues has prompted the...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Institute Launches Reinventing Fire: China
Coalition of unique partners to map path for China to maximize efficiency and renewables Snowmass, Colo. (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) announced in Beijing the launch of...
View ArticleChina's first space teacher gives video lecture
China's second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has delivered a live video lecture from China's fifth manned space mission, Shenzhou-10. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 8 hours ago.
View ArticleOne Detail In China's Ugly Manufacturing Report Was So Bad That It's Almost...
Everyone's a little freaked out about the China's June Flash manufacturing PMI report, which missed expectations and unexpectedly dropped to a 9-month low of 48.3. Any number under 50 signals...
View ArticleEnd to Fed Stimulus, China Slowdown Rattle World Markets
Filed under: Market News, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Bonds, Economy *AP* By Richard Hubbard LONDON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve's explicit signal it will stop pumping money into the world...
View ArticleIs it policy? China edition
This is really worth watching. China’s money markets have spiked again after the central bank rebuffed pleas to inject more cash in to the financial system on Thursday, according to the FT. We have the...
View ArticleChina Banking Crisis: Interbank Rates at Record
The LIBOR rate spiked sharply in 2008 before and immediately after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis. A similar situation is currently playing out in...
View ArticleBeautiful New Species Of Moth Discovered In China
*Pensoft Publishers* Scientists describe a new striking species of moth from China with an engaging wing pattern. The new species Stenoloba solaris has its name inspired by the orange circular patch on...
View ArticleAppconomy Launches Carrefour Smart Shopper App in China in a Major Milestone...
Indoor Location Sensing, Social Shopping List, and Sophisticated Advertising System Enable Retailers and Brands to Reach Shoppers at their Point of Decision Shanghai, China / Austin, Texas (PRWEB) June...
View ArticleCHINA: Carrefour eyes 30 new cities for China expansion
French retail giant Carrefour has confirmed plans to increase its presence in China through expansion into 30 new cities over three years. Reported by Just-Food 5 hours ago.
View ArticleBank Of China Denies Default
Either things in China are now very serious (and Jean-Claude Juncker has been hired as chief propaganda officer), or the BOC hired Erin Callan as CFO. Either way, for now at least, the Bank of China...
View ArticleIron ore price rises on re-stocking in China
The benchmark iron ore price has risen to $120 a tonne as Chinese steel mills re-stocked after stocks had run down due to perceptions of a slower recovery. The price had fallen 25 per cent since...
View ArticleThe LIBOR Of China Is Going Totally Ballistic
During the darkest days of the financial crisis in 2008, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) surged like crazy. LIBOR is the interest rate banks charge to lend to each other. And interbank...
View ArticleGold, Silver, Equities, Bonds Plunge On Fed Noise And China Debt Crisis Risk
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,303.25, EUR 986.34 and GBP 842.38 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,366.00, EUR 1,019.86 and GBP 874.91 per ounce. *Sign up for our daily market update and special...
View ArticleTom Engelhardt: How Far Will China Rise?
Yes, the predictions are in. By 2016 (or 2030?), China will have economically outpaced the U.S. So say the economic soothsayers. And behind them lie all those, in the Pentagon and elsewhere in...
View ArticlePacer International/Ocean World Lines Expands Network Extensively in China
Filed under: Investing *Pacer International/Ocean World Lines Expands Network Extensively in China* DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pacer International, Inc. (NAS: PACR) , a leading North American...
View ArticleHere Is What's Going On In China: The Bronze Swan Redux
A month ago, when stock markets around the globe were hitting all time highs, we wrote "The Bronze Swan Arrives: Is The End Of Copper Financing China's "Lehman Event"?" which as so often happens, many...
View ArticleWeak Economic Data To Force China Stocks To New Lows
Heckman Global Advisors in New York was right, China is looking like a value trap. The iShares FTSE China (FXI) exchange traded fund, the most popular passive way into the country, is likely heading...
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