VIDEO: China leaders set to take power
The Communist Party in China is preparing to choose its next group of leaders. Reported by BBC News 57 minutes ago.
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Here's What We Know About The Man Everyone Thinks Will Soon Control China's...
Back in 2010, WikiLeaks (then still working with the Guardian), published a 2007 U.S. diplomatic cable featuring an unknown diplomat's assessment of a rising star in the Chinese Communist Party, Li...
View ArticleU.S. to Hit China With Solar-Panel Tariffs
Tariffs on imported Chinese-made solar panels will soon take effect after a decision by a U.S. trade panel Wednesday, escalating a trade war that until now had been based on preliminary taxes on...
View ArticleChina’s leadership challenge in new era: douse "inequality volcano"
YANGCHANG, China (Reuters) - In the mountain village of Yangchang in the backwater province of Guizhou in southwestern China, the roof of the Yang family home is cracked and about to cave in, held...
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Otaviano Canuto: Revolutionary Services
Last May, in China, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy remarked:"The global economy is being transformed at an unprecedented speed and at the heart of that transformation is the services economy. ......
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AWW: Chengdu Panda Cubs Are The Cutest Things On Earth
We present your cuteness ration for the rest of the year. The Chengdu Panda Base in China recently released the most adorable photograph of baby pandas ever. According to CNN, the seven new panda cubs...
View ArticleChina prepares to unveil new leaders
More than 2,000 members of the Communist party convene in the Great Hall of the People for the 18th party congress Reported by FT.com 39 minutes ago.
View ArticleIHT Rendezvous: China Fights to Go Beyond Organs Harvested From Executed...
China is set to implement a new organ-donation system that officials say will ease the country's dependence on organs taken from executed prisoners. But few Chinese are willing to pledge to donate...
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Obama's Second Term Will Bring New Challenges Over Drone Strikes
WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, as many Americans sifted through the voter data and exit poll numbers of President Barack Obama's reelection the night before, the Twitter feeds of close watchers of...
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Note to Iran: Calling your closest allies' nuclear stockpiles 'retarded' may...
Matt Gurney: Ahmadinejad's comment exposes him to Twitter outrage and celebrity condemnation, and it might also hurt his relationship with China and Russia Reported by National Post 3 minutes ago.
View ArticleOrient Paper, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
BAODING,China, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Orient Paper, Inc. (AMEX: ONP) ("Orient Paper" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in northern China,......
View ArticleIs China starting to turn its back on bling?
What have Tiffany, Burberry, Mulberry and Hugo Boss got in common? Yes, they all make expensive products for the global wealthy. But they also all recently warned of a slowdown in sales in once-booming...
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Olivier Blanchard: Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Getting the Labor Markets Working Again
The sharp and persistent rise in *unemployment* in advanced economies since the 2008-09 financial crisis is a hotly debated policy issue. Rightly so: High persistent unemployment has major human and...
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Airline Raises Stink About Potential Pilotss Body Odor
China's fourth largest airline recently traveled to the Shanxi province to sniff out potential pilots. Literally. Hainan Airlines stipulated that they would not hire pilots with bad body odor, and the...
View ArticleChina struggles to impress its young with "red" TV propaganda
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - For the next few days, 26-year-old Joy Zhang will be watching her favourite American shows like "Prison Break" on a computer, since China's TV channels will be devoted to...
View ArticleNew Design in Old China
A Shanghai developer finds a historic retreat in Shaoxing, then adds some twists. Reported by Wall Street Journal 1 hour ago.
View ArticleHu defends track record, calls for war on graft
November 09, 2012 6:00 AM BEIJING - Outgoing Chinese leader Hu Jintao defended his decade-long track record as one of "new historic successes" and urged China to continue its ascent as a global force...
View Article'Dangerous Liaisons' review: Chinese spin
'Dangerous Liaisons' review: Chinese spin The new Chinese adaptation of "Dangerous Liaisons" takes Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 18th century source material to its most sumptuous silliness - I mean that...
View ArticleChina Data On Tap For Friday
PEKING (dpa-AFX) - China is scheduled to release a raft of data on Friday, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are October figures for consumer and producer prices, ......
View ArticleChina's Hu says corruption threatens state
President urges clampdown on graft as ruling party opens congress to inaugurate new slate of leaders. Reported by Al Jazeera 2 hours ago.
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