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SPOTTED: A Menacing Black Lamborghini Murcielago In China
Just about any Lamborghini Murcielago is a beautiful thing. But this one, spotted in Chengdu, China, is gorgeous in a scary way. The limited edition LP670-4 SV is all black, with tinted windows. The...
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So You Wanna Be A Pilot? Better Smell Good
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 ArticleHu defends track record
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 ArticleBrazil's top farmers group to open office in China
November 09, 2012 6:52 AM SAO PAULO (AFP) - Brazil's main farming association said on Thursday it would open a representative office in Beijing next week in a bid to boost exports to the growing...
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China's Coming Energy Crisis
China is now the world’s largest energy producer, generating 90 percent of energy it consumes. But a white paper released by China’s State Council, which outlines the country’s energy development...
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HUFFPOST HILL - Socialism, Day Two: The UnAmericaning
Joe Biden will appear on "Parks and Recreation," though we'd still rather have him as a recurring character on "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." Last week's unemployment claims were down, which will really...
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Report: 'It's Time To Plan For A Warmer World'
*From Mother Nature Network's Russell McClendon:* Burning fossil fuels could raise Earth's temperature by 10.8 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) within 88 years, according to a new report by...
View ArticleWhy China can't be beaten at novelty cuckoo clocks
Number one for novelty cuckoo clocks Reported by BBC News 25 minutes ago.
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Behind The Scenes: How Apple Keeps Grey Marketeers From Buying Out iPhone...
Getting an iPhone in China has always been hard. For most of its life-cycle, the phone has been unavailable in the Mainland except through the grey market. Now that Apple is allowed to sell units in...
View ArticleChina Overseas Land goes long with China real estate’s first 30 year transaction
China Overseas Land and Investment (COLI) has extended the maturity curve for mainland property companies, after becoming the first such issuer to sell a 30 year bond this week. Reported by Euroweek 16...
View ArticleChina SCE’s dollar debut finds big bid but pricing debated
China SCE Property Holdings made its dollar bond debut on Tuesday, offering the lowest yield yet from a triple-B rated Chinese property borrower in that currency, said a banker close to the deal....
View ArticleOversupply? Not yet, say China property funds
Chinese property companies are coming to the dollar bond market en masse, and sold a record amount of deals last month. But despite the heavy supply, bankers are confident that there is little risk of...
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Chinese Police Discover 10,000 Bottles Of Red Wine In An Abandoned House
*Some 10,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine has been found in a derelict house in China.* Police are yet to determine whether the wine - one of the most expensive reds in the world - is...
View ArticleGovt-in-exile not inciting immolations: Tibetan PM
The Tibetan government-in-exile has asked China to visit Dharamshala to find for itself whether the charge that it is inciting Tibetans to set themselves afire holds true. Reported by IndiaTimes 1 hour...
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Critical eye: book reviews roundup
Outsider II by Brian Sewell, Ian Rankin's Standing in Another Man's Grave and Totall Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger"This is a remarkable memoir, but what is missing is any bridge between the...
View ArticleChina, India set to dwarf G7 by 2030: OECD
China's economy is likely to overtake the Eurozone's this year, India is leapfrogging Japan and by 2030 the Asian pair will be bigger than the US, euro area and Japan combined, the OECD said on Friday....
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Google confirms services blocked in China
Google confirmed a dropoff in traffic to its sites in China today, echoing an online report that the company's services are being blocked there. All Google services are inaccessible in China on today,...
View ArticleGoogle services blocked in China
Google confirmed a dropoff in Web traffic to its sites in China today, echoing an online report that the company's services are being blocked there. Reported by Computerworld 42 minutes ago.
View ArticleJapanese Car Sales in China Remain in Funk
Japanese car makers suffered a second consecutive month of sharply lower sales in China under the cloud of a territorial dispute between the two major trading partners. Reported by Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleChina blocks all Google services as new leader anointed
Reported by The Register 2 hours ago.
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