Growing education sector in China and improving revenue makes us bullish on this IPO. We recommend a modest allocation. Overview Bright Scholar Education (Pending:BEDU) has filed for a $200 million IPO in the U.S. The IPO is expected for Wednesday 5.18 ... ( read original story ...)
Privacy concerns as China expands DNA database
China is building a vast DNA database with no appropriate privacy protection, human rights activists warn. While a genetic database of convicted or suspected criminals exists in many countries, China is thought to include anyone, regardless of valid ... ( read original story ...)
China Is Reluctant to Blame North Korea, Its Ally, for Cyberattack
Within China news organizations, both state-run and private, reported on the hacking attacks, as well as the possible links to North Korea, hours after it occurred. But they did so in a controlled fashion that was confined to inside pages of newspapers ... ( read original story ...)
China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island: report
China has said military construction on the islands it controls in the South China Sea will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory. The United States has criticized what it has called China's ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter user numbers overtaken by China's Sina Weibo
The success of mobile messenger WeChat (China's answer to WhatsApp) has challenged Sina Weibo in recent years, with increased smartphone ownership in the mainland influencing social media users to read news on their phones, instead of computer screens. ( read original story ...)
Dog meat to be BANNED at China's annual Yulin festival after activists campaigned to end the trade that sees millions of animals stolen and slaughtered each year
The news is warmly - if cautiously - welcomed by Duo Duo, HSI and their respective Chinese animal group partners on the ground, all of whom have campaigned for years for an end to the brutality of Yulin and China's year-round dog meat trade. More than ... ( read original story ...)
South China Sea CRISIS: Fears as Beijing installs rocket launchers on disputed island
China has conducted extensive exercises in the area - a disputed ... and reefs to test Chinese claims and illustrate they are in international waters. The news also comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea, with chubby despot Kim Jong-Un claiming ... ( read original story ...)
VW recalls 577,590 vehicles in China
German carmaker Volkswagen and its Chinese partner FAW are recalling more than 500,000 cars in China due to potential headlight defects, China's quality watchdog says. Headlights on Golf and Sagitar models could break down due to overheating caused by ... ( read original story ...)
China rappers to Seoul: 'Big brother' opposes missile shield
BEIJING — A rap group backed by China's government is warning South Korea in a music video that "you're going too far" with the deployment of a U.S. missile defence system, as Beijing seeks to bring its state-supported cultural forces to bear in the ... ( read original story ...)
China before communism: People smoking opium, women in traditional dress and men with long braids are seen in rare pictures from the imperial Qing Dynasty more than a century ago
Incredible images show just how China has changed in the past one hundred years. The photos come from the Qing dynasty, an empire which ruled from 1644 to 1912 and show young girls with their feet bound, young men with long braids and people smoking opium. ( read original story ...)