Regular reader DanAmazing said he expected last week’s Leg of The Amazing Race Canada to be a non-elimination. So was I. The timing was right for it, and it would have given Megan and Courtney…
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For China’s Global Ambitions, ‘Iran Is at the Center of Everything’
“You can pick any project, they are all under this umbrella.” Business ties between Iran and China have been growing since the United States and its European allies at the time started pressuring Iran over…
TSX gains as metals, energy stocks surge on positive news from China and OPEC
TORONTO — Soaring metal and energy shares helped push Canada’s main stock index higher today, as commodity prices rose on global positive sentiment from China and OPEC. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index was up…
China builds high-tech cinema on disputed island with 1,100 residents
… the-line cinema on a tiny disputed island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to press its territorial claims in the region. According to the official Xinhua…
China fires back at U.S. accusations over “unsafe” aerial intercept
told CBS News the incident is still under investigation but, “initial reports from the U.S. aircrew characterized the intercept as unsafe.” Knight said the issue is being addressed with China through “appropriate diplomatic and military…
China reportedly preps for crisis along border with North Korea
“If you’re going to make me place bets on where I think the U.S. and China would first get into a conflict, it’s not Taiwan, the South China Sea or the East China Sea: I…
China stocks fall as property, resource sectors weak
SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s major stock indexes retreated on Tuesday, led lower by resource firms after their recent strong rally, even as a fresh pledge by Beijing to prevent ‘systemic’ financial risks reignited…
Capital Accumulation, Private Property, and Inequality in China, 1978-2015
Between 1978 and 2015, China moved from a poor, underdeveloped country to the world’s leading emerging economy. Despite the decline in its share of world population, China’s share of world GDP increased from less than…
Here are a few subversive thoughts for breaking Hong Kong’s property deadlock
I once asked an elderly mainland Chinese man about the changes that have taken place in China and if he felt any sense of historical … I don’t see any of the business elite or…
4 Must-Knows About Intellectual Property Protection in China
A critical and long-standing concern for companies in China is the protection of their intellectual property (IP). The copycat country is notorious for stealing intellectual property from numerous businesses, leaving several Western companies hesitant to…
China’s Guangzhou offers incentives to boost home rental market
BEIJING (Reuters) – The southern Chinese boomtown of Guangzhou has announced a flurry of incentives to boost its home rental market as a year-long property boom makes new housing less affordable. The move comes as…
Dior is the Top Relevant Luxury Brand Among China’s Generation Z, Report Says
While the appointment of controversial actress Angelababy as the brand ambassador for Christian Dior stirred up much controversy in China in May, it may not have been such a bad move for the brand after…
Louis Vuitton Can Do It. You Can’t
Yet, online sales of luxury goods still lag the overall market. E-commerce makes up less than 10 percent of luxury-goods sales in China, according to Euromonitor, because many iconic brands have been reluctant to sell…
