Chinese City Bans Taxi Finder Smartphone Apps, Threatens to Punish Drivers Who Use Them
Shenzhen apparently has had enough of taxi finder apps. Read more ...
Shenzhen apparently has had enough of taxi finder apps. Read more ...
A Chinese government-sponsored institute that U.S. prosecutors says was secretly given access to U.S.-funded research said it will take legal measures to protect its reputation. Read more ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery [...] Read more ...
China’s manufacturing is contracting for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that growth is losing steam for a second quarter. Read more ...
A harsh denunciation of Western political models – specifically, constitutionalism – has left President Xi Jinping with an old battle on his hands, one that threatens to divert attention from his reform agenda. Read more ...
By Huizhong Wu Image credit: Penn State. A group of Chinese students are upset with American vice president Joe Biden, a man known for his verbal blunders, over remarks at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement [...] Read more ...
China Real Time took advantage of China’s glut of recent graduates to have an unpaid intern find the best guides to the state of hiring and firing. Read more ...
China's aviation regulator cleared Boeing's 787 aircraft for commercial service with the nation's airlines. Read more ...
The number “four” is unlucky in China. It sounds a little bit like “death,” and nobody wants it in their phone number. But one economist at Peking University, one of the country’s top academic institutions, is convinced traditional numerology has got it wrong. Read more ...
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The preliminary HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May, signaling a contraction in activity. Read more ...
SoftBank is readying a plan to allow the U.S. government an unusual level of influence over the operations of Sprint, a concession to ease security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover. Read more ...
Experts warn Chinese enterprises not to go global just for the sake of “internationalization” [...] Read more ...
For the first time since October 2012, HSBC's China PMI (Flash) printed at a sub-50 level (49.6) missing expectations (50.4) quite notably. This is the worst two-month drop in 17 months. This is problematic for the PBoC who are being arbitraged left, right, and center and know that any stimulus will merely serve to exacerbate the problems they face [...] Read more ...
Asian stocks take a beating after Chinese data showing manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracting in May. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average swings spectacularly to briefly plunge more than 4% in afternoon trading from a 2% rise posted earlier in the day. Read more ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments [...] Read more ...
The Philippines lies in a strategic area in the Pacific that is not only vital to shipping lanes and maritime trade, but also bounded by resource-rich waters to the north in the main island of Luzon and the island-dotted territorial waters on its western side that stretch more than 1,000 miles (1,6 [...] Read more ...
Is the Chinese government’s uneasy friendship with North Korea costing it the public’s confidence? A curious confluence of recent events involving two fishing vessels suggests that might be the case. Read more ...
Some people in Central China’s Hunan Province may be the ancestors of American Indians, according to the dean of Hunan University Law School. Read more ...
By Oliver Dzuba Image credit: Jon Russel. China's ubiquitous and beloved software app Weixin/WeChat is beginning to firmly establish itself in the international market. Tech in Asia reports that there are now 50 million registered [...] Read more ...
Food-safety officials in southern China tested more rice after the discovery of tainted rice for sale in Guangzhou; a North Korean military envoy sent by dictator Kim Jong Un met with a top Chinese official in Beijing; Hai Di Lao, a popular chain of 75 Chinese eateries, is planning its first foray into the U.S. market this fall. Read more ...
A more detailed look at China's economic performance in 2012 shows it tipped further off balance, relying more than ever on credit-fueled investment, a trend it had tried to rein in. Read more ...
Microsoft Corp., the largest software maker, will hire several thousand workers in China to support new cloud computing services and smartphones using its Windows operating system, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said. Read more ...
Joy Yang had first written in Chinese about her experience as a person from the mainland living in Hong Kong. Her story was a hit on Weibo and sparked heated discussions. She has later translated her article into English to share with SCMP readers [...] Read more ...
A website for Chinese newspaper Global Times recently published photos of a new Japanese military helicopter "design concept". Too bad it's not real. It's not even made by the Japanese military. Read more ...
Chinese authorities sought to calm public anxieties after the discovery of tainted rice on sale in southern China led to the temporary closure of local mills and sent some consumers scurrying over the border to Hong Kong to stock up on the staple. Read more ...
Regional demographics mean China must cozy up to India or face consequences Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis May 17 – Quite possibly the most senseless foreign policy position China has tak [...] Read more ...
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. We cover politics and economics, finance and business - everything that makes markets move. Read more ...
Nation's first trading scheme in the southern city of Shenzhen will cover 638 companies when it begins next month [...] Read more ...
May 21 - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has recently met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, the first trip abroad for Premier Li in an official capacity. The two world leaders disc [...] Read more ...
Chipmaker leading faller in the FTSE 100 as analysts continue to be cautious after chipmaker's recent investor day [...] Read more ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could [...] Read more ...
Dezan Shira & Associates' founder Chris Devonshire-Ellis compares the cost of doing business in China, India and ASEAN. He talks about staying compliment in the Chinese and ASEAN markets and discusses recent regulatory changes, including financial and due diligence issues affecting US companies interested in expanding into China and ASEAN. Read more ...
Chinese personal-computer maker Lenovo Group's fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 90% from a year earlier, setting it apart from an industry that is struggling with weak demand. Read more ...
Reuters Market Eye - The BSE Sensex falls 1.4 percent and the broader Nifty is down 1.6 percent, heading towards their fourth consecutive session of declines.Asian stocks slid and the dollar rose to a [...] Read more ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on Thursday.World [...] Read more ...
Heavy losses expected in European markets after Japan's Nikkei tumbles over 7%, in a dramatic trading session in Tokyo [...] Read more ...
