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Dec25
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After a second-day rally in Asia ex-Japan, key electronic makers such as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. rose to recent highs on optimistic consumer spending forecasts in the US. Among some of the other winners is PetroChina Co., the largest company in the world after topping ExxoMobile Corp.'s market cap by 39%; China Mobile Ltd., now larger than its US counterpart AT&T Inc., but China Mobile only brings in around 60% of AT&T's revenue; and Industrial & Commerical Bank of China Ltd., which has almost twice the size of America's third largest bank, Bank of America. Although interest rates have been raised to a 9-year high by the central People's Bank of China, little effect has come from its attempt to curb inflation and investment in equity and real estate markets.
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Dec19
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As I'm back in Hong Kong, I'll talk about one of the most recent changes in this port city. If you have been to Hong Kong, you will appreciate the efficiency and effectiveness of the railway/metro system here. On average,...
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Dec18
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Although "69 percent of Hong Kong people wanted full democracy in 2012, but 2017 stood a better chance of being accepted."That is the outlook of Hong Kong's ever-evolving democratic process. After local partisan dabates between the pro-democratic and pro-establishment camps,...
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Dec17
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As per usual for this time of the year, in the newest issue of Time Magazine, the editors compiled a "list of lists," a review of the best of the best around the world in entertainment, news, art, politics and business...
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Dec14
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After issuing $811 million of bonds and stocks for a series of new outlet purchases and store refurbishments in May, Gome Electrical Appliance Holdings Ltd., China's largest electronics retailer, is out to finance the $3.6 billion acquisition of its Beijing-based rival, Dazhong...
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Dec13
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In some of the lighter news coming out of China, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games just released the menus that will be found in next summer's Olympic Village, and there just doesn't seem to be enough Chinese...
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Dec11
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The most recent report coordinated by the Asian Development Bank, an organization that attempts to reduce poverty in Asia-Pacific, and the World Bank, had two main focus: comparing purchasing power parity and real expenditure of Asian countries with Western countries. The...
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Dec10
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While news of state-owned Chinese firms taking over British, American, African (etc...) firms continue to spread, one needs to dig a little deeper to see the bigger picture, a picture that might perhaps involve the small-time acquisitions and stake-buying into...
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In something of a TV drama, one of the most successful Sino-French joint ventures melted down into a heated court battle, in which the victor was crowned on its home field.On June 14th, China's largest beverage manufacturer, Wahaha Group, filed...
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Dec 7
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Need a new girlfriend or perhaps a wife? More and more Chinese men and woman have sought out the help of online matchmaking sites to find life partners. As China's male to female ratio continues to widen in large due...
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Dec 6
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China will tighten monetary policy significantly next year, confirming speculation about the outcome of yesterday's top-level meeting. The central bank and the National Development and Reform Commission will review its 2008 monetary policy to "tight," a tougher stance than the previous "stable-to-tight"...
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Dec 5
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Think of travelling to China for business or leisure this holiday season? Don't know which hotels to stay in for an overall combination of great price, location, cleanness and service? Look no more, here is the list of top ten...
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Dec 4
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As China's CSI 300 Index purged about 4.67 trillion yuan of market capitalization since October 16 in one of the most bearish months since 1995, equity markets speculators were badly hit. Another group of investors were equally hit by the crisis:...
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Dec 3
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In one of the most hotly contested elections in Hong Kong this generation, Anson Chan Fang On-sang defeated her arch-rival Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee by a margin of 5,000 votes in the Legislative Council by-elections, avenging the democratic camp after a series...
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