The World’s 31 Mega-Cities

The share of the world’s population living in cities is steadily increasing. A majority of the world’s population has lived […]

GOOGLE AND NASA TEAM UP TO BRING YOU 30 YEARS OF CHINESE DEVELOPMENT IN 30 SECONDS

BY MICHAEL COLE China’s development over the past 30 years has been one of the world’s biggest success stories, but […]

Cancer surge in China prompts rise of special patient hotels

BEIJING (AP) — Li Xiaohe has set herself up for the long haul in a cramped but sunny room in […]

Assessing Currencies by the Big Mac

By: Nicholas Vardy One of the best ways to get your head around relative currency valuations is to look at […]

Winners and losers in China’s deepening economic slowdown

By JOE McDONALD International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in Beijing, […]

BEIJING’S WANGFUJING RANKS 13TH FOR RETAIL RENTS GLOBALLY

  BY MICHAEL COLE    Shoppers outside the Apple Store on Beijing’s Wangfujing Rents in China’s most expensive shopping district rose […]

New York Drops to World’s 9th Largest City

By Douglas A. McIntyre  New York’s population barely puts it into the top 10 worldwide, and cities such as Dehli and […]

Cities in Crisis Due to Pollution

Today human population is in migration from towns and villages to cities. The city populations are increasing tremendously in the […]

Housing Misery Maps Going Viral on China’s Weibo

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Map of China housing “agony” shows years of work necessary to save up a down-payment   […]

Beijing Office Rents Climb to Third Highest Worldwide

A new report comparing global office rents found that two of the world’s five most expensive areas to lease an […]