Brazil’s Economy Becoming a Major Global Player

From 247wallst site, By John C.K. Daly, oilprice.com, What a difference two decades makes. Following the peaceful implosion of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Nov 11 | Posted in Commodities, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China: Screaming Deal or Value Trap?

By Dan Caplinger, Motley Fool, Most international investors have had their attention focused squarely on Europe for the past several […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Nov 11 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

What About All the Fraud in China?

By Matt Koppenheffer, Motley Fool, For a while, it seemed like the only thing investors would hear about China was […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China New Rules Regulating Foreign M&A Domestic Companies

From Shanghai International Lawyers site, Sept. 1, 2011, the Provisions of the Ministry of Commerce on the Implementation of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Fall, Not Its Rise, Is the Real Global Threat

From Bloomberg, China’s rise to global prominence has long preoccupied the leaders of the developed world. They should be more […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Reimagining–Not Just Repairing–Banking

From  www.umairhaque.com site, Here’s a curious fact. If you think about it for a second, we’re witnessing the simultaneous failure […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Chinese city takes big step toward regulating private loans

From Reuters, (Reporting by Fayen Wong; Editing by Kim Coghill) The Chinese city of Wenzhou, an entrepreneurial city in the eastern […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Hedge Fund, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s New Lenders of Last Resort

by Lingling Wei, WSJ, Dai Weidong’s gold-plated cellphone has been ringing off the hook lately with local entrepreneurs looking for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Chanos Keeps Shorting China… and Winning

By JON C. OGG, 247 Wall St, Fund manager Jim Chanos has been pretty vocal about the risks in Chinafrom […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Hedge Fund | Comments (0)

China Slaps Taxes of 48% on Foreign Employees

by Right Site, Payroll Withholdings to Be Levied on All Foreign Nationals Starting on October 15th, all foreign nationals working […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Oct 11 | Posted in Asia, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)