Shanghai is Asia’s Hottest Retail Location, But HK Still Costs 4x More

Two out of the region’s five hottest shopping districts are in Greater China, with the mainland set to be the […]

Emerging Markets 2014 Outlook: Shaping the Next Decade

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, As we embark upon a new year, the Templeton Emerging Markets Group believes 2014 could […]

Ten Countries Where People Live Longest

Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen in the past few decades. While in 1970 life expectancy at birth was […]

Jim Chanos, bad news bear, urges market prudence

By Jennifer Ablan, Reuters, Prominent short-seller Jim Chanos is probably one of the last true “bad news bears” you will […]

Happiest and saddest countries 2013

The Prosperity Index Everywhere you look in this world there are signs of instability, destruction, hopelessness. Syria is in civil […]

The Future of OPEC

Pump jacks in the Kurdish town of Derik, on the border with Turkey and Iraq, Nov. 25. (ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) […]

Patience in Asia

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, Investing in a multitude of markets and companies as we do within the Templeton […]

GLP Launches US$3 Billion China Logistics Fund

by The Rightsite Team, Global Logistic Properties Limited (“GLP”), the leading provider of modern logistics facilities in China, Japan and […]

Jack Ma Takes in $5.75 Bil – And Takes on China’s Real Estate Barons

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Not satisfied with sales of RMB 35 billion ($5.75 billion) over his e-commerce sites on a […]

Li Ka-Shing is Selling His China Real Estate – Should KKR Be Worried?

Asia’s richest man made headlines earlier this month by announcing plans for two companies that he controls to sell their […]