China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals

By Ian James, Associated Press, China on Latin American buying spree to lock in long-term needs in oil, minerals, food […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

China’s Manufacturing Slowest in 9 Months, New Orders Suggest Manufacturing May Have Already Peaked; Australia Biggest GDP Drop in 20 Years

From globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com, By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, Weak economic reports in the US, Europe, Australia, and China tell the same story: […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China to Clean Up Toxic Local Government Debt?

From nakedcapitalism.com site, Yves Smith, This report by Reuters, suggesting that China was about to Do Something about its local […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Jun 11 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Real-Estate Developers Struggle with Debt; Servicing China’s Total Debt Load is Problematic; Dramatic Slowdown in China Coming

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, Mish Economic Analysis Blog, Inquiring minds are digging deeper into China’s bank credit bubbles, fixed asset […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Is Renren Finally Getting Worth a Second Look?

From 247Wallst site, Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) has been an absolutely brutal initial public offering.  Since “The Facebook of China” […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Stocks | Comments (0)

China’s bid for man-made sun

by David Stanway Duan and his state-funded team of scientists are on a quest for the Holy Grail of nuclear […]

By Aidualc | 17 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Asia Seeks to Diversify Record Foreign-Exchange Reserves as Dollar Falls

Rajat Nag, managing director of the Asian Development Bank, said Asia needs to use its reserves more productively regardless of […]

By Aidualc | 16 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Tech in China: Worth the Risk?

Some of tech’s largest companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), and Yahoo (YHOO) have expanded into China with hopes of […]

By Aidualc | 14 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Nigerian Banks Winning Mobius With Asia-Like Growth in Africa

By Renee Bonorchis and Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg, Twenty-four miles northwest of Accra in Ghana, Anthony Botchway rips a pineapple plant […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 May 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Foreign Companies to List Shares in Shanghai

By Gordon Chang,  Forbes Blog, China securities regulators have compiled a list of 10 companies that will be allowed to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 May 11 | Posted in Asia, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)