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Chinese now the world’s biggest spending tourists

MADRID/FRANKFURT – Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the […]

The Strategic Importance of the Yangtze River – VIDEO

By Stratfor, Click on YouTube Video Link on Yangtze River Strategic Importance to Chinese economy

New York’s New Business Boom

Nearly twice as many new businesses were started in the five boroughs in 2011 than in 1991, and the lion’s […]

Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction

By Mark C. Crowley, From Fast Company, “Imagine a world where most organizations were the best place to work. Imagine […]

Asian stocks up after positive US economic data

Asian stock markets mostly higher as auto, factory data point to US economic recovery BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets […]

Soft US jobs figures keep a lid on markets

Japan’s Nikkei outperforms ahead of expected aggressive action from central bank By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | Associated Press […]

BRICS and China’s Aspiration for the New “International Order”

By Yun Sun, Brookings Institute, The destinations of new Chinese leader’s first foreign tour are always carefully chosen and reflect […]

Risk Unrewarded as Emerging Stocks Lag Behind Most Since ’98

By Michael Patterson and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg, The link between risk and reward in stocks is breaking down as emerging […]

Why China Is Finally Abandoning Its One Child Policy

One of the first announcements by the new administration taking charge in China this month was that the one child […]

Why a Bitcoin Is as Good as Gold‏

By Jeffrey Tucker, From Laissez Faire, Bitcoin may reach $100 today. That brings the total value of the existing Bitcoin […]