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Two-week traveller: choose your Central Asia adventure

By Stephen Lioy, Lonely Planet, Once the realm of Silk Road merchants and Great Game spies, the Heavenly Mountains and […]

RECORD RMB DEVALUATION TO WHET CHINA’S APPETITE FOR US REAL ESTATE

   BY MICHAEL COLE    JP Morgan’s Haibin Zhu says more devaluation could be on the way China’s central bank allowed […]

China’s Currency Moves

After a volatile month for China’s stock market in July, currency moves made news in August. On August 11, the […]

HYATT HEIR TEAMS WITH CHINA’S WANXIANG GROUP FOR $1B IN US HOTEL DEALS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Hyatt heir John Prtizker is joining forces with a Hangzhou car part maker for some upscale […]

Dalian Wanda to Close 40 Shopping Malls in China

    Summary: Chinese commercial real estate developer Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. (3699.HK) has confirmed that it will close […]

CHINA’S OCEANWIDE HOLDINGS BUYS $390M NY PROJECT IN 4TH US DEAL

   BY MICHAEL COLE    The proposed tower (at centre in this rendering) would form part of the South Street Seaport […]

China’s Crisis: The Price of Change

By Rodger Baker, Stratfor, Last week was an eventful one for China. First, the People’s Bank of China shocked the […]

On the Winners and Losers of the Great Chinese Rebalance

by Bryce Coward of GaveKal Capital Change can be hard, but change can also be good. At this very moment […]

Chinese immigrants now largest group of new arrivals to the U.S: Column

Once excluded and now admired, their families could see a newfound status in America complicated by China’s rise. (Photo: Elaine […]

What Warren Buffett’s favorite indicator says about China’s stock market

By Stephen Gandel and Stacy Jones, Fortune, Warren Buffett has long been bullish on China, and its market. But, given […]