Tuesday, 6 December 2011

16,000 Holocaust victims to get German pensions

This is a big difference between the Germans and the little Japs. That's why victims of Germans are willing to forgive. But the victims of the little Japs would never forgive and forget.

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Monday, 5 December 2011

China's thin margin for error in property policies

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BMW New 3-Series F30

Chinese city poised to introduce country's first Good Samaritan rules

Shenzhen publishes draft regulations to encourage people to come to each other's aid in the wake of the death of a two-year-old girl

Changing legal representatives not easy, say observers

Observers are questioning the effectiveness of a Singapore Exchange (SGX) directive to China firms listed here over the position of legal representatives, who play a powerful role in mainland firms.

Have car, will drive...with no plates

More drivers doing so to bypass traffic rules

Town plans to revive tax that provoked riots

Manufacturers in the country’s hub for children’s clothes fear the levy will cripple their operations

Jim Rogers: Faber's Wrong About China

Jim Rogers thinks Marc Faber has got it wrong about China, when he says the country is possibly headed for a hard landing, which would lead to a devastating impact on commodities around the world.

China Hard Landing Possible; Impact ‘Devastating’: Faber

A hard landing for China will have a major negative impact on global commodities and risk currencies, says Marc Faber, the editor of The Gloom, Boom & Doom report, who adds that he is more worried about a Chinese economic downturn than a recession in Europe.

China to Prepare for Social Unrest

Beijing has underlined its concern that an economic slowdown could lead to social unrest in China, with the country’s security chief urging local officials to do more to prepare for the “negative effects of the market economy”.

Romney’s dangerous anti-China rhetoric

Accusing Beijing of manipulating its currency and stealing US jobs is not based on any sound economic policy and everything to do with electoral politics

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Taking hype about China with a big pinch of salt


Growth and size are not enough for fundamental changes in the global financial landscape

China should help Europe

A lot has been said about China being a potential rescuer of the eurozone. One view that has been put forth is that of Yu Yongding, a former member of China’s central bank monetary policy committee, who wrote in the Financial Times (Oct 31, 2011) that ‘Beijing will not ride to eurozone’s rescue’.

How China Can Defeat America

With China’s growing influence over the global economy, and its increasing ability to project military power, competition between the United States and China is inevitable. Leaders of both countries assert optimistically that the competition can be managed without clashes that threaten the global order.

Yunnan, the new gateway

Beijing plans investment in railways, roads and air links despite economic concerns and objections by neighbours to Chinese influence

Loan fears hit Shanghai bourse

Mainland property and bank shares slip after banking watchdog tells lenders to boost supervision of loans to developers and increase provisions for bad loans

Monday, 21 November 2011

How China Can Defeat America

With China’s growing influence over the global economy, and its increasing ability to project military power, competition between the United States and China is inevitable. Leaders of both countries assert optimistically that the competition can be managed without clashes that threaten the global order.

Distressed Portugal turns to ex-colony Angola for capital

The world-turned-upside-down of the European debt crisis reached a new extreme last week when Europe came pleading for lucre where it once only seized it: Africa.

Malaysia to relax laws on public assemblies

Malaysia will relax laws to allow peaceful public gatherings to be held without a police permit, part of a move to allow more freedom of expression as Prime Minister Najib Razak accelerates reforms ahead of a possible general election next year.

McDonald's, Target Dump Egg Supplier After Investigation

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