The controversial Communist Party boss known for leading a revival of Maoist ideology and recently embroiled in a high-profile political intrigue has been ousted from his post. Bo Xilai has been removed as the Communist Party chief of Chongqing, according to a brief statement carried by the official Xinhua News Agency. Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 06:24

China solar stocks are trading lower after the Commerce Department on Tuesday said it will impose import tariffs on solar panels imported from China. The levies will range from 2.9% to 4.73%. As the New York Times notes, the impact of tariffs that small on the market ?could be limited,? but additional tariffs could be ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 16:26

lives in Shanghai and writes about tech investment in China for and at www.youngchinabiz.com. Since everyone else is focusing on the rapidly slowing growth in the latest quarterly results from leading Internet company Tencent (HKEx: 700), I thought I?d take a look at a less explored part of the company?s newly issued report, namely a ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 14:54

Later today we should get the official announcement that China is going to face a joint WTO case over their restrictions on the exports of rare earths. The U.S. will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization today over Chinese limits on exports of rare earths used in high-tech products, deepening a trade dispute ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 12:53

Pity the poor Chinese gambler.?? Barred from making legal bets in his own officially straight-laced country, he undergoes much trouble and expense to indulge his habit anywhere he can, from the new casinos of Macau and Singapore to Las Vegas, where a tiny band of baccarat players from the Mainland accounted for 42 percent of ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 01:25

While healthy demand for 3G helped China Unicom increase its ARPU levels but the subsidies associated with selling expensive 3G smartphones has had a negative impact on margins.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 21:26

The Obama administration's embarrassing actions concerning Chinese rare earths speak to blatant hypocrisy and economic illiteracy by an Administration sadly immune to embarrassment.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 02:25

??, the Chinese auto and battery maker headed by the country's one-time richest man,?? continued to give its investors a bumpy ride?? with a worse-than-expected weekend earnings forecast that sent its shares tumbling in Hong Kong today. , which is about 10% owned by a subsidiary of 's , closed down by 4.8%. Its stock ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 15:55

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, a Shanghai-listed pharmaceutical company controlled by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, has added to its stake in U.S.-listed Simcere, a China-based drug manufacturer. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said in a statement at the Shanghai Stock Exchange today that a wholly owned subsidiary had raised its holding in Simcere to 4 million American depositary ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

A command economy confronts the prospects of becoming more normal.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 23:25