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Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: Reversing expectations

Profit growth doesn't help the Capitalist Roader; the Red Dragon looks for the market to bottom out

Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: Reversing expectations

Profit growth doesn't help the Capitalist Roader; the Red Dragon looks for the market to bottom out

The Shanghai Expo is all about business

It may be billed as a fun day out for visitors, but the Shanghai Expo has the feel of a corporate, rather than creative, event

China fixes its sights on IMF reform

With the World Bank battle resoundingly won, can China now transform the other pillar of the international financial system?

Could Chinese advertising start raiding Hollywood?

Are Chinese brands about to start hiring Western stars to promote their goods?

Why is everything so expensive in China, when everything is made in China?

China's enormous size and undeveloped banking system means the domestic market is always second-choice

How important is the Beijing Auto Show?

Carmakers are looking to China for salvation, but is the hype over the Beijing Auto Show warranted?

Aid to the Yushu earthquake could strengthen the local economy

Yushu was a vibrant town before last week's 7.1 magnitude quake, and will hopefully be boosted by government help

Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: Sit and wait

Our funds watch as the market drops slightly; currency issues and index futures suggest changes may be on the horizon.

Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: Sit and wait

Our funds watch as the market drops slightly; currency issues and index futures suggest changes may be on the horizon.

When Chinese dreams meet the real world

Western negotiators in China need to keep their heads out of the clouds

Will Chinese interest rates be hiked?

March's new bank lending statistics show Beijing is trying to dampen the economy, but what is next?

Will Alibaba turn into a bank?

Alibaba has won a license to start lending money

Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: What revaluation?

Rumors of revaluation and property taxes swirl as the market remains mostly flat

Capitalist Roader and Red Dragon funds: What revaluation?

Rumors of revaluation and property taxes swirl as the market remains mostly flat

Hong Kong attracts MBAs

More graduates of top business schools in Europe and the United States are turning to Hong Kong in search of work as Western countries struggle to emerge from the economic crisis.

Taiwan and China join in medical tourism

Two medical tourism groups of business executives and their families from China will go to Taiwan in April and are expected to bring in substantial revenue. Walter Yeh of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) says that for the 64 people the average cost for a physical check-up ranging from $1,577 to $4,730

Hong Kong attracts MBAs

More graduates of top business schools in Europe and the United States are turning to Hong Kong in search of work as Western countries struggle to emerge from the economic crisis.

Taiwan and China join in medical tourism

Two medical tourism groups of business executives and their families from China will go to Taiwan in April and are expected to bring in substantial revenue. Walter Yeh of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) says that for the 64 people the average cost for a physical check-up ranging from $1,577 to $4,730

Build them high, knock them down

Chinese buildings only last 25 to 30 years, on average, says the government

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