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Great idea, shame about the squabbling

What's the point of the government owning all the telecoms companies if they can never agree on a single standard to use between them?

Gay investment consulting in China

Galileo Capital Management wants to bring its LGBT Capital fund to China. Weird idea.

Gay investment consulting in China

Galileo Capital Management wants to bring its LGBT Capital fund to China. Weird idea.

Is China about to dump its dollar investments?

Dealers have been alerted that SAFE wants to dump its US securities, and there are fears that China could dump its US treasuries too.

Is there a bubble in Hainan?

There are plenty of fears that Hainan's sudden house price spike could be the biggest bubble yet seen in China. But do the prices reflect that it is the only decent holiday resort in the country?

China helps the world rebalance

China has published a 35% fall in its current account surplus, as its exports rapidly fall

Capitalist Roader Fund: BUY-Huaneng Power International (600011, Shanghai)

The fund makes a move into one of the big-five independent power producers as coal prices fall and demand for power continues to rise

Capitalist Roader Fund: BUY-Huaneng Power International (600011, Shanghai)

The fund makes a move into one of the big-five independent power producers as coal prices fall and demand for power continues to rise

What do the minimum wage rises say about inflation expectations?

China is sharply raising the minimum wage, perhaps in a sign of worry about inflation.

Capitalist Roader Fund: Overblown fears of tightening (Hold)

The markets had a tough week as investors were spooked by tightening

Are interest rates edging up?

China's benchmark interest rate remains on hold, but are banks edging up their rates regardless?

Capitalist Roader Fund: Overblown fears of tightening (Hold)

The markets had a tough week as investors were spooked by tightening

Is China creating more paper tigers?

China's attempt to railroad foreign businesses out of the country and promote its domestic industries is unlikely to help it in the long run

Can China really be a buy?

All it takes for the banks to start salivating over Chinese stocks is for Shanghai to fall under 3,000 points. But buying into this market would be madness.

China, S Korea, Japan to discuss trade-pact

China, South Korea and Japan are holding a meeting to discuss terms of reference for joint research into a free-trade pact. This from China's Xinhua News Agency citing South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

China hammers train ticket scalpers

Railway authorities are preparing for a real-name ticket system to end scalping during the upcoming Spring Festival rush. Although many have called for such a system for years, there are still doubts about its feasibility.

Going the distance

China's economic growth figures are high

Capitalist Roader Fund: Charting a new course (Hold)

The fund considers the potential of a riskier strategy in 2010

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