Where the Deals Are: Real Estate in Emerging Markets
Look for countries with strong middle-class growth -- say, China or Brazil. Stick mainly to housing and retail. Focus on the long term. And don't attempt to do it without a local partner.
Internet users swell past 1 bln
The global number of Internet users has swelled to over one billion uses according to new research, with China accounting for the largest population of Web surfers
China milk crisis; two people condemned to death
A Chinese court sentenced two men to death and a dairy boss to life in prison Thursday for their roles in producing and selling infant formula tainted with melamine, a deadly industrial chemical added to watered-down milk in order to fool inspectors and increase profits.
Chinese student decapitated at Virginia Tech
Xin Yang, 22, a female Chinese graduate student at Virginia Tech University was killed Wednesday night.
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Ford builds Fiesta for Chinese market
Ford Motor Company began the production of the Fiesta car in China, a fuel-efficient and low-cost model which the firm aims to introduce to the world through 2010.
China has highest internet users in 2008
China now has the highest number of internet users in the world and had the largest growing online population of 2008, a report suggests.
China: World's 3rd richest economy for 2007
On Wednesday, a new data record showed that China's economy grew to become the world's third-largest in 2007 reflecting the countries amazing ability to overcome yet another milestone in the country's stunning rise in the global pecking order.
RBS sold $2.3 Billion stake in Bank of China
Royal Bank Scotland Plc confirmed in a statement on Wednesday it sold its stake in Bank of China Ltd.sending shares of the Chinese bank up in Hong Kong.
Website for 'best job in the world' caves under flood of traffic
Interest in what promoters call the best job in the world, has sparked so much interest that the website of the would-be employer caved under pressure.
Tough judgments required to close Gitmo
The closure of Guantanamo Bay prison will not be an easy one with many diverse prisoners from die-hard jihadists to innocent men swept up in war.
Trade gap in November drops on import slump
The nation's trade deficit contracted 28.7 percent in November, the most in 12 years, on a record drop in imports due to weak consumer demand and plummeting oil prices, the US Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Top China regions show strained economies
A pair of China's top industrial regions showed signs of economic strain at the end of 2008.
Walt Disney plans Shanghai theme park
Walt Disney Co. announced Friday it will move forward with submitting a proposal to build a theme park in mainland China.
MSN deemed vulgar in China's Internet crackdown
China is cracking down on what it considers to be vulgar websites across the internet, chiding sites like Google and MSN for not cleaning up their sites.
Market shocked by Satyam fraud admission
Mumbai - The market reacted with shock, Wednesday, after the promoters of beleaguered technology outsourcer Satyam Computer Services admitted to cooking up its books to the tune of $ 1 billion.
Factories slash output, jobs around world
Factories in China and India joined much of Europe in slashing output and jobs at a record pace in December, another sign the biggest emerging markets were wilting under the recession gripping industrialized nations.
Bush says he will lift sanctions against N. Korea
President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an axis of evil.
US and China Set to Commence Investment Talks
The U.S. and China agreed to begin negotiations for an investment treaty that would guarantee access for the nations' companies to buy assets in the other country, representatives said at the close of a week-long meeting in Annapolis.
China stock index makes a more than 11 years biggest weekly decline
China's main stock index Friday fell 3 percent to a 15-month low, and totally 13.84 percent decline in the week, making a more than 11 years biggest weekly decline record since December 1996.
Copper futures decline on global demand worries, dollar rally
Copper futures ended with losses on Tuesday on fears of slowing demand from China and gains in the dollar after comments by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.
China's telecom shifts continue as three firms announce deals
China's government mandated telecommunications shakeup took another step to completion on Monday as three firms announced deals that officials hope will boost competition.
Copper rises nearly 5 cents as inventories fall
Copper rose nearly 5 cents on Friday as a report that stockpiles diminished raised expectations that demand is growing.
Yahoo Laments: Microsoft no longer keen to merge
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with Microsoft has tremendous power, but the software giant appears no longer interested in a full merger.
Bank of America Raise China Construction Stake to 10.75 Pct
Bank of America Corp. plans to raise its stake in China Construction Bank Corp. by exercising part of an option, to boost its stake to 10.75 percent from 8.5 percent, the Chinese bank said on Wednesday.
China's GOME 1Q net profit surges triples
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd, China's largest electronics retailer by revenue, posted net profit in first quarter nearly three times higher than the year earlier thanks to stronger margins and sales in new stores.
Wing Lung's owner picks Merchants bank as preferred bidder
Hong Kong based Wing Lung Bank Ltd. has picked China Merchants Bank Co. as its preferred bidder after the Wu's family announced to sell its whole 53 percent stake.
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