The Heritage Foundation, a conservative free-market think-tank based in Washington D.C., rated Hong Kong
Hong Kong world's freest economy.
the world’s freest economy for the 17th year in a r…
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Heritage Foundation report: Hong Kong worlds’ freest economy 17th year in a row
Will “Buy American” Solar provision anger Chinese?
Will Chinese President Hu Jintao express displeasure over the "Buy American" solar panel law to Obama?
During its lame-duck session last month, Congress put a “Buy America” provi…
China’s foreign trade on the rise, trade surplus on the decline
China’s foreign trade on the rise in 2010 leaping 34.7 percent over 2009 to $2.97 trillion. Its trade surplus was on the decline, dropping 6.4% to $183.1 billion. These figures came from…
READ MOREUS to Chinese drywall manufacturers: fix our homes
Drywall product on sale at a Home Depot. Reuters
Today Inez Tenenbaum, chairwoman of the US Consumer Protection Safety Commission, said that her agency’s efforts to get Chinese drywall manufactu…
World Bank to offer first Chinese Yuan Bonds
The first step in promoting the internationalization of Chinese currency, the yuan or RMB 人民币, was announced by the World Bank. The first yuan-denominated bond will be offered to investors …
READ MOREChina saw 10 percent GDP growth in 2010
China's Central Bank in Beijing. Reuters
According to the China’s central bank, China experienced 10 percent growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010.
In a speech mid-December bu…
China’s Most Beautiful Girls – # 2 – Michelle Reis
I found a list that purports to know who the 10 most beautiful girls in China are.
What this means to me is that these are the girls we are likely to see next on the big screen in the magazines and su…
China’s Wages are Rising
How about a 40% raise this year?
I’d like that.
In China last year salaries went up to an average of $160/month at a factory that makes lamps for the Home Depot, Target, Wal-Mart and Pottery Ba…
