ECONOMY WATCH – Page 53

Jetpacks to Take Flight in China?

For any fan of the science-fiction genre, the jetpack trope is as recognizable as flying cars or phasers set to stun. In movies and comic books, the...

Is China Ready for Drones?

Once upon a time, any conversation had about drones was generally confined to the use of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) by the US military for air...

ECONOMY WATCH Science & Technology Nov 26, 2015

Chinese Milk Powder Pricing Revolution to Come

New Zealand is known in China as a land less of hobbits as it is elsewhere and more for its unsullied environment, free from the toxic haze and overwhelming...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 26, 2015

Why Alibaba Is Not Singles Day’s Biggest Winner?

Now the entire world has not only gotten to know a particular shopping spree in China — Singles Day–but has also witnessed the Chinese consumption...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 13, 2015

Chinese Consumption Slows as Confidence Wanes

For months those who keep an eye on China (and the world economy, such is its reliance on China) have been told how domestic consumption is to act as a panacea...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Nov 10, 2015

Disney Brings Opportunity to Innovate for Chinese Competitors

Slated to open in the first half of 2016, Shanghai’s Disneyland will bring one of America’s most obvious soft power totems to China, with Mickey and crew...

ECONOMY WATCH Sep 15, 2015

Amateur Investors Burned by Stock Market Decline

“Two months ago, I thought I was stupid for not piling into the equity market. People around me were making money so easily from their investments,”...

ECONOMY WATCH Jul 14, 2015