ECONOMY WATCH – Page 55

Alibaba’s 18th Birthday: Is Jack Ma an Idealist or a Braggart?

On Sept. 8, China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group celebrated its 18th anniversary in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Around 40,000...

What are They Interested In？

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in China coast city Xiamen early September. The summit of the BRICS nations brings together...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Politics Sep 8, 2017

The BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration

The Xiamen BRICS summit closed at 5th, Sept. The official document BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration summarized the successful experience of BRICS cooperation...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Science & Technology Sep 7, 2017

Strong Consumption Drives China’s Economic Growth

China's economic report for the first half-year was released on the 18th of last month. Data showed the economy expanded at a faster-than-expected 6.9 percent...

ECONOMY WATCH Economy Aug 3, 2017

The Overstretched Fuse Wire and China’s Stock Market Turmoil

China’s stock market is once again sending financial shock waves around the world, with trading suspended on Jan. 4 and 7 leading to capital market...

ECONOMY WATCH Jan 15, 2016

Unemployment a Concern for 2016 as Chinese Economy Slows

Unemployed Chinese migrant workers sit on a set of steps in Yichang, Hubei Province, and advertise their various skill-sets (bricklaying, water and...

ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Jan 8, 2016

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...

ECONOMY WATCH Science & Technology Dec 9, 2015

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