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by Greg Cruey on January 31, 2008
Why are China's stock markets so hot? There are a number of probable causes for it, but perhaps the most basic, simple reason is that the Chinese economy is awash in money. The high level of cash...
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Alex Akesson across the hall from me here at Creative Weblogging tells me that Swiss banking group SYZ & CO, has "launched six new sub-funds of its $1.3bn Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella fund...
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The possibility of more relaxed trade between Mainland China and Taiwan has become a topic of conversation in the wake of an election in Taiwan that Kuomintang (KMT) party control of the legislature...
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What if oil was priced for sale in euros instead of US dollars? Would the world (or America) be a different place? I saw an excerpt of a very interesting interview in the German magazine der spiegel...
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Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, Temasek Holdings, has partnered with two Canadian pension funds to create "a high-profile private equity fund looking to invest in China," according to...
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by Greg Cruey on January 25, 2008
I saw bits and pieces of the Republican debate last night and was later able to find a transcript of the debate to look over. China bashing has been a problem for Republicans. Duncan Hunter, who has...
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Tam, an English teacher in China, published an interesting blog post yesterday on what might be a new frontier in green energy for China: biogas. In Guangxi, according to her blog (which references a...
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It's easy to say or do something "wrong" when you're in an unfamiliar culture. I remember one of my first meals in an Australian home. As a male raised in the southern US, I thought...
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I've seen it discussed in a number of places recently. There are some basic truths about Foreign direct investment that seem to get covered up, misinterpreted, distorted - pick your adjective......
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by Greg Cruey on January 18, 2008
I should admit at the start of this that I am not a citizen of Second Life - or of any other virtual world. While I understand the financial potential, online gaming has never really appealed to me...
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The China Development Bank and the IDB Group of tel aviv have kicked $50 million into Infinity I-China, a developing VC fund that targets joint ventures between Chinese and Israeli companies in the...
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by Greg Cruey on January 16, 2008
For a day or two it looked as though China was about to lift the ban it has in place on the opening of new Internet cafe's in the country. At least that's what the Inquirer was saying. Egan...
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I heard an interview this weekend that amounted to something of a book review on National Public Radio. The book was The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise. The book,...
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by Greg Cruey on January 14, 2008
Periodically I check out what's new at China business success stories and a few days ago I came across an informative piece there on Starting a Business in China. The article looks at the legal...
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by Greg Cruey on January 11, 2008
You think it's toys? Or maybe food products, like soup and seafood? Bad rip offs of collectible porcelain and art glass? None of those things are China's biggest export to the U.S. China's...
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by Greg Cruey on January 10, 2008
The mutual fund industry mushroomed in China in 2007, acording to Channel News Asia. China's total mutual fund assets in 2007 grew from 865 billion yuan at the start of the year to 3.3 trillion...
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Zero2IPO has started China's first venture capital and private equity database. The subscription service, ChinaVentureDatabase "is the single source for accurate, comprehensive and timely...
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After several years of resisting outside demands to allow the yuan renminbi to appreciate in value against other currencies (especially the U.S. dollar), it looks as if China has decided to allow just...
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The EE Times is reporting that Israel-based Giza Venture Capital is started a fifth VC fund, Giza V, with help from Taiwan's National Development Fund (NDF). The new $150 million fund is getting...
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by Greg Cruey on January 05, 2008
I loved this question from fellow blogger Tim Faulkner: "What's more evil than Google? A Google partly controlled by the Chinese government." Okay, I'm not sure that I think evil is...
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by Greg Cruey on January 03, 2008
stock markets in both Shanghai and in Hong Kong had a record year in 2007, and became forces in the global economy according to the China Post. "In February, for the first time ever, a plunge in...
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If you're looking for an easy update on Chin'a real estate law, Strafford Publications is offering a Live 90-Minute Telephone Conference with Interactive Q&A on China Real Estate Law next...
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Redline China is among several sources reporting that 360Quan is getting an influx of cash from Koolanoo Group. The 360Quan site is China's third largest social networking site and has experienced...
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