ChinaBiz Surging China demand buoys US pork US pork exports will jump 23 percent or more this year because of surging demand and prices in China, the world's top consumer, according to Brett Stuart, the co-founder of farm-industry researcher Global AgriTrends. Zhejiang's SMEs quickening pace of stock listings Private enterprises in Zhejiang province, especially small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), are speeding up their migration to listed status, said Ernst &Young (E&Y), a leading global tax and transaction service provider. Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. Nations clamp down on resources
Tea Leaf Nation -- E-Magazine Environmental News Digest Danwei China Business News US-China Perception Monitor » China Perspective The China Story Forbes July 16, 2012 The latest global sentiment figures reflect a slowing global economy and this is being felt in revised employment expectations as well as corporate earnings season that kicks into high gear this week with more than 80 of the S&P 500 companies sharing their results this week. China is building out its cloud infrastructure at a torrid pace, building on their great advantage in long-term low-cost electric grid that is utterly coal dominated. week I'll be in China for our second annual customer meeting. One of the things that makes this event special is we didn't try to export the US version to China but rather built an event ground up for China . John Rutledge, Founder and CEO of Rutledge Capital, explains his investment philosophy and shares his top picks. INSEAD researchers have crafted the first-ever ranking of Chinese corporate leaders based on objective, long-term stock market performance. July 15, 2012 The Chinese economy stumbled last month?” July 14, 2012 July 13, 2012
China asserts clout in Central Asia with huge Turkmen gas project ChinaTrade.com As Chinese Farmers Fight for Homes, Suicide Is Ultimate Protest Articles in this series look at how China’s government-driven effort to push the population to towns and cities is reshaping a nation that for millenniums has been defined by its rural life.点击查看本文中文版 | Read in Chinese » As she drove down a busy four-lane road near her old home, Tang Huiqing pointed to the property where her dead sister’s workshop once stood. The lot was desolate, but for Ms. Tang it lives. Four years ago, government officials told her sister that Chengdu was expanding into the countryside and that her village had to make way. “So my sister went up to the roof and said, ‘If you want to, tear it down,’ ” Ms. Her voice trailed off as she recalled how her sister poured diesel fuel on herself and after pleading with the demolition crew to leave, set herself alight. Over the past five years, at least 39 farmers have resorted to this drastic form of protest. Besides the self-immolations, farmers have killed themselves by other means to protest land expropriation. Video | 4:56