Will Beijing be Italy’s White Knight?
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. Let’s talk about Italy. Italy is about art — Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti and more names. Italy is about luxury — Prada,...
View ArticlePut a pause on China concept stocks
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. Two Chinese dotcom companies have apparently become the latest victims of the growing market concern about China “concept” stocks in the wake...
View ArticleNot just an accident
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. We’ve talked about whether China’s economy will have a soft or hard landing. In fact, what China needs is a pause. Lots of things in China...
View ArticleA turning point for China?
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. Is the train crash tragedy becoming a turning point for China’s political and economic development? Frustrations among the Chinese public...
View ArticleBanking on a Triple-A rating
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. You may think I am overly cynical today but let me first ask you a simple-yet-complicated question — what is fair? Global ratings agency...
View ArticleBanking on a Triple-A rating (Part 2)
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. Who is perhaps the most hated man in Washington as well as on Wall Street these days? Your guess? Not Muammar Gaddafi, not some Al-Qaeda...
View ArticleChina’s toxic leaks and social unrest
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. What does PX mean? That’s the keyword for China from the past 24 hours. State media reported that residents of Dalian were recently forced to...
View ArticleChina is still waiting for inflation to peak
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. How time flies. It’s already the end of August and speculations naturally arise about what China’s inflation reading will be for this month....
View ArticleDesigned in New York, made in Dongguan
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. It could be the perfect story to show how China Inc and its American partner can work together for a win-win result, but Chinese consumers...
View ArticleWinners and losers as Hong Kong rents scale new heights
By George Chen The opinions expressed are the author’s own. When you walk around Hong Kong’s Central commercial and business district these days, you may notice a number of stores are holding “removal...
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