A local cure to home prices
2010-03-26 13:12:47
With urban housing and land prices hit-ting new highs on a daily basis, local governments must do something immediately to help the central government in preventing the real estate bubbles from bursting.
How to make the most from emerging markets
2010-03-25 11:22:31
Spring is always an exciting time for financial markets. Year-end (or near year-end) company earnings are keeping investors on their toes, as everyone studies the numbers carefully trying to find the next big investment.
Alternatives to revaluating the yuan
2010-03-25 13:04:29
The debate on how to correct the trade imbalance between the United States and China is focused on increase: How to increase US exports and savings and how to increase Chinese imports and consumption.
Hard times call for green economy
2010-03-24 11:51:23
Tough economic issues at home and abroad, coupled with the global financial recession, has made the highly anticipated restructuring of China's economy a very urgent matter.
US should look closer to home on currency issue
2010-03-24 11:49:03
The United States recently attacked China for "currency manipulation", which it said had caused the huge US trade deficit, while the latter defended its stance, saying the currency issue is not the major one determining the country's trade balance.
Fortifying gains of growth
2010-03-20 16:21:02
President Hu Jintao has called on the entire nation to expedite economic restructuring and make it a strategic focus for the adjustment of the development pattern. The country has seen a turnaround in macro-economy. But it is important to optimize economic restructuring in order to consolidate macro-economic regulation, transform the economic development pattern and realize long-term stable and rapid economic growth.
Hint to Google: Review the road rivals traveled
2010-03-19 10:32:01
Google has not been doing as well in China as it does in other countries. Its China business has trailed badly behind Chinese domestic search company Baidu, which claims nearly 70 percent of the market share.
Future growth won't be easy
2010-03-19 08:01:50
As global recovery inches forward and debt crises spring up in the EU, China faces many barriers to success.
Trade push in the right direction
2010-03-17 07:52:43
Trade between ASEAN economies and China has flourished since the late 1970s. Now, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), which became operational from Jan 1, is bound to make trade and investment a greater mutually beneficial experience between China and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Ignore threat of bubbles at your peril
2010-03-16 11:24:32
Four or five years ago, unstoppable residential housing prices prompted some economists to warn that the industry had hijacked the national economy.
Billionaires: Wake up!
2010-03-16 07:54:15
While they celebrate their new worldwide fame, we hope they also spend a moment or two contemplating the role they should play in society.
Steering a complicated market path
2010-03-15 11:16:50
Frustrated by the market's performance over the past eight months, Chinese investors may take solace - and a bit of advice - from the session of the National People's Congress just ended.