Recently, while on holiday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I was asked if I was interested in firing a Russian-made rocket-propelled grenade for $500 at a local shooting range.
China's banking regulator will encourage the launching of more consumer finance companies while helping them improve comprehensive risk management.
Imaginative apps, launched by innovative startups and funded by forward-thinking private equity outfits and venture capital firms, are imparting a new spring to the steps of millions of middle-aged women in China.
The dance floor of Chinese square dancing fans has just got bigger - so big all outdoors are potential dance venues, as smartphone apps turn middle-aged women and retirees into dancers with a fair chance of hitting the jackpot of instant cyber fame.
Middle-aged Chinese women just wanna have fun ... and dance in colorful floral-print skirts or wool-blended dresses trimmed with sequins and tassels.
China National Petroleum Corp, one of the country's oil giants, has been invited to bid for Iran's crude and natural gas development projects as the Persian Gulf state seeks investments in energy.
Chinese smartphone vendors are achieving initial success in India, after they ramped up efforts to lure consumers during the largest festival in the world's fastest-growing smartphone market.
With Donald Trump poised to become US president later this month, the head of ZTE Corp's business in the United States is optimistic about his company's ability to grow in the US mobile phone market.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has achieved one-third of its pledged goal of creating 100 million jobs in 20 years, as the e-commerce giant sees 2017 as a crucial year to "redefine the real economy".
The US Dollar Index recovered from an earlier loss to extend Monday's gain, while European equities advanced after Asian markets and crude oil rose on the first full trading day of the New Year. A private factory gauge indicated strength in China's economy.
Despite concerns over the economic slowdown in China, two of the country's cities have won spots in a ranking of the world's top 10 competitive cities.
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