China's GDP growth slowed to 7.4% in the first quarter from 7.7% of the fourth quarter last year, mainly dragged down by slower investment growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The GDP growth is largely in line with market expectations of 7.3%. "We maintain our view that GDP growth is on a downtrend […]

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In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Bing Lin, portfolio manager at Hong Kong-based US$1.4 billion-under-management Keywise Capital Management, speaks to our host Nina Xiang about why he believes there are still many major overseas listed Chinese companies with fraudulent accounting practices, and how 2014 will be a great year for shorting certain overseas-listed […]

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Beijing-based Chinese Internet-based recruitment service provider Liepin.com says that it has completed US$70 million series C financing led by Warburg Pincus and Matrix Partners China, according to a company announcement. This is the largest investment into a recruitment service company in the last five years in China. Previously, Liepin.com received series A round led by […]

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The strategy needed to resist Putin’s efforts to expand Russia’s influence beyond its borders – and to induce change within them – resembles nothing so much as the "containment" doctrine that guided Western policy for the four decades of the Cold War. The sooner the West updates that doctrine, the better off everyone will be.

Slowing growth is raising pressure on Beijing to provide fresh stimulus to head off a potential collapse in growth in the world’s second-largest economy

Chinese search engine provider Baidu announced the official launch of its online payments service Baidu Wallet. Baidu Wallet will provide various financial services such as money transfers, payments, and recharges. This is another important Internet payment brand in China following Alibaba's Alipay's wallet and Tencent's WeChat payment service. To boost its launch, Baidu launched a […]

China's Bright Dairy and Australia's Pactum Dairy Group reportedly signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Sanya, Hainan. Bright Dairy's General Manager Guo Benheng and Pactum Group's Chairman Rory Macleod attended the signing ceremony. The cooperation also apparently received support from the governments of China and Australia. Bright Dairy has been implementing its comprehensive strategy and […]

Slumping trade, slowing real estate sales and manufacturing activity and lower consumption have led most economists to downgrade their expectations