With all eyes focused on sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria, little attention has been paid to rapidly deteriorating Sunni-Shia relations in Lebanon. If the international community is to counter the Islamic State and prevent the further erosion of or…
2014-10-07
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has been a hot topic of analysis for almost a year. But one question has largely escaped thorough examination: what Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine indicates about the EU’s foreign policy.
2014-10-07
The unlikely duo of a bon vivant Austrian and a local Communist boss blazed a trail in the 1970s
2014-10-07
Founder is the grandson-in-law of the architect of modern China
2014-10-07
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., owned by U.S. private equity giant The Blackstone Group, says it has agreed to sell the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to Chinese insurance firm Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. for US$1.95 billion, according to a company announcement. As part of a long-term strategic partnership, Anbang will grant Hilton Worldwide a […]
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2014-10-07
The move by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) to loosen mortgage rules will help stimulate demand from home upgrades in the current slowdown, but it will also facilitate speculation, says a report released by Fitch Ratings. If this policy initiative develops into another cycle of excessive investment and speculation, it may slow down the […]
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2014-10-07
The Chinese government's drive to enforce its antitrust and anti-corruption laws is not a temporary surge of such activities. They are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, and further impact the operations of many more multi-national companies in China, says a report by law firm Dechert LLP. Over the past two years, China’s authorities […]
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2014-10-07
Chinese technology company Inspur and American open source manufacturer Red Hat have reached a strategic deal to combine Red Hat's latest-generation enterprise operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 with Inspur's X86 platform products. According to the agreement, Inspur and Red Hat will become OEM partners. The OEM partner designation is the highest partner rank […]
2014-10-07
The Chinese classified information website 58.com has purchased a new office building in Beijing's Chaoyang district for CNY1.033 billion. 58.com said in a statement that the company reached an agreement with Beijing Electronics Zone Investment and Development to invest CNY1.033 billion, which is about USD168.4 million, to purchase a 45,000-square-meter office building in Chaoyang district. […]
2014-10-07
CY Leung, the territory’s chief executive, has few public supporters
2014-10-07
Protesters use art to express their opinion of HK’s leader
2014-10-07
Buying spree begun in 2011 seen as structural shift
2014-10-07
China buying spree begun in 2011 seen as structural shift
2014-10-07
Chinese leaders reassess infrastructure possibilities