Red umbrellas, a brass band, delegates in all their finery — and the men running the Asian powerhouse

Under Xi Jinping, state-owned enterprises offer jobs for life but poor returns

The suspicion is that the president never wanted to make deals in the first place

The Vix index is a 30-day measure and does not give weight to long-tailed risks

McDonald’s and KFC push deep into backwater cities where the brands still have cachet

Party conclave likely to cement president’s status as a transformative leader

Alleged graft claims 18 of 205 members in group of Chinese political elite

Economic growth data will come as Communist party begins leadership transition

Playing politics with large-scale foreign investments