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How Well Did You Follow Chinese Business News in 2014? Find Out

Our little year-end quiz will tell you if you are up-to-date on Chinese business news ranging from.

by Major | Dec. 30 2014

Uber in China: In for the Long Haul?

Uber has plunged headlong into China’s immensely complex and hypercompetitive transportation and taxi app market. Can it win.

by Major | Dec. 22 2014

Can Patents Disrupt Xiaomi’s Dream Run?

As it pushes for internationalization, what is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi up against.

by Major | Dec. 17 2014

China Roundup: Taxi App Didi Dache Gets a $700 million Warchest

This week, taxi app Didi Dache secured funding of more than $700 million, easily the biggest private investment in China.

by Major | Dec. 11 2014

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program: A Damp Squib?

The long awaited Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program is finally here. But is it living up to its lofty.

by Major | Nov. 25 2014

China Roundup: Alibaba Bonds; and the China-Australia FTA

This week, we saw the debut of Alibaba's bonds, the new China-Australia FTA, and China’s factory output.

by Major | Nov. 21 2014

China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law

This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single.

by Major | Nov. 14 2014

The Lure—and Risks—of Emerging Market Bonds

As the global economy looks to emerging markets for growth, investors rush in for the high yields of emerging market.

by Major | Nov. 12 2014

China Roundup: China’s Manufacturing Activity Gathers Steam and the Alibaba Results

This week, the HSBC PMI showed an uptick in China’s manufacturing activity; news of the possibility of an RMB.

by Major | Nov. 7 2014

Busted! China’s Real Estate Bubble and Other China Myths

Carnegie Endowment’s Yukon Huang offers a new perspective and demystifies some popular notions about China, such as fears about.

by Major | Nov. 4 2014

China Roundup: Alibaba Share Price Touches New High and Lenovo Completes Motorola Mobility Buyout

Xiaomi was officially crowned the world’s third-largest smartphone maker but news of Lenovo completing its buyout of Motorola.

by Major | Oct. 31 2014

China Roundup: Chinese economy grows by 7.3% (only) and Tesla turns to Tmall

This week, all eyes were on the Chinese economy growth figures, the lowest since 2009; and and Tesla stunned company.

by Major | Oct. 24 2014

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