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Can Alibaba’s Ant Financial Disrupt China’s Financial Industry?
In a short space of time Alibaba’s Ant Financial has created—and scaled—a diverse set of financial products.


| Aug. 5 2015
China’s Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb
Does China’s debt, which refuses to stop growing, threaten to take the show off the road.


| Jun. 3 2015
Why the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Matters
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has ruffled many feathers even before its formal launch. We bring you the lowdown on.


| Apr. 27 2015
China Statistics: R&D spending, Automobile Sales and Bad Loans
The China statistics you need to know: from data on growth in R&D spending to flagging automobile sales and.


| Dec. 5 2014
China Roundup: State of the Economy; MNCs Hit new highs (and lows); and the Alibaba Share Price Fall
This week, China’s factory activity improved a little even as factory employment figures slumped; Adobe announced its intention to.


| Sep. 26 2014
China Roundup: The Chinese economy and structural changes; Baidu Eye; and Apple’s New Problem
This week, figures from the HSBC/Markit PMI implied that the Chinese economy might finally be on the path to.


| Sep. 5 2014
China Roundup: China Industrial Production Slows and the Alibaba-Alipay Relationship Restructured
This week, China industrial production figures revealed a slower growth from last year; Lenovo and Tencent reported profits while sportswear.


| Aug. 15 2014
China Roundup: A stimulus package to beat the slowdown; Alibaba’s offline investment and Huawei’s results
This week that was: China releases a moderate stimulus package; Alibaba picks up a stake in Intime Retail; Huawei scores.


| Apr. 4 2014
Chinese real estate comes back down to Earth
Since 2009, property prices stubbornly climbed upwards, despite government attempts to cool the market. But not any longer. Average house.
| Apr. 12 2012