Tag Archives: China

Year of the Dragon – just hot air?

Today marks the first day in the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs and is associated with power, good fortune and authority. It is also widely considered to be the luckiest year … Continue reading

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Not always a Yuan-way bet

The Yuan (or more properly the Renminbi) made it into the news this week when its price went just below CNY6.48 against the US Dollar, the strongest it’s been in a generation. The Yuan has been no stranger to the … Continue reading

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If China’s provinces were countries

Following on from its table posted here a few weeks ago comparing each state of the USA with countries, the Economist has done a similar table with China. It makes for fascinating reading. The article itself can be found here.

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