China allows first corporate bond default
From Moneynews Chinese authorities allowed the country’s first corporate bond default on Friday, inflicting losses on small investors in a painful step toward making its financial system more market-oriented. Investors in bonds sold in 2012 by Chaori Solar Energy Science…
PERCEPTIONS: When silence prevails, perception rules
From Pinchina Consulting When silence prevails, perception rules: China, the Government of Jamaica and the Court of Public Opinion This post is the second installment of a series entitled, “Perceptions.” The series explores China’s historic and more recent relationship with…
WuXi PharmaTech Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2013 Results
SHANGHAI, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. a leading research and development services company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China and the United States, today announced its financial results for the…
Antigua and Barbuda “strongly condemns” terrorist attacks in China
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Monday March 3, 2014, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has “strongly condemned” the murder of at least 28 people during the “terrorist attack” at a train station in Kunming, China over the weekend. Prime Minister…
Cayman Youth Sailors
Cayman Youth Sailors qualify for the Youth Olympic Games Everyone in the Cayman Sailing Community can be proud of our young sailors who qualified Cayman for two Youth Olympic Games places over the weekend. The team of Florence Allan, Pablo…
Qunar reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results
BEIJING, Feb 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Revenue Growth Accelerates in the Fourth Quarter Company Announces US$300 Million Revolving Credit Facility from Baidu Qunar Cayman Islands Limited QUNR -1.53% (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading search-based travel commerce…
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Mistrial in case of cop accused of corruption and bribery The trial of police officer Elvis Kelsey Ebanks accused of corruption and bribery when he is alleged to have asked for more than $500 from Filipino Len Ferraris not to…
China manufacturing conditions fall to seven-month low
By Rob Wile From Business Insider China’s manufacturing conditions fell to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February, according to a flash reading from HSBC. Analysts expected a reading of 49.5, unchanged from January. Anything below 50 signals contraction. The…
10 industries 3D printing will disrupt or decimate
By Lyndsey Gilpin From Tech Republic As it evolves, 3D printing technology is destined to transform almost every major industry and change the way we live, work, and play in the future. For better or worse, the 3D printing industry…
Qunar to report fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results on February 27
BEIJING, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (“Qunar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:QUNR), the leading search-based commerce platform for the Chinese travel industry, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended…
