The author is chief China economist at Capital Economics Mark Williams Today’s downbeat December flash PMI in China leaves little doubt that the manufacturing sector is now cooling. Tighter access to credit will continue to weigh on growth in 2014. The initial reading of PMI fell further, from 50.8 in November to 50.5 this month. […]

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The author is chief China economist at Capital Economics Mark Williams Today’s downbeat December flash PMI in China leaves little doubt that the manufacturing sector is now cooling. Tighter access to credit will continue to weigh on growth in 2014. The initial reading of PMI fell further, from 50.8 in November to 50.5 this month. […]

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Hangzhou-based group buying platform OrderWithMe says that the company has raised $6 million in series B funding. The latest round was led by a group of investors including Vegas Tech Fund, BaseVC, Tony Hsieh, and other local Las Vegas investors. Existing investors Infinity Venture Partners, SOS Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank also participated. OrderWithMe received […]

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Hangzhou-based group buying platform OrderWithMe says that the company has raised $6 million in series B funding. The latest round was led by a group of investors including Vegas Tech Fund, BaseVC, Tony Hsieh, and other local Las Vegas investors. Existing investors Infinity Venture Partners, SOS Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank also participated. OrderWithMe received […]

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Beijing-based online English teaching website 51Talk says it has raised $12 million in series B funding. Shunwei China Internet Fund, also based in Beijing, led the round. Existing investor U.S.-based venture capital firm Doll Capital Management (DCM) also participated. 51Talk received angel funding from Zhen Fund in 2011 and several millions of U.S. dollars series […]

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Beijing-based online English teaching website 51Talk says it has raised $12 million in series B funding. Shunwei China Internet Fund, also based in Beijing, led the round. Existing investor U.S.-based venture capital firm Doll Capital Management (DCM) also participated. 51Talk received angel funding from Zhen Fund in 2011 and several millions of U.S. dollars series […]

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Ronald Reagan famously insisted that, “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Today we know better: If government is not part of the solution, our problems will only get bigger.

Global security – a safe and peaceful environment free of conflict – is a public good: all of the world’s citizens and countries benefit from it, regardless of whether they contribute to supplying it. But, when it comes to global stability, the world simply cannot afford a free-riding Europe.

What happens in Jerusalem rarely stays in Jerusalem. That is why anyone who cares about Israel and the Middle East should be alarmed by the composition of Jerusalem's new municipal government.

Merrill Newman – the 85-year-old former US Army officer who recently returned home after more than a month of detention in North Korea – asserts that he went to the country to gain long-overdue closure on his experience during the Korean War. What Newman did not realize was that he would, yet again, be stepping into a war zone.

French carmaker signs billion-dollar joint venture with Dongfeng amid attempt to catch up rapidly with global rivals in world’s biggest car market

Shanda Literature announced that Hou Xiaoqiang, chief executive officer of the company, has stepped down from the position, and he has been replaced by Qiu Wenyou, chairman of the company. According to a notice published by the board of directors of Shanda Literature, Hou's resignation is due to health reasons and he needs time for […]