Mostly China-related links from the past couple of weeks. Thanks to those who sent them in, see Sinocism for more:
- China Names Yuan Convertibility Plan as Goal This Year from Bloomberg (believe it when i see it)
- April New Loans Decline, Regulators Alert on Hidden Risks from Caijing
- Alibaba’s quarterly revenues surge 80% from Financial Times
- Baidu Acquires PPS for $370 Million, Claims It’s Now China’s Biggest Video Platform from Tech In Asia (i have used PPS off and on for years)
- ‘Baby’ Ye makes Tour history as China showcases young golf talent from CNN
- The only fix for China’s managerial shortage from Financial Times
- Five-year visas for foreigners on way from China Daily
- One-third of Chinese adults have high blood pressure: expert from Xinhua
- Top 10 attractive Chinese cities for foreigners 2012 from People’s Daily (shanghai is top, followed by beijing)
- Hong Kong Lays Out Welcome Mat for More French Expats from The Wall Street Journal (foreign exchange program between FR & HK, 200 students each way)
- China’s Scandal-Tainted Dairy Industry Takes a Step Forward from The Wall Street Journal
- New regulation limits antibiotics’ use for patients from Shanghai Daily (antibiotics are consumed like candy here, see Ch 19)
- Too Much Trust in Local Finances from The Wall Street Journal
- Shanghai cooked food stores shut down over fake mutton from Reuters (not good for Yum! shareholders… and consumers in general)
- Amazon Appstore officially launches in China from Shanghaiist
- Brides with bling from Financial Times (weddings in India, huge spending)