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Texas Boss From Heaven Gives 1,381 Employees $100,000 Bonuses Each

Texas-based Hilcorp Energy should expect a deluge of applicants soon after people get wind of report that all 1,381 employees of the largest privately held oil company in the U.S. gave yearend bonuses of $100,000 each.

The flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi, has a white background, a red and blue Taeguk in the center, and four black trigrams, selected from the original eight, on each corner of the flag.
Two Largest Koreantown Banks To Merge, Aim As ‘Premier Korean American Bank’

The nation's two largest Korean American banks had announced on Monday its merge. BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp executives had announced to merge, with $12.3 billion in assets to become the third-largest in Southern California and sixth-largest independent bank in the state.

The worsening air pollution in many cities in China has caused a spike in the sale of face masks and the proliferation of counterfeit ones.
Shanghai Customs Seize, Destroy Fake Face Masks as Public Urges Deeper Probe

Shanghai customs officials have tracked down, seized and destroyed more than 120,000 fake face masks bound for African countries following public calls for a thorough investigation on the quality of masks sold in the local market.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts for a spin-off plan on its Alibaba stake were stifled after the company shelved the plan.
Yahoo Defers Spinoff Plan on Alibaba Stake

Yahoo Inc. announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, that it is cancelling the plan to spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., stifling Chief Executive Marissa Mayer’s turnaround effort and prolonging the uncertainty of a 20-year-old Internet company fighting for survival, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Google's return to China may be possible through a Shanghai-registered shell company.
Google’s Return Likely Possible Through Shanghai FTA-registered Pengji

A shell company that Google Inc. registered in Shanghai last year could become the key for the search engine company’s possible return in China, China Daily reported.

Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government hosted the 22nd annual PAPSAC.
Sun Yiping Becomes First Chinese Businesswoman to Speak at PAPSAC Meeting, Explains Plans for Mengniu

Sun Yiping, CEO of Mengniu, spoke at the 22nd annual meeting of the Private and Public, Scientific, Academic and Consumer Food Policy Group (PAPSAC), becoming the first Chinese businesswoman to do so. There, she shared her insights on her company, the industry and the Chinese market.

China's Internet industry is developing at a rapid pace, even boosting the fortune of many companies due to the super-fast Internet connectivity in the country.
Alibaba Introduces Third-party Supervision to Help Improve Product Quality

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is set to cooperate with four third-party inspection firms in response to the rising demand of customers for higher-quality products and at the same time help local manufacturers to upgrade their infrastructure, the company announced on Tuesday.

A Chinese firm has secured contract to build the remaining link of the cross-Kenya railway which is seen to improve transportation connections in East Africa.
Chinese Firm to Finish Remaining Link of Cross-Kenya Railway

A major Chinese company was awarded the bid to complete the remaining link of the railway running across Kenya, which is seen to boost connections in East Africa, China Daily reported.

Wind farms have been part of China's efforts to invest in new energy.
Construction of Second Largest Offshore Wind Farm in China Starts

China's second largest wind farm has started construction. The project is majority owned by the Long-yuan Power Group Corp.

International Data Corporation is a company that specializes in information technology.
IDC Notes Drastic Fall in PC Shipments This Year; When Will the PC Market Stabilize?

The International Data Corporation has revealed that worldwide shipments of desktops and laptops have fallen by as much as 10.3 percent this year as analysts predict that stable sales will only happen at the end of 2016.

Premier Li Keqiang has been invited to the opening ceremony of BFA 2016.
Foreign Leaders to Convene at 14th SCO Prime Ministers' Meeting in Zhengzhou

Government leaders from six member states and other guest countries are scheduled to convene for the 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting to be held in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, this coming Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15.

According to researchers, the total visits made by overseas tourists within the 10-month period went over 100 million, which reflects a 4.4-percent increase compared to last year’s data.
China's Inbound Tourism Industry Experiences a Boost

A report released by the China Tourism Academy on Monday, Dec. 7, indicated signs of a rebounding inbound tourism industry in China, according to a report by China Daily.

The main goal of sending delegates to the African country is to educate the Chinese people about illegal wildlife trade, particularly in ivory, and discourage them from supporting such products.
Chinese Media Help Shed Light on Africa's Illegal Wildlife Trade

Eleven Chinese wildlife “ambassadors” traveled to Kenya last November to help shine the spotlight on the dire situation of illegal trade of wildlife in the country, China Daily reported.

A clerk at a South Korean store tries to attract Chinese tourists who travel to the country to shop.
Alibaba, JD.com to Get South Korean Firms Listed on Their Sites

E-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc. are planning to persuade and get South Korean firms listed on their sites in a bid to keep Chinese tourists from traveling to Seoul to shop, China Daily reported.

Sales of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in China are estimated to surpass U.S. records to become the world's largest NEV market this year.
China to Exceed US as World’s Largest NEV Market This Year

China is set to become the world's largest new-energy vehicle (NEV) market, as an industry association estimated that sales of NEVs will exceed that of the U.S. this year, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

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