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A bank staff shows the 100 yuan bill with new counterfeit features.
Yuan Depreciation: China Moves to Check Yuan Plunge Driven by Chinese Firms’ Dollar Debts

China is making efforts to keep the yuan from falling against the dollar, after concerns grow that Chinese firms with dollar debts may rush to pay off early before the Chinese currency further weakens, which could result in increased capital outflows.

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Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno reveals own memoirs about AMD deal

As it turns out, the Capital Region was on a hunt for attracting a computer chip factory from not only Advanced Micro Devices, but also Intel and Samsung, former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno reveals in own new memoir.

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Abbott Laboratories ends the acquisition of St.Jude Medical Inc.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) declared that it will end the acquisition of St.Jude Medical, Inc.STJ. Abbott Labs shares underperformed the Zacks classified Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry in 2016. De facto, Abbott Labs lost 10.6 percent in 2016 as compared with a drop of 4.2 percent for the industry.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s stock performance is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York.
'Serial Fraudster'? Alibaba-backed Company Denies Falsifying Revenue Figures

Alibaba-backed company Sinosoft Technology has denied allegations that it falsified its revenues and profits as claimed by ZhongKui Research in a report.

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Steel pipes for shipment and export are piled up at Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province.
No More Steel Glut? China to Produce More Steel in 2017, But Mostly for Own Consumption

China is set to produce more steel this year but mostly for domestic use, amid efforts to reduce its output to address steel overcapacity.

A Microsoft employee showcases the Surface tablet computer at the 2016 Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting held last Nov. 30, 2016.
Microsoft to talk with big tech companies at CES 2017; Tech giant to release own version of the self-driving car?

Microsoft has been keeping a lot of their plans from the general public for quite some time now. However, they could make big announcements at this year's CES, especially about their self-driving car.

Businesses such as casinos now accept bitcoins in their establishment and have even set up bitcoin ATMs.
Bitcoin reaches three-year high total value of $16 billion: Why do experts still believe they are near worthless?

A single bitcoin was valued as high as $1,033 last Jan. 2, 2017, its highest for the past three years.

The court pointed out the similar resemblance of the eyes, mouth and body colors of the car in “The Autobots” movie poster to the Disney-produced film.
Disney Wins 1.35M Yuan Trademark Case Against Two Chinese Firms

Two Chinese companies will be paying up Disney and Pixar after losing a copyright infringement case in a Shanghai court.

China's Infrastructure Sector
2 Major Reasons Why China Infrastructure Spending Would Unlikely Augment Metal Prices

Global producers of commodities such as coal, iron and copper are expecting prices of metals to soar if China would buy metals in bulk as miners are looking at a boost in infrastructure spending by China to balance the decline in prices due to slow housing growth.

Chinese laborers work at a salt field on the outskirt of Weifang City on April 21, 2006, in Shandong Province of China.
Is China’s 2,000-Year-Old Salt Monopoly About to End?

China is one step closer to eliminating a government monopoly dating back more than 2,000 years that controlled the price and trade of table salt in markets.

The reduced tariff for Australian exports to China under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement covers the wine industry, among many others.
Australian Exporters to China Enjoy Cheaper Tariffs

It is indeed a happy new year for Australian exporters as tariffs have been reduced under the Chinese-Australia Free Trade Agreement starting Jan. 1.

Chinese customs destroy about 662 kilograms of illegal ivory and ivory products at Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on May 29, 2015 in Beijing.
Here Are Two Big Reasons Why Ivory Trade Ban Is Good for China's Image

There is a silver lining in China's plan to shut down ivory production in the country amid mounting pressures from environmentalists to put an end to elephant poaching.

A monitor displays Tuesday's final numbers for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 13, 2016 in New York City.
Investment portfolio rebalancing: The basics of passively managed and actively managed funds

To some investors, the year end presents the perfect opportunity to assess their position and do some investment portfolio rebalancing if necessary.

Chinese Factory Produces Donald Trump Masks
Trump’s Trademark Applications in China Reach 126, Including 34 Filed in 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is fighting a lot of legal battles in China over the use of his name in a wide range of products and services. In 2016, he filed 34 applications with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

A Chinese worker walks in the solar modules of a newly installed 100MW photovoltaic on-grid power project on July 21, 2010 in Dunhuang of China's northwest Gansu Province.
China plans to slash subsidy for renewable energy production as project costs drop

Beijing will reduce the assured subsidized prices for all newly constructed large-scale solar power plants as well as onshore wind turbines for the electricity they supply to the country's national grid.

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