Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. Published by Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. & world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 36 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.
Last Updated: July 7, 2016
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09.12.13Milestone for Yuan Marks Rise of China
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China for the first time joined the ranks of the most-traded international currencies, underscoring the rise of the world’s second-largest economy and the growth of the global foreign-exchange market.
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09.05.13China‘s Communist Party Urges Popular Sina Weibo Users to Think of ’National Interests‘
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The recent uptick in government pressure on popular online pundits was evident as the Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily weighed in with a sharply worded commentary demanding users with huge followings act in the “national interest.”&...
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09.03.13The Chinese Migrants Who Shocked Singapore
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The 2012 strike by Chinese bus drivers in Singapore offers a close-up look at a major issue facing the Southeast Asian city-state today: The growing number of migrant workers who underpin Singapore’s economy and the social tensions that their...
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08.21.13China’s Millionaire Population Grows Less Quickly
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With the world’s second-largest economy in the midst of an extended slowdown, growth in the population of Chinese millionaires has fallen to its slowest pace in five years.
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08.12.13Prominent Chinese Activist Releases Jail Video
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Supporters of Chinese lawyer Xu Zhiyong have released a video, filmed inside an undisclosed detention center, of the prominent rights activist proclaiming his willingness to pay any price for social progress.
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08.05.13Now Playing: China’s Booming Movie Market
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In China, where pirated movies can be bought for less than $1, people are flocking to theaters, a sign of how Chinese consumers are willing to spend more on entertainment.
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07.29.13Worker Group Alleges Abuses at Apple Supplier in China
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The report, set to be released on Monday by New York-based nonprofit China Labor Watch, alleges safety and environmental violations; the withholding of worker pay or the identification cards they need to work elsewhere; and poor living conditions.
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07.29.13China's Bad Earth
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Industrialization has turned much of the Chinese countryside into an environmental disaster zone, threatening not only the food supply but the legitimacy of the regime itself.
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07.25.13China's Spring Air to Be First Budget Carrier on China-Taiwan Route
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Spring Air, China's biggest low-cost carrier, will begin flights between Shanghai and the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung in August, with Shanghai-Taipei service starting before year's end, Chairman Wang Zhenghua said Tuesday...
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07.25.13Former China Party Highflier Bo Xilai Is Charged With Corruption
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The indictment accuses Mr. Bo of taking advantage of his position “to seek profits for others” and accepting an “extremely large amount” in money and property, Xinhua said.
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07.16.13A Rising China Needs a New National Story
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It is time for China and the more vociferous propagandists in Beijing to move beyond declarations about China’s “one hundred years of national humiliation.” That period has come to an end.
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07.16.13China Slump Ripples Globally
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As China hopes to reshape its economy to be less reliant on construction and heavy industry, and more reliant on consumer spending, the industries that benefited the most from China’s rise are now being hurt while those aimed at Chinese consumers...
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07.11.13Mudslide in Western China Buries 30
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Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake.
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07.09.13Economists See Further Slowdown in China
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China’s continued slowdown is bad news for the global economy, as the U.S. recovery remains slow and the euro zone is mired in recession. At the same time, with export sales looking weak, Chinese manufacturers have little reason to invest in new...
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07.02.13Inside China’s Bank-Rate Missteps
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A rare peek into the actions of China’s leaders in a month when a Chinese cash crunch spooked global investors shows a leadership falling short in its struggle to redirect China's economy and also faltering in its efforts to convey its...