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Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year. Full Article
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Starbucks and the overvalued yuan
Is latte at Starbucks in China overpriced or is the local currency, the yuan, unexpectedly overvalued? The former is certainly more plausible, but it might be equally true that the yuan, if not overvalued, is at least not as undervalued as other measures suggest. Full Article | Comments [11]
Love the Motherland, Love Statistics
The next time anyone questions the reliability of Chinese statistics, they should first spare a thought for the sensitive, earnest souls who gather the data. Full Article | Comments [2]
China's infertile ground for (some) Western sports
Soccer is in a tight spot in China -- literally. Huge crowds roar for Manchester United but the national team is a laughing stock at 108th in FIFA world rankings. The reason may be the basic fact of physical space, or the lack thereof, in China. Full Article | Comments [5]
