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How will China pull out of its swoon?

BEIJING: The Chinese economy right now is like a big beetle on its back with its legs waving in the air, wondering what knocked it over. But beetles do eventually right themselves. And as monetary and fiscal policy find traction, the odds are that ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  10 Nov 2008

Asia markets signal tentative return of risk taking

BEIJING (Reuters) - Asian share markets rallied and the euro surged on Thursday on tentative signs that investors are rediscovering an appetite for risk in response to global efforts to prevent the financial crisis from leading to a deep ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, Boston Globe,  30 Oct 2008

China isn't interested in new global monetary system

BEIJING: Just as it was never realistic to think China could single-handedly save the world economy, it is probably wise to tone down any expectations that Beijing somehow holds the key to a new international financial order. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  27 Oct 2008

Asia, Europe close ranks to ease financial crisis

Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Vancouver Sun newsletter. BEIJING/LONDON -- Asian and European leaders closed ranks on Saturday to try to bolster confidence among investors who fear that a global credit crunch has ushered ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY AND ELIZABETH PIPER, Vancouver Sun,  25 Oct 2008

Political alarms ring as panicked markets dive

BEIJING (Reuters) - Asian and European leaders closed ranks on Saturday to try to bolster the confidence of shell-shocked investors fearful that the year-long global credit crunch is mutating into a worldwide recession. Poor economic data around the ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, Boston Globe,  25 Oct 2008

Worries mount in Asia over a coming storm

BEIJING: Even as hopes rise that Europe and the United States are finally getting to grips with the global credit crisis, worries are mounting in Asia that the region is ill prepared for the financial storm heading its way. "The whole world economy has ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  13 Oct 2008

An external shock shakes up an economic model for Asia

BEIJING: The deepest financial crisis since the Great Depression is likely to do more than years of international prodding to wean China and its Asian neighbors from their export-led model of economic growth. Washington's $700 billion mortgage bailout ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  29 Sep 2008

China wins praise for efforts to protect intellectual property

BEIJING: The man who was selling fake Rolex watches for $1 in the Forbidden City in Beijing the other day is hardly an endangered species, but China is quietly starting to win plaudits for its efforts to protect intellectual property. Last month, the ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  15 Sep 2008

China ponders the lessons of the Japanese 'miracle'

BEIJING: Now that the Olympics are over, a new game is under way: predicting China's economic future by studying Japan's past. Teasing out economic parallels is a favorite academic pastime, but it can be just as treacherous as extrapolating prevailing ...

From ALAN WHEATLEY, International Herald Tribune,  1 Sep 2008

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