China investigating liquor suppliers for Viagra in alcohol

BEIJING (Fox News) – Chinese police are investigating if two distillers in the southwestern region of Guangxi added impotence treatment drug Viagra to their liquor in the latest food-safety scare in China. The Liuzhou Food and Drug Administration said that it found the Guikun Alcohol Plant and the Deshun Alcohol Plant in Guangxi's Liuzhou city were putting Sildenafil, more commonly known as Viagra, into three of their baijiu products. Baijiu is a fiery grain liquor that commands high prices in China.

China: Asks for stock trading records from Chinese and foreign brokerages

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is asking foreign and Chinese-owned brokerages in Hong Kong and Singapore to hand over stock trading records, sources with direct knowledge of the requests told Reuters, extending its pursuit of investors shorting Chinese stocks to overseas jurisdictions.

#stockmarket #shorting #stockbroker

Hong Kong Billionaires on Trial

Hong Kong Billionaires on Trial

The Year of the Dragon in China

Celebrating New Year of the Dragon in China! (via http://mgedwards.com)

My wife Jing, son, and I spent the 2012 Chinese New Year with Jing’s family in Shanghai, China. It was a special New Year’s for us, not only because it ushered in the auspicious Year of the Dragon but also because it marked a first for our family…

---

Education Reform Begins in China

A talk with Yuk-shan Wong on China's education reform, Chinese Dream (via GlobalPost)

Editor's note: The author, Zhenyu Li, is a contributing columnist for some of the world's premier publications and editor-in-chief of the business channel at the People's Daily Online, a publication of China's Communist Party. BEIJING, China — Education…

---

China's growing military prowess

China shows off new aircraft carrier to US defence chief (via AFP)

China will show off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing the Pentagon chief a first-hand look at a symbol of the country's growing military prowess. Hagel will kick off a three-day tour of China with a visit…

---

How much Chinese Censorship for LinkedIn?

LinkedIn launches China version despite censorship fears (via AFP)

Business networking site LinkedIn has launched a Chinese version, attempting to tap the huge market while navigating a strict censorship regime that has seen other foreign social media giants banned. China has the world's largest online community with…

---