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  1. #China #online #video users reached 325 million by the end of 2011, accounting for 63% of the nation's internet users burl.cc/6BlYw
  2. #China firms keep seeking overseas M&A deals. #M&A market totaled US$154 billion in 2011, rising by 74% from 2007 burl.cc/6BlUU
  3. #China and #Japan to begin direct #yuan and #yen trading, edging the yuan one step closer to becoming global currency burl.cc/6znBi
  4. #China #solar industry may reshuffle on 31 - 250% #anti-dumping duties after US Commerce Dept prelim decision on 16 May burl.cc/6xjUw
  5. The big 4 #China #banks lending grinds to a halt in first half of May (RMB 681.8 bn in April) China Securities Journal burl.cc/6pOyi
  6. Canary In The Gold Mine: In Historic Move, #Japan Pension Fund Switches To #Gold For First Time Ever ZeroHedge zerohedge.com/news/canary-go…
  7. Almost 50% of #China listed companies who released forecasts for first 6 mths expect to see a decline/loss in 2nd half burl.cc/6oac6
  8. #China #property prices decline by 0.7% in big cities year-on-year in April; first year-on-year drop since June 2011 burl.cc/6fOgx
  9. #China #Shanghai #Disney Resort site formation work has been completed. US$3.7bn theme park due to open at end of 2015 burl.cc/6bZQI
  10. #China Q1 #tax revenue of RMB 2.5 trillion (US$410bn) rose 10.3% year-on-year, slowest pace in 3 years. Min.of #Finance burl.cc/6ayfg
  11. #China mobile #phone users pass 1 billion in March with #3G users @152 million. Year #telecom industry revenue: US$39bn burl.cc/685yp
  12. #China central bank will widen #yuan daily trading band against #US$ to 1% from 0.5% starting Monday 16th. China Daily burl.cc/63ayz
  13. #China #Beijing #property new home prices fell 20.7% year on year in March to RMB12,326 (US$1956) per sq.m China Daily burl.cc/60AZu
  14. #China #CPI, a main gauge of inflation, rose 3.6% year-on-year in March, lower than 4% projected for 2012. China Daily burl.cc/5ZFuP
  15. #China super-rich on #Bentley #car buying spree. In Q1 2012 of 1759 cars sold, 578 went to China and 468 to N.America. bit.ly/HnzyJK
  16. #China #population @65+ is 123 million(9.1%) at end of 2011.Ratio of workers:seniors to drop from 10:1 to 2.8:1 in 2050 burl.cc/5YlBX
  17. #China to expand #QFII quotas by US$50bn to allow faster foreign investment into capital markets says #CSRC China Daily burl.cc/5WVHm
  18. #HongKong is dirtiest major financial center compared to NY, London, Tokyo & Singapore with worst air quality bloom.bg/GEkLao Bloomberg
  19. #China now global No 1 #beer producer and consumer; annual output@ ~49 million kiloliters; market size US$72bn by 2014. burl.cc/5WpTf
  20. #China #car makers go for compacts. Young people prefer smaller cars and tend to stay loyal when upgrading. China Daily burl.cc/5VjFJ