China
China manufacturing woes continue: PMI index slips below 50 pts
Several measures gauging the manufacturing industry activity are showing discouraging results. The latest manufacturing gauging index slipped below 50, which indicates the deceleration in the manufacturing industry, falling to 49.7 in August.
China-based Internet entrepreneurs back Tesla rival NextEV
A group of wealthy internet entrepreneurs and investors in China are putting their money on NextEV, a rival to U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc.
Alibaba Pictures lost $24M in first semester amid twists and turns
Alibaba Pictures Group announced Friday that it lost 151.8 million Yuan ($24 million) in the first half of 2015. The loss is due to the transformation the company is undergoing. According to the company, most of its projects are still under the investment stage, and its profit is not yet included in the revenue report of the period.
China's Yuan up on suspected intervention, set for August loss
The marginal rise in Chinese currency Yuan on Monday is believed to be the extended support by the central bank of the world's second largest economy.