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China’s comfortable level of economic growth and relatively cheap currency are like catnip to speculators, who are likely to funnel yet more hot money into the country, says Breakingviews’ John Foley.   ReutersTV

After centuries of Western dominance, the world’s centre of economic and political weight is shifting eastward. In just 30 years, China has risen from long-standing poverty to being the second largest economy in the world — faster than any other country in history. From angry farmers to weary migrant workers, powerful politicians and everyone in between, what China says and …

China’s economic role in the world is growing at a record pace, and it is also now a key player in world politics .The country has no doubt become a global manufacturing giant, but how will it deal with issues on the home front such as increase in pollution and water shortages? Although it has been confronted with tough environmental …

After centuries of Western dominance, the world’s centre of economic and political weight is shifting eastward. In just 30 years, China has risen from long-standing poverty to being the second largest economy in the world — faster than any other country in history. From angry farmers to weary migrant workers, powerful politicians and everyone in between, what China says and …

Remarkable equity rallies in Japan and China in December have signalled a strong start to 2013. The FT’s Josh Noble talks to Tai Hui, chief strategist Asia for JP Morgan Asset Management about the prospects for Asian markets in the coming year.

Citi: New wave of liquidity to enter Asia in March

Hong Kong is an economically sustainable model for Asia, with “one of the best liveable environments in the world”, says Dr Kenneth DeWoskin, Director of Deloitte China Research and Insight Centre. Ahead of the Asian Financial Forum 2012, Dr DeWoskin believes the Rmb gives Hong Kong a competitive advantage and its marketisation “has reached an equilibrium”. Speaker: Dr Kenneth DeWoskin, …

A lecture by Victor C. Shih, political economist at Northwestern University and author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation, the first book to inquire about the linkages between elite politics and banking policies in China. Shih’s current research concerns Chinese banking policies, exchange rates, elite political dynamics and local government debt in China. (December 6, 2011)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Peter Elston, head of Asia Pacific strategy and asset allocation at Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore, talks about the impact of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis on Asia’s financial markets. Elston also discusses Federal Reserve monetary policy. He speaks with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg)