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The article focuses on a statement made by Nicholas Woodman, chief executive officer at mobile camera developer GoPro (GP) during the Code Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California about the company's plan to create an unmanned aerial device called quadcopter. Topics discussed include the expansion of the company's interest besides cameras, advantage of innovation for future growth and investment of GP in the manufacture of drones.

The article presents selections from three interviews with Frank Wang Tao, founder of consumer drone manufacturer Dajiang Innovation (DJI), that pioneered the flying robots market with its pre-assembled drone Phantom. He talks about how his interest in flying robots started, how he started DJI, and challenges faced in the early days of DJI. Franks also discusses the shift to making flight control systems for quadcopters, how they came up with the idea of Phantom, and how they caught spies.

The article offers information on billionaire Frank Wang Tao who owns drone manufacturer Dajiang Innovation Technology Co. (DJI). Topics include the controversy behind a drone that crash-landed on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., the use of Wang's drones to break laws and social boundaries, and information on the sales and profit of the company. It also discusses the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Nepal, the Star Wars film, and the Golden Globe Awards.

The article focuses on the plan by consumer drone manufacturer DJI to raise money in 2015. Topics covered include the competition faced by DJI from 3D Robotics in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, the estimated sales of DJI in 2014 and the commitment of DJI to providing a top-tier flight experience. Also mentioned is DJI's development of drones for professional photography and cinematography.

The article credits Imran Khan, chief strategy officer (CEO) at messaging application provider Snapchat, for his role in the execution of the 200 million investment of Chinese e-commerce business Alibaba in the U.S. A background on the professional career of Khan in the banking industry is presented. Data provided indicate the potential valuation that Alibaba's initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. would provide Snapchat.

This article reports that in March 2, 2015, share prices of Chinese companies involved in pollutant treatment, air quality monitoring, and green technology saw huge gains, with several rising 10 % and reaching the daily trading limit after journalist Chai Jing released her documentary, "Beneath the Dome," on China's air pollution. Topics discussed include the companies which saw huge gains in their shares, such as Sail Hero, LongKing Environmental, and Create Technology & Science.

The article reports on the criticism hurled by China's state-owned Xihua News Agency against Wang Sicong, the son of China's richest man, Wang Jianlin, about liking girlfriends with "big boobs" during a media interview on February 14, 2015. Topics include the cultural worship in China that earned Jianlin the nickname "national husband," why the news agency considered his comment as a challenge to the nation's social values, and the negative online reactions to the news agency's remarks.

The article discusses the drone that was used in the marriage proposal for Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi. Topics covered include the Phantom 2 Vision Plus quadcopter from the drone company DJI, the Phantom-series drone that caused a security panic when it crashed on the White House lawn, and the program launched by Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba to test out drone delivery.

The article focuses on the conflicts between figures from the private sector and state-level government entities in China as of January 29, 2015. Topics include the tension between electronic commerce firm Alibaba.com and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, a joint venture negotiated by entrepreneur Yang Rong for automobile firm Brilliance Auto with British manufacturer Rover Co., and lawsuit filed by China Pacific Construction Group against county governments for unpaid debt.

The article reports on the conflict between Chinese electronic commerce firm Alibaba.com and China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC). Topics mentioned include percentage of unauthentic products found by SAIC on Alibaba's online Taobao marketplace, a white paper issued by SAIC that details 19 issues with Alibaba's retail platforms including the alleged preponderance of fake products, and a drop in shares of the company by 4.4 percent on January 28, 2015.

The article reports on the thrown firebombs near the residence of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai. Topics mentioned include the vehicles used by the bombers are found dumped and burned, the insights of Lai's aide Mark Simon on the incident as political intimidation, and the active participation of Lai in the civil disobedience movement "Occupy Central."

The article focuses on a report commissioned by The Economist Intelligence Unit which explored the purchasing behavior of women in China in 2014. Topics discussed include the consideration of women in their motivation to purchase, the earning power and income strate of Chinese female consumers, as described by James Roy, associate principal at China Market Research Group, and the online shopping habits of Chinese female consumers.

The article focuses on investing in Asia. It discusses the significance of the region for the high-technology sector due to its economic power and large population, particularly in mobile and gaming industries. It offers tips on how U.S. venture capitalists can foray into the Asian market such as China, Japan and South Korea and navigate through differences in cultures in business negotiations between Western and Asian cultures.

The article reports on the record sales of 24- hour Singles Day online sale of Alibaba on November 11, 2014 that topped projected target sales by 15 percent. Topics covered include sales recorded at 278 million in generated gross mechandise volume (GMV) mainly from mobile device sales. Also cited are the strength of business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce of Alibaba in apparel at 70,000 orders per second and Aliyun cloud computing platform record orders for cars, lamps and laundry detergents.

The article focuses on the goal of Alibaba to continue its 24-hour Singles Day online sales festival in China as a regular event. Topics covered include Alibaba generating gross merchandise volume (GMV) of 10 billion renminbi (RMb) on the first 40 minutes of Singles Day and the prediction of Alibaba chief executive officer (CEO) Jonathan Lu on higher volume of transactions. Also mentioned are Singles Day sales of discounted items from baby formula to Xiaomi cellphone.

The article discusses the drop in the fortunes of China's real estate billionaires in 2014. Topics covered include the fortunes of the 17 real estate billionaires who made the top 100 Forbes China Rich List, the total wealth of China's richest 100, and the drop in the sales of office buildings. Also mentioned are the sales of residential housing in the country, the more difficult financing for real estate developers, and the policies issued by China's Central Bank to loosen mortgage rules.

The article reports on the investment deal between Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid and Wang Jianlin, chairman of commercial property developer Dalian Wanda Group. Topics discussed include the involvement of Wang in the management operations of the soccer club, the ranking earned by Wang in the 2013 China Rich List of "Forbes" magazine, and the weak financial performance of the soccer club.

The article reports on the recent incident in Hunan Province, China where a group of trainers at a school beat students during military training session. It states that in China providing military training to school students is in trend. However, the students do not learn much from the training as mentioned by on of the Chinese student in the article. Therefore, after recent clash between the trainers and the students, the relevance of this training has been questioned in the country.

The article presents information on the decline in the manufacturing growth in China. It states that production in other countries under Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand is rising, providing wider opportunities to investors to manufacture beyond China.

The article focuses on the concern over the second generation rich or fu'erdai in the People's Republic of China. Among the challenges mentioned involve the succession of family business, one-child policy, and exposure of second generation to foreign ideas and business models. Also mentioned are the business and leadership training program by businessman Peter Cuneo and partners for young adults from high net worth Chinese families, private wealth, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The article reports on the plan of Alibaba Group to buy a 10.35 percent stake in Singapore's national postal service provider SingPost to boost its international presence. Topics covered include the stake of government-controlled Singapore Telecommunications in SingPost, the joint effort to develop an international e-commerce platform, and Alibaba's first investment in a foreign logistics service provider in the Asia-Pacific.

The article discusses a Chinese heritage-inspired fashion trends that were featured at the 2014 Shanghai Fashion week. Topics discussed include a pollution mask that was given out by men's wear brand Blackgateone to the audience, the rejuvenated versions of traditional draped coats and sleeveless tunics showcased by Y-Vision Homme and the fashion silhouettes exhibited by Li Dengting, founder of the brand Wander.

The article discusses the Asia Society and Rhodium Group's report on the increase in investments of Chinese companies in U.S. technology firms in the first quarter of 2014. Topics discussed include the interest of Chinese investors in having a share in the technology development by buying into U.S. start-ups and electronic-commerce Alibaba's investments for messaging application Tango and search engine Quixey.

The article reports on the Chinese buyer being courted by Barbara Candee, director of Daniel Gale Sotherby's International Realtors. Topics covered include the property being eyed by the client in Nassau County's Mill Neck, the growth in transaction volume with ethnic Chinese buyers, and the history of affluence of Long Island's North Shore.

The article reports that Weibo, the Chinese version of the microblogging platform Twitter, filed on March 14, 2014 a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. to raise 500 million U.S. dollars. It speculates that the IPO may be a step toward Weibo's long-predicted spin-off from parent Sina Corp. It also informs that Weibo, launched in 2009, has 129 million active users who posted 2.8 billion tweets in December 2013.

The article reports on the "Forbes" 2014 list of billionaires in Asia. Topics discussed include a 15% increase in the number of billionaires from the region, the new names who joined the rank, and business portfolio of the newcomers. It also notes that most of the new billionaires came from the technology sector.

The article discusses the reactions to the investigation of brothels in the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province in China, named as the Oriental Amsterdam due to the prevalence of sex trade, aired by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on February 9, 2014. Online commentators and some influential verified users on Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo criticized CCTV for failure to expose graver problems or delve into the issue of corruption and public authority abuse.

The article discusses the trend on Chinese culture awareness demonstrated by various stores in the U.S., which aims to attract more Chinese clients, based on their recent marketing strategy for the 2014 Lunar New Year. As stated, stores that paid tribute to the Chinese New Year include Bloomingdale's, Gucci, and Bergdorf Goodman. Other brands of various products that exerted effort to increase awareness of Chinese culture are also mentioned including watchmakers Piaget and Vacheron.

The article explores the luxurious spending habits of Chinese students in the U.S. as of January 17, 2014. Data from the Institute of International Education and NAFSA: Association of International Educators showed that some 195,000 Chinese students in the country contributed 22 billion dollars in tuition and living expenses from 2011 to 2012. According to McKinsey & Co., more than 60% of Chinese luxury shoppers made at least some of their purchases abroad in 2012.

The article examines the luxurious spending habits of overseas Chinese students. According to the Institute of International Education and NAFSA: Association of International Educators, about 195,000 Chinese students contributed 22 billion U.S. dollars in tuition and living expense in the U.S. in the 2011-12 academic year. The report adds that over 60 percent of the students receive funding solely from their families.

The article reports on the announcement by China's pharmaceutical distributor Sinopharm Group on January 12, 2014 that its former vice president Shi Jinmimg has been detained on suspicion of embezzlement.

The article profiles Chinese fashion designer Mao Jihong, founder of the clothing designer and retailer Exception de Mixmind. According to the author, Mao established Exception de Mixmind with his ex-wife and award-winning designer Ma Ke in 1996. Mao says that they originally wanted to design clothes for their own generation which is characterized by independence of mind and a love for culture and the arts.

This section offers news briefs from China as of December 9, 2013. CCTV, China's national broadcaster, has identified five benefits of smog. A Tuhao family in Tianjin, China prepared 99 rolls of newly-printed Chinese and foreign currencies as their daughter's wedding gift in early December 2013. The local police in Beijing, China has discovered a group of migrant workers and rag pickers who have been living in the sewers for as long as 20 years.

The article reports on speculations over the potential impact of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone on China's economy. It discusses questions on whether the Free Trade Zone will have walkable streets, public transportation and buildings, particularly since walkability, or accessibility of neighborhoods through public transportation and through walking, is believed to have serious public health implications in China. The characteristics and features of the area are also described.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of working for the Shanghai, China officer of Belgian beer producer Duvel-Moortgat.

The article focuses on the future of Sany Heavy Industry after its biggest competitor Zoomlion was dragged into the arrest of a Chinese reporter. Chen Yongzhou, a reporter with "New Express" newspaper, was arrested after he questioned the sales, marketing strategies and stock activities of Zoomlion in 14 articles. The reporter published the articles after obtaining documents containing Zoomlion business secrets from a Sany employee in November 2012.

The article presents Ji Qi, chairman of Nasdaq-listed China Lodging Group who missed the chance for a comeback in the 2013 China Rich List 400. He stands out among China's entrepreneurs for co-founding 3 Nasdaq-listed companies in 6 years all with a market capital above 1 billion U.S. dollars. Ji never made it back since China Lodging's stock prices went down at an all time low in the second half of 2012.

The article features Jeff Zhang, founder of Spectre & Co., an online menswear retailer. The company offers slim-fit and quality dress shirts for men, priced at 45 dollars and 65 dollars apiece. Zhang's shirts are produced in a family-owned factory outside of Shanghai, China. The 27-year old entrepreneur's apparel venture in the U.S. is reportedly supported by J.W.E., his father's uniform manufacturing business in New York.

The article reports on the move by the Chinese state newspaper, Xinhua News Agency, to translate verbatim a New Yorker magazine satire written by columnist Andy Borowitz concerning the alleged acquisition by Jeff Bezos of the "Washington Post" as of early August 2013.

The article reports on the launching of the English version of the book "China Threat?" by former French diplomat Lionel Vairon on July 25, 2013 at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. As a diplomat for 16 years, Vairon considers the fact that the Western countries' failure to acknowledge China's legitimate place in the international scene results in apprehension and alarm. It also presents language unfamiliarity as a factor contributing to misunderstandings.

The article focuses on the success of Hua Lai Shi Catering Management and Services in the fast food market in China. The company started with one eatery in Fuzhou in 2001 and grow to become a national chain with 3,000 outlets in 96 cities which make it the largest fast-food chains based in Asia. Founding bothers Hua Huaiqing and Hua Huaiyu used made-in-China production equipment and economies of scale to reduce prices and offered experienced employees shares of individual stores as incentives.

The article focuses on the slow growth of Indian information technology (IT) services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in China since it arrived in 2002. Pradipta Bagchi, vice president of corporate communication of TCS, blames the sluggish growth to parochial government interests. Other factors including low labor costs, business connections and access to clients are said to have strained the company's operation in China in the wake of economic slowdown.