A Nigerian scammer was slapped with a 6-year prison sentence by the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court for fraud amounting to over US$265,000 yesterday. more ›

The Heritage Foundation has again published their infographic tracking Chinese investment abroad. The totals do not include bonds and only include transactions over $100 million. We posted their graphic for 2009 last year, and comparing it with 2010's figures shows huge growth of investment in places like Brazil and Nigeria, which more than tripled in both countries. If you're interested, be sure to read the Heritage Foundation's full analysis, which includes trends over the past few years and investments by sector (energy and power were by far the winners this year.) more ›