China’s Anbang Insurance Group is in talks to invest in a project to redevelop a flagship New York City building owned by Kushner Companies, the family real estate business run by President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The talks to revitalize the 41-floor building located at 666…
There are some things only billionaires can do. Like losing nearly $3 billion in one day. That’s exactly what happened to Jewish casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who woke up Thursday morning to find that his net worth, initially estimated at $28.6 billion, had just dropped by 12.8%. Wait … What? The answer, surprisingly, has to…
Former Vice President Al Gore said he discussed climate change with Ivanka Trump Monday, in another sign that the first daughter will have an outsized role in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. “I had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect. It was a sincere search for areas of common ground,” the former vice…
Israel and China have a robust economic relationship — China is Israel’s third biggest trading partner — and the two nations have even discussed creating a free trade zone. Now, in addition to Chinese money and markets, Israel wants Chinese tourists. In August, Israel’s Tourism Ministry announced that it had eased the way for Chinese…
In China today, shoppers snap up self-help books about how be smart, rich, and have successful children supposedly by imitating Jews. At least ten universities in China offer Jewish Studies programs. This popularity is in spite of, or due to, the fact that there are almost no Jews in China. “The Image of Jews in…
The Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, is facing a government “crackdown,” according to Jewish activists. “It is time to break the silence,” said Anson Laytner, former president of the Sino-Judaic Institute, which has been working in China since the 1980s. “Their very survival as Jews is at stake.” Government police have shut down the only…
The Israeli cosmetics firm Ahava will be fully acquired by a Chinese investment group for $77 million. The Fosun Group on Sunday night in Jerusalem signed an agreement to purchase the Dead Sea skin care products company, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. Ahava has been a target of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement…
Israel and China struck several deals this week to boost tourism and business ties. One of the biggest and most promising is the opening of the first Chinese tech hub in Israel, in Tel Aviv, reports Bloomberg Technology. The hub is operated by Beijing-based TechCode, which also has operations in Silicon Valley, Seoul, and Berlin….
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