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Of course, it would be disingenuous of me not to point out that I think my newsletters and my weekly dispatches contain the best investment information about China available anywhere. You can find out more about them at China Strategy and Asia Pacific Edge. Both newsletters cover the most recent happenings and feature my insight into what's happening now and how to profit from it.

BBC

This international news icon is available on many cable TV networks and has a website dedicated to Asia-Pacific news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/default.stm). It's a great resource for daily news as well as for investigative pieces on everything from national politics to corporate behavior.

South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's leading English newspaper and has always been a good source of tracking news in and around Asia, especially the Mainland. You won't find it readily available on U.S. newsstands, so I suggest visiting its website (www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/).

The China Daily

The China Daily is the Mainland's primary news outlet to the rest of the world. While it won't give you much objective insight because it's produced by the government, the website (www.chinadaily.com.cn) will provide you with a great deal of information about what the government is doing, and it does report on many of the positive economic trends occurring in the country.

Investors Business Daily

I find this daily newspaper to be an invaluable source of information for all my investments. It's pricey, but it contains excellent analysis and news. The IBD website (http://www.investors.com/) has many free areas that are updated throughout the day.

InvestorPlace.com

InvestorPlace.com is home to some of America's most successful investment advisors. The goal of the site is to connect investors with quality investment advice through financial advisors who present great leadership, a wealth of knowledge and direction. It is a great source for investment commentary and advice on domestic and foreign stocks markets, individual companies, retirement, mutual funds, trading, what you should be avoiding, and much more. Best of all, it's completely free.

You can find out how stocks fit into this growth matrix by doing some strategic web-surfing. Go to the company's website and visit its investor relations section. There you will typically find several years of annual reports as well as the most recent quarterly filings. Then check sites that offer comparative and competitive data, including Hoovers.com, the investment section of Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com), and Google's iGoogle Finance page for investors (http://finance.google.com/finance). If you're not already using these as investment tools, you'll be surprised by how detailed and extensive their information is. Plus, they make research easy, very fast, and most of the time–free.

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