People in Hong Kong are getting restless. Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents protested China by marching through the streets to push for greater democracy. People in Hong Kong are angry over Beijing’s claim that it has ultimate authority over the southern Chinese financial center. Let’s see how far China will push back – the entire region is starting to hate the bully.

Godzilla may be a Japanese creation, but the new film opened to $10.9 million in China on Friday, giving it the biggest opening day of 2014. The film has gotten decent reviews but these types of action films tend to do well all over the world.

Goodbye Las Vegas.

When one thinks about the world’s top gambling destinations, places like Vegas and Monaco would ordinarily come to mind. However, in the latest data received this week, as reported by Yahoo! Finance, Macau has once again shown growth that far outstrips the global gambling numbers.

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David Ignatius is one of the more balanced commentators you’ll find, so when he write a piece stressing “warning signs” in China, it’s worth a read.

The government in China is trying to address the staggering amount of corruption, yet this effort seems to be having a destabilizing effect. Also, there are tons of bad loans in China and what appears to be a massive real estate bubble.

All of this spells trouble, and recent real estate sell-offs and bond sale cancellations have observers worried.

China’s pollution problem is ridiculous.

RT @GlobalPost Beijing pollution reaches 'crisis' levels. Here's what that looks like: http://t.co/yT6UxA2Y8f pic.twitter.com/983EkRTNbm

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 26, 2014