China

China and Brazil agree to US$30 billion currency swap deal

28 Mar 2013

China and Brazil agreed to establish a swap line of about US$30 billion in their respective currencies as they work to reinforce the clout of the world's largest emerging markets on a global stage...

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Austerity measures for China's officials drag down growth, says NDRC

27 Mar 2013

The clampdown on official’s luxury spending has led to a “significant drop” in high-end food and alcohol consumption, the 21st Century Business Herald wrote on Wednesday.

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GM sees Cadillac sales in China tripling over next 3 years

27 Mar 2013

The head of General Motors’ Cadillac brand expects its sales in China, the world’s biggest luxury car market, to grow by two-thirds this year and triple there by 2016.

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GM turns to ’right-sized’ redesign of Cadillac CTS sedan

27 Mar 2013

General Motors is turning to a redesigned, longer CTS mid-sized sedan to make its Cadillac luxury brand more competitive against German rivals.

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World's iconic cities distilled on the mainland

24 Mar 2013

Consume the Western media for any period of time and sooner or later you'll come upon a Funny China Story - reports on the consequences of the mainland's rapid and chaotic economic expansion that...

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

The wrongs of the right-thinking approach to law

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Alex Lo

Qiao Xiaoyang conjures a democracy of exclusion

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Howard Winn

Former CLSA analyst writes quit-and-tell-all book

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Lawyer says China case wasn’t espionage but love

An attorney for a US defence contractor accused of giving military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend said there’s no evidence that classified information was given to any foreign country.

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China punishes North Korea for nuclear tests

China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated effort to send a message of Chinese pique without...

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Couples with second homes file for divorce to beat capital gains tax

This warning posted on a sign board at a marriage registration office in Shanghai was stark: "Beware the risks arising from the housing market. Have second thoughts before deciding to get divorced...

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China and US need to co-operate to lessen threat of cyberattacks

Talk that cyberattacks could bring nations to their knees seemed far-fetched until Wednesday, when major banks and broadcasters in South Korea were paralysed by co-ordinated viruses. ATM machines...

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ENTERTAINMENT

China spurs global box-office record

Chinese movie fans helped push worldwide cinema sales ahead 6 per cent to a record US$34.7 billion last year, as the world's most-populous nation passed Japan to become the No 2 film market.

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China's one-child policy must be changed before it's too late