A recent raid by customs authorities on four English learning centers has again highlighted piracy issues in Hong Kong. And for good or bad, it has shone a light on Oxford University Press, publisher ...More
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A shake-up is brewing in China's online travel agency sector with Baidu Inc. (BIDU.US) reportedly planning to acquire a controlling stake in Ctrip.com (CTRIP.US) and merge it with Qunar.com (QUNR.US), ...More
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Deutsche Bank AG economist Ma Jun has been named chief economist of the research bureau of the People's Bank of China, where he will help in guiding the nation's economic reform, Bloomberg News report ...More
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A former aide to China's retired security chief Zhou Yongkang has been fired after authorities opened a corruption investigation, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing an announcement from the Communist ...More
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China has approved Microsoft Inc.'s acquisition of Nokia Corp.'s devices and services business subject to certain conditions, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday, citing a Ministry of C ...More
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Passenger vehicle sales in China rose 9 percent year on year to 1.59 million units in March, driven by delayed new model launches ahead of the Beijing auto show and a rush to buy before curbs were int ...More
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Six directors and staff of a children's learning institute were arrested in Hong Kong Monday for selling illegally produced copies of kids' English-learning books, Apple Daily reported Wednesday. Cust ...More
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc. is now the country’s third-largest e-commerce operator in terms of sales volume, next only to Alibaba Group and JD.com Inc., China Business News reported Wednesday ...More
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China has defended the recent weakening of the renminbi, saying it has been due to a combination of factors, including pessimism toward its economy and the tapering of economic stimulus in the United ...More
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The government on Tuesday published the first set of rules on dispute arbitration in the Shanghai free trade zone, offering improved legal protection for companies, Shanghai Securities News reported W ...More
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Hong Kong has seen its import of shark fin, including that which is re-exported to the mainland, fall sharply in recent years due to growing environmental consciousness among local people and the Chin ...More
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Several foreign countries have suspended free trade negotiations with Taiwan amid student protests against a service trade agreement with mainland China, Economic Daily News reported Wednesday, citing ...More
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Shenzhen built 10 million square meters of energy-efficient buildings and another 3.8 million square meters of related projects in 2013, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported Wednesday, citing mayor Xu Qin ...More
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China is now the world's second-biggest consumer of high-priced wine, the South China Morning Post said Wednesday, citing a report prepared for the international wine exhibition Vinexpo. Drinkers in C ...More
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China's Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation announced on Tuesday a tax relief measure for small and micro enterprises, the China Securities Journal reported Wednesday. Under t ...More
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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan on Tuesday exchanged sharp remarks over their countries' ambitions in Asia during the American official's three-day visit to ...More
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd. (ICBC Asia) plans to offer high interest rates and other incentives to attract more renminbi deposits in April as competition for yuan deposits amon ...More
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Hong Kong will lose out to other Chinese cities within five years if local lawmakers do not take quick decisions and clear important legislation, business tycoon Allan Zeman has warned. The South Chin ...More
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State-owned Wasu Media Holding Co. Ltd. (000156.CN) plans to raise 6.54 billion yuan (US$1.05 billion) through a private placement of 286 million new shares to Hangzhou Yunshi Investment, Shanghai Sec ...More
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A painting by Chinese contemporary artist Cui Ruzhou {崔如琢}, valued at millions of dollars, was thrown away by a cleaner by accident on Tuesday, Ming Pao reported on Wednesday, citing sources with know ...More
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