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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on March 21, 2017. HONG KONG: Middle-class mainlander Laura Zhang found the idea of owning a home overseas irresistible after being bombarded by commercials for an…
China should create a 'level playing field,' Ericsson chairman says
China should provide the same degree of market access to foreign companies as Chinese firms are receiving in other countries, Ericsson’s chairman told CNBC. “It’s obvious that if China is to be part of the…
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China offers tourist packages to disputed South China Sea in a bid to show its authority over the region following threat from US to block access
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Criticized for torturing lawyers, China lashes out at Canada and other countries
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China wants to expand e-commerce trade with Australia
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5 reasons why China will rule tech, 2017 edition
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China must act or risk 'disorderly default' : OECD
BEIJING — China faces mounting financial risk even as an innovation drive aimed at rebalancing the economy away from low-value manufacturing falls short, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.…
Fanli mulls China IPO, aims for 100 billion yuan of online trading
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Hong Kong set to pick new leader anointed by Beijing
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