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$307k: The fine handed out to Unilever for triggering panic buying by announcing upcoming price rises

Source: Shanghai Daily

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Bain: Luxury sales growth to recover in 2011 on Chinese demand

Consultancy Bain & Company, Inc. has lifted its outlook on the sales growth of luxury goods, citing a recovery in sales in Europe and the US and surging demand in China, Reuters reported. Bain raised its forecast for 2011 growth to 8% from a previous forecast of 3-5% following positive earnings reports from luxury retailers […]

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Game changer

Weibo, China’s Twitter clone, could re-define information-sharing, as long as it keeps users and regulators happy, says tech pundit Frank Yu

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Price takers

Chinese companies are cushioning consumers from increasing input prices – but how long can they hold out?

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Bit of a stretch

Li Ning flounders with yoga; IKEA leverages Chinese superbrats; Unilever serves up suspect soup statistics