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Business Economics & Trade

Short cut to maturity

Foreign banks bring skills, efficiency and capital to domestic lenders. China is looking for a cure for its Achilles’ heel.

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Business Economics & Trade

China takes on tobacco

A nation that consumed one trillion cigarettes last year comes down publicly on tobacco. What gives?

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Business Economics & Trade

Beijing blocks US strategy abroad

With countries around the world dependent on China’s markets, Beijing’s geopolitical voice is getting louder. The West might want to listen up.

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Business Economics & Trade

Vogue sashays into China

The mother of high-fashion glossies debuts in the Mainland.

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Business Economics & Trade

Is Chengdu hot or not?

In <i>CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW</i>’s tour of the property markets in China’s secondary cities, we take a look at Chengdu. The city is known for its spicy food and sizzling summers, but how hot is its property market?