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Business Economics & Trade

Which delta reigns?

It’s fashionable to speculate on competition between the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta and whether Hong Kong/Guangdong or Shanghai will dominate. Wrong questions.

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Business Economics & Trade

Friendly foes

A flurry of US-China exchanges started ahead of Chinese president Hu Jintao’s September visit to the United States.

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Business Economics & Trade

Back in the game

Motorola and Nokia are gathering momentum in China where their mobile phone sales languished for several years.

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Business Economics & Trade

Shrugging off the chip

I was at a dinner including several senior Chinese officials and the discussion turned to the perennially cliched topic of Japan.

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Business Economics & Trade

The business of pampering

From Hainan Island and Yunnan to chic Shanghai and Beijing, the China spa business is taking off, thanks to foreign brand-name operators and the Chinese’ new wealth and awareness of wellness.