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Business Economics & Trade

Three pillar policy

Despite recent progress, the government has little time left in order to achieve its goal of unifying the national pension system by next year has proven to be too much of a burden for financially-strapped SOEs.

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Business Economics & Trade

Mutual distrust

After a promising start, China’s mutual funds industry has been suffering from the government’s failure to promote this new investment vehicle.

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Business Economics & Trade

Waiting for an upturn

Like many other port projects in China, the Singapore-Changshu Port City in Jiangsu province is suffering from the impact of the Asian crisis.

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Business Economics & Trade

The gloves come off

Domestic computer firms have made big gains in market share over the last couple of years. Now foreign vendors are fighting back with price cuts.

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Business Economics & Trade

Compromise deal

Shanghai and Zhejiang are co-operating to develop a port that will serve as the head of a vast trading region emerging along the Yangtze River.