The mainland has the means to crush Taiwan if it declares independence, Chinese President Hu Jintao told top officials marking the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birth. Hu called on �all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, including all Taiwan compatriots� to jointly oppose any moves promoting independence for the island and reiterated Beijing […]
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Online games college
Radio China International reported that the Ministry of Information Industry and the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council had joined forces to establish a college for internet game developers in Beijing. One estimate suggests that China's population of online game developers numbers 600,000. In addition to advanced courses, RCI said students will participate in software programming […]
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Vineyard may sell shares
Tianjin-based Dynasty Winery, which counts Remy Cointreau as a key investor, could soon become China's first vineyard to sell shares off the mainland. According to a filing lodged with the Hong Kong stock exchange, Dynasty Winery controlling shareholder, Tianjin investment company Tianjin Development Holdings, plans to list Dynasty, and cut its stake in the winery […]
China National Aviation Corp's plan for a separate Air China listing in Hong Kong may reportedly be scrapped, as the company considers creating a new CNAC holding that would include Air China � a suggestion that would create an entity with a higher valuation and avoid conflict with Hong Kong listing rules that bar a […]
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Protests over land seizures
Farmers gathered in their hundreds in Beijing demanding more compensation for what they said was illegal seizure of their land by a government-linked developer called Tianzhu Real Estate, which is building luxury villas. Protests against land seizures have increased in the last 24 months as more farm land was expropriated for highway construction and commercial […]