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Politics & Society

1.3 billionth Chinese to be born on Thursday

Despite the commonly held belief, mainland China's population will officially reach 1.3bn only on Thursday January 6, officials at the National Bureau of Statistics announced. State media credited the government's controversial population control policies for delaying the landmark moment by four years. Officials said they expect China's population to continue growing at about 10m a […]

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Law & Regulation

Corning dumping tariffs reversed

US-based fiber-optic cable manufacturer Corning Inc said the Chinese government had reversed a decision imposing a tariff on its cables after ruling last year that the company had dumped standard single-mode optical fiber into the Chinese market. In a statement Corning said the Ministry of Commerce had decided that the prices for its optical-fiber cables […]

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Business Travel & Leisure

The book & the translator

Once upon a time, I landed in Hong Kong and sat in the lobby of the Mandarin Hotel and looked at a notice under the glass of the coffee table containing identical information in both English and Chinese, laid out as numbered points.

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Business Economics & Trade

Budget break

Pact boosts mainland-Macau flights

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Business Transport & Logistics

More than a pretty face

Long one of China’s scenic treasures, Hangzhou is determined to add industrial muscle to its natural good looks.