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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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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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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Budget break
Pact boosts mainland-Macau flights
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More than a pretty face
Long one of China’s scenic treasures, Hangzhou is determined to add industrial muscle to its natural good looks.