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Thousands Of Older American Writers Are Now Working In China's Booming TV...
Over the past decade or so, television executives have pushed for more realistic violence and more overt sexuality. Collectively, they’ve pushed the once straight-laced genre into a new age of realism....
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REPORT: Chinese Officials Barged Into Bloomberg News For An 'Inspection'
Chinese officials conducted "unannounced inspections" at two Bloomberg News bureaus at the end of November, Fortune's Peter Elkind and Scott Cendrowski report.The inspections at the Beijing and...
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Ukraine President Turns His Back On Turmoil, Heads For China
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is set to head for China on Tuesday, leaving a country plunged into crisis by his decision to forego a free trade deal with Europe under pressure...
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Demand For Fertility Soups, Statues, And Soothsayers Is On The Rise In China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - In a dimly-lit arcade in downtown Shanghai, shopkeeper Xia Zihan holds out a glinting, yellow-glass carving of the fertility goddess Guanyin, a range she says is starting to sell...
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Joe Biden Drawn Into Dispute Between China And Japan
Dispute over China air zone puts US in the middle as Biden meets with Japan's prime ministerTOKYO (AP) — Hours after touching down in Asia on a long-planned trip, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is being...
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Apple's iPhone Business Is About To Get Its Mojo Back In A Big Way (AAPL)
The world's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, is secretly taking pre-orders for the iPhone, Fortune's Philip Elmer DeWitt reports. DeWitt has a screengrab of an iPhone pre-order site from a China...
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Rich Chinese People Are Over Luxury Brand Logos
Rich Chinese shoppers are over flashy, prominently sported designer logos. Now, discretion is the thing, says a report by researcher Wealth-X.Experts are considering this a rite of passage in the...
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Chinese Officials Barred A Bloomberg Journalist From A Press Conference With...
PM avoids public clash over human rights during first day of Far East trip despite British journalist being barred from a press conferenceDavid Cameron avoided a public clash with China over its human...
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An Anti-Western Post Called 'You're Nothing Without The Motherland' Is Going...
An anonymous anti-Western post called 'You're Nothing Without The Motherland' is blowing up on Chinese blogs and social media sites like Weibo, reports the South China Morning Post.State media is...
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Swine Flu Was 10 Times Deadlier Than Thought
The swine-flu pandemic of 2009 may have killed up to 203,000 people worldwide — 10 times higher than the first estimates based on the number of cases confirmed by lab tests, according to a new analysis...
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Even The World's Most Zealous Buyers Of Gold Are Now Starting To Get Nervous
Chinese buyers are known to be some of the world's most furious buyers of gold, a fact that gives comfort to gold bulls during these trying times.But even those Chinese buyers might be tiring out a...
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China's Banks Will Be The Big Winners When The New Reforms Go Into Effect
Investors are still chewing over the implications of the sweeping reform package Chinese leaders laid out at the end of a major Communist Party gathering earlier this month, but one thing is already...
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I Got Completely Uncensored Internet In China Without Really Trying
I went to China at the end of November and found something unexpected: complete Internet freedom.Before arriving, one frequent visitor to the country warned me to be ready for a strange experience. He...
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David Cameron Just Signed A Brilliant Deal To Sell Pig Semen To China
British Prime Minister David Cameron was in China for the past three days for a trip that has seen some controversial moments. However, there's at least one clear success: The United Kingdom has signed...
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Burberry Shouldn't Panic About Losing Its Trademark In China
Burberry’s signature tartan appears on everything from scarves to umbrellas. (Burberry)Burberry’s signature tan, black, and red check pattern runs the risk of losing its trademark in China, but the...
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KFC China Ad Campaign Is Making Things Worse By Reminding Consumers Of Past...
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc's KFC website in China trumpets the slogan "Trust in every bite."That message is part of the company's new "I Commit" campaign intended to reassure...
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Why A Famous Market Strategist Can No Longer Afford His Favorite French Wine
Raymond James' Jeff Saut loves him some Burgundy wine.The market strategist is a longtime connoisseur, and his favorite French bottle is La Tâche, a rare French Burgundy."I used to buy them in the 80s,...
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Apple Just Signed A Huge Deal With China's Largest Mobile Operator
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile Ltd <0941.HK>, the country's largest mobile operator, has signed a long-awaited deal with Apple Inc <AAPL.O> to offer iPhones on its network, the Wall...
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China's Smog Was So Bad Today That Schools Needed To Be Shut Down
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hazardous air pollution forced schools to shut or suspend outdoor activities in at least two cities in eastern China, where residents complained of the yellow skies and foul smells...
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China Bans Its Banks From Handling Bitcoin
China bars banks from handling bitcoin in new setback for cybercurrencyBEIJING (AP) — Bitcoins suffered a new setback after China's central bank said Thursday its banks and payment systems are barred...
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