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From the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: The head of a leading anti-Japanese organisation has objected to a Beijing court ruling that he defamed the reputation of a short message provider company that helped him solicit donations. Activist Lu Yunfei said he would appeal against the ruling made by Chaoyang District People’s Court […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC: A senior EC official has criticised hi-tech firms for helping China silence its domestic critics. In a blog entry, EC vice president Margot Wallstroem said Microsoft, Yahoo and Google were matching their morals to suit new markets. In particular she said the firms seemed to have deleted words such as “ethics” and […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: With next week’s release of “One City” (Yizuo Chengchi), a novel written by best-selling author Han Han, rumours are swirling about Han purportedly netting a contracted 20 per cent royalty fee. If proven true, it will be unprecedented in the history of Chinese publishing, where authors generally get a 5 to 8 […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: For Yum!, the results in China just keep getting better; the company already opens more new restaurants there in a year than in any other market. In 2004, Yum! China recorded operating profits of US$200 million, a 20% increase on the previous year, and when this year’s figures are released shareholders will […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: Compared with the arguments taking place in negotiating rooms and the riots in the streets of Hong Kong this week, there was a deafening silence surrounding China’s growing role in the global trading system at the WTO talks last week. Even though this giant nation has arguably benefited more than any other […]
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