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From Bloomberg, via Financial Express: “When China joined the World Trade Organisation in 2001, this signaled to investors that reform in China was going in one direction,” said Tim Condon, chief Asia economist for ING Bank in Singapore, before the figures were released. “Foreigners all of a sudden wanted to invest a lot of money […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: The United States will contribute US$35 million over the next three years in a joint effort with China to combat HIV/AIDS. US Global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias, who made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing yesterday, said a close partnership between China and the United States was vital for tackling […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: A pitched battle erupted that soggy morning between enraged farmers and badly outnumbered police. By the end of the day, high-ranking officials had fled in their black sedans and hundreds of policemen had scattered in panic while farmers destroyed their vehicles. It was a rare triumph for the peasants, rising up […]
Read MoreFrom the Los Angeles Times, via the Houston Chronicle: In a groundbreaking response to movie piracy, Warner Bros. Entertainment released its latest film on DVD in China the same day it debuted in U.S. theaters… Craig Hoffman, a spokesman for Warner Bros.’ anti-piracy efforts, said the studio is not necessarily looking to apply the same […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: This week Mr. Cai has taken on a new challenge. He is the curator of the Biennale’s first official Chinese pavilion, sponsored in large part by the Chinese government. It is one of some 30 national pavilions in the Biennale, which opens to the public on June 12 and runs […]
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