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Restraint is the new red in China
BEIJING — Exports of elegant Swiss watches to China have plunged. Sales of Mercedes-Benz and other premium sedans are slowing. And high-end restaurants, coming off their worst Chinese New Year festival in years, are starting to change their menus to...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Luxury Vehicles, Chinese Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Political Corruption
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans-sources
ReutersBy Kevin Yao BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local...Tags: Productivity, Economic Policy, Banking, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Indicator
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Presidente chino se pone al frente de profunda reforma económica: fuentes
ReutersPor Kevin Yao PEKIN, mayo 17 (Reuters) - El presidente de China se ha encargado en persona de trazar ambiciosos planes de reforma para revitalizar la economía, dijeron fuentes cercanas al Gobierno, evitando los estímulos económicos por temor a que...Tags: Wen Jiabao, China
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America lags on plain speech
The Internet is changing how leaders talk. Leaders from Rome to Beijing and beyond are helping usher in a new era of plain speaking. But American leaders are lagging behind, stuck in old patterns of windy and obfuscatory speech. Around the globe, what's...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Reddit Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Social Media, Career and Workplace
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China's Xi Jinping formally assumes title of president
BEIJING -- Capping a highly choreographed transition of power, Xi Jinping formally assumed the Chinese presidency Thursday after a secret vote at the National People's Congress. The 59-year-old son of a former vice premier is the most successful of...Tags: Political Systems, China, Xi Jinping, Political Corruption, Beijing (China)
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China names Xi Jinping president
China's new leader Xi Jinping capped his rise to the top Thursday by adding the largely ceremonial title of president, though he will need more time and cautious maneuvering to consolidate his power and build support from a public that is increasingly...Tags: National Government, China, Xi Jinping, Communist Party of China, Political Corruption
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China pledges support for farmers to narrow wealth gap
BEIJING -- China says it will better protect farmers' land rights and boost rural incomes and public services to help narrow the divide with urban areas. The government will increase agricultural subsidies and ensure "reasonable returns" from planting...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Agricultural Research and Technology, Beijing (China), National Government
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Chinese news organizations rally behind censored paper
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. GUANGZHOU, China -- In a rare show of defiance to China’s censors, news organizations around the country rallied behind colleagues at the maverick Southern Weekly who are...Tags: China, Xi Jinping, Newspaper and Magazine, News Agency, Parties and Movements
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2012: From Arab Spring to early winter
Meteorologists know seasons are predictable. In the weather world, spring is always followed by summer. But the political world is different. Spring can proceed to summer, or it can lead to a sudden onset of winter. That was the case this year in the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Court or Tribunal, Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice, Morocco
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While China is busy winning, its athletes might be losing
LONDON — Listed at 6-foot-3-inches and 198 pounds, wing spiker Yimei Wang intimidates as the great wall of China's women's volleyball team. In a 25-foot mural of Wang in the concourse of Earls Court, the Chinese Olympian resembles basketball star...
Tags: Swimming, Awards and Prizes, Michael Phelps, Barack Obama, Sports
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Hu's the boss
!["They say, 'Tony, you're so crazy.' Yes, I am."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-09/72254622-12162207.jpg ""They say, 'Tony, you're so crazy.' Yes, I am.\"")
"They say, 'Tony, you're so crazy.' Yes, I am."
You heard it from Tony Hu himself, chieftain of Chinatown. Something's off in his bitter melon. A sane businessman wouldn't open seven restaurants within a half-square-mile area, yet here we are, an...Tags: Kevin Pang, Foods and Beverages, Richard M. Daley, CNBC (tv network), Michelin Group
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China's Xi Jinping appears in public after lengthy absence
World NowChinese Vice President Xi Jinping appeared in public on Saturday after a nearly two-week absence that sparked intense speculation about his health and possible infighting in the top ranks of the Communist Party....
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