Quotable

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"Dysfunction of the current world financial system is so deep that the classic recipes do not work. The West cannot conduct strategies to resolve the economic crisis without the Chinese."

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Suzhou Special: Overseas talent: Synergy with Suzhou's success

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It's no exaggeration to say the continuous prosperity of Suzhou over the past 2,500 years is the result of its talented, sometimes brilliant, people.

Migration program: Is it trick or treat?

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The wealthy in China are increasingly turning to immigration through seemingly cost-effective investment. But not all immigrant projects are what they seem to be, and some may even be scams set up by domestic immigration agencies and foreign investment organizations, experts warn.

Give me your rich

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Immigration is a familiar reality for all the Chinese. Since the 1980s, the Chinese students have been traveling overseas to pursue an education, often staying after graduation, taking the path to permanent residency and finally, naturalization. It is a long drawn-out process that sometimes takes a decade to finalize.

A twin-win situation

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Partnerships between Chinese and European cities bring lasting benefits to both sides in economic and cultural spheres.

Sisterly relations at a stretch

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Beijing is twinned with 21 European cities but some of the agreements lie dormant

The big boys' club

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In his 20-square-meter office in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in London, Wu Feng, a professor of surgery, receives many patients with different types of tumors every day.

Willing to pay a premium

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China is expected to become the world's largest premium car market, overtaking the United States on its way to selling more than 2.3 million high-end cars by 2016, according to a McKinsey & Co report.

Cool moves from fashion's Follies

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Some said it was a courageous move when the Greek jewelry and accessories brand Folli Follie made Hong Kong model Gaile Lai its global brand ambassador in 2011.

On the same wavelength

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Luis Alvarez knows that sometimes only a face-to-face chat will do instead of a big statement from someone high up in a telecommunications company.

Dyson's eyes on Chinese markets

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It has been more than 40 years since James Dyson, the British inventor and engineer, launched his first home appliance product, a cyclonic vacuum cleaner that would not lose suction as it picked up dirt.

State of the art market

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China's art auctioneers search for more sophisticated ways to hammer the market back into shape.

More going, going, gone in China

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Sales may have dropped, but China's art market is still expanding.

Quotable

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"The EU positions itself as the 'leader' in coping with climate change, but at the same time, it exercises trade sanctions on Chinese environmentally friendly and energy-saving products that are inexpensive but good. It is apparently inconsistent and unreasonable."

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Import fair drives tech transformation

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A window to the world's advanced technologies and products, the second China International Import Expo is on the fast track to becoming China's largest trading platform for imports, said organizers.

Set up for major photo opportunity

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Although considered a major art form in the West, photography has been very much edge-of-frame in China.

Moving up the ladder

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The first thing that catches the eye when you enter the Yuanwang Digital Mall in Huaqiangbei is the multitude of shoppers and the din that is normally associated with Black Friday shopping in the US. Watching the crowds rifling through the array of mobile phones and electronics accessories on display, and the amazing bargains that are on offer at the various other shopping centers in the city, it is not hard to understand why Huaqiangbei, a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is often referred to as the "No 1 street for electronic products in China". The 36-odd shopping centers in the street, spread over 1.45 square kilometers, achieved sales of over 300 billion yuan ($48 billion; 36 billion euros) last year.

At the center of the action

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Electronics hub an entrepreneur's natural home