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With companies and economies alike feeling the Crunch, many have been looking to China as a source of economic growth – but China has also been seeing the impact of the global slowdown, and anecdotal evidence suggests that some sectors are suffering.

The Chinese government has been trying to curb excessive growth over the past [...]
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If you like reading blogs about China, then you might already know Chinalyst, the China blog aggregator www.chinalyst.net.

Its China Blog Awards for 2008 are now underway, so see the link here for a selection of China-related blogs in the various categories.

Our very own China Business Blog can be found here . Along with your much [...]
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President-elect Barack Obama has a half-brother by the name of Mark Ndesandjo who's been in Shenzhen for a few years now.
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This story caused us to hyperventilate after we realised that it happened right here in what is supposed to be China's most liberal city.
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The China Daily has issued a damning verdict on the construction of the new 632 meter Shanghai Tower — soon to be China's tallest skyscraper.
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Reuters/December 1, 2008
BRUSSELS - Chinese insurer Ping An (2318.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(601318.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) should not count on any compensation from Belgium over its losses following the state-led carve-up of financial group Fortis, according to the Belgian government.
 
“I understand that there is disappointment, but there are always risks bound to [...]
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From a source close to the proceedings: "Asia City Finance Director just made the official announcement: SH will cease publication with the December 19th issue. They're tired of subsidizing the Shanghai office's monthly loss, which is substantial, and in light of the global economy, they're stopping publication. ... They've got a few interested parties who they're in talks with, but nothing has been signed and mid-December is the deadline for that. Their plan for the future: A website.
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• World's oldest stash of marijuana is found in a tomb in (guess where) Xinjiang. [CTV]
• Beijing farmer robs and gets caught to get free medical treatment.
  

Last Thursday, an irate passenger stole the taxi he had been riding in after having to wait in a blocked street. According to the Shanghai Daily, the man, surnamed Wang lost his temper when a truck blocked the traffic of Wanping Lu in Xuhui District. After arguing with the truck driver he "broke off the taxi's rear-view mirror and hit himself over the head with it", and then proceeded to smash the taxi's meter. Subsequently Wang injured the taxi driver, managed to take his keys and drove off.
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