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Give chivalry a chance in China

People stood by during a recent attack in China not because of apathy but because they wanted to steer clear of trouble, writes Rahul Jacob

No taxation without mastication

George Osborne’s humiliating defeat has saved for the nation one of the tax system’s endearing idiosyncrasies, writes Jonathan Ford

Is Barack Obama the King of Pop?

There are still Americans who want to define Mr Obama by comparing him with someone else – particularly some other black man, writes Gary Silverman

TED still looking for that special someone

YouTube may be blocked in China, but TED talks circulate freely among those who love the idea of having ideas, writes Patti Waldmeir

Reagan would have ‘chillaxed’ too

People would probably give David Cameron the benefit of the doubt if he was half as effective as the former US president, writes Brian Groom

Titillating tales to tickle the board

Ift Operation Wall Street really wanted to bring down the capitalist system they should circulate titillating stories about our leading CEOs writes Gary Silverman

Telling business to work harder

Once it was the unemployed who felt the lash of the Tory tongue, now it is the boss class is being told to pull up its socks, writes Robert Shrimsley

Intra-Bric bonding leaves Goans irked

Russian tourists have overtaken the British as the leading visitor group to western India’s holiday hub, writes James Crabtree

The large and the small of it

When it’s time to dress the part

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to attend this week’s roadshow for Facebook’s IPO wearing a hoodie was unfortunate, writes Gary Silverman

Familiarity is breeding contempt of the rock star

Bin Laden’s dept of inhuman resources

Why belt up when you can drop and roll?

We didn’t ask. But he did tell

Memo: low-cost fix to Heathrow mess

Animal cruelty, or Mutts for Mitt?

A tide of woe for the local press

Shades of colonial civil service live on

Hear the roar from that old empty core

Pushing the posh out of Downing St