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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:42 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 12:11:42 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/china(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e63bb14-59a8-11dd-90f8-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e63bb14-59a8-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlWal-Mart, the US retail giant known for fending off organised labour in its home market, has completed collective bargaining agreements with unions in two Chinese citiesThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d7b067cc-5992-11dd-90f8-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d7b067cc-5992-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlBeijing has issued new restrictions on business visas for the next two months as the government steps up its campaign to keep out unwelcome foreigners at next month's gamesThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9eb1abe-58e1-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9eb1abe-58e1-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlChinese officials have warned domestic banks to tighten their mortgage lending after the US government's action to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant mortgage agenciesWed, 23 Jul 2008 19:22 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2480edc6-58d3-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2480edc6-58d3-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlBeijing has set aside areas in three city parks for public demonstrations during next month's Olympic Games – but would-be protesters will still need to get prior government approvalWed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6ef29a4-58b5-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6ef29a4-58b5-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlProvision of the hard infrastructure has been exemplary, but on the 'soft' side Beijing has been a disappointment, writes Victor Mallet Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abf9327c-58c9-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abf9327c-58c9-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlChina Beyond the Games Part 3: One lawyer works in the plush Beijing office of a US law firm. The other is a defender of the disenfranchised. Together they represent the yin and yang of China's justice system Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/626e2fd0-5744-11dd-916c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/626e2fd0-5744-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlBeneath the surface of China's political system, there are stirrings from a society that wants to be more engaged in decision-making. But pressure groups are often fragile and face restrictions, as shown by one fledgling anti-nuclear movementMon, 21 Jul 2008 18:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90377b26-5706-11dd-916c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90377b26-5706-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlBomb blasts on two buses in the southern Chinese city of Kunming have killed at least two people and injured 14, just two and a half weeks before the country is to host the Olympic GamesMon, 21 Jul 2008 17:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffde35ee-5807-11dd-b02f-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffde35ee-5807-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlIt will be hard to achieve more consumption-driven growth as long as household income continues to decline, write Morris Goldstein and Nicholas Lardy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfebb8f8-5805-11dd-b02f-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfebb8f8-5805-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlThe top Chinese official in charge of Olympic preparations has demanded a tightening of already sweeping security measures surrounding the gamesTue, 22 Jul 2008 16:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f846434-576b-11dd-916c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f846434-576b-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlMoscow and Beijing have finalised a protocol, formally demarcating their 4,300km international border – a significant step towards friendship between the two large military powersMon, 21 Jul 2008 22:51 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a5f6b72-54fd-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a5f6b72-54fd-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlAs China prepares for the August 8 opening of the 2008 Olympics, FT reporters examine the social changes underway in the countrySun, 20 Jul 2008 19:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b0f8810-5681-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b0f8810-5681-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlIn the first of a series on social change in the country, the growing political engagement among entrepreneurial and educated Chinese is examinedSun, 20 Jul 2008 18:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c8ba93c-5682-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c8ba93c-5682-11dd-8686-000077b07658.html Beijing's normally smog-shrouded skyline was clearly visible as the government's last-minute Olympic pollution controls went into effect across the city Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:41 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95c4ff72-5522-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95c4ff72-5522-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlGlobal leisure companies are setting up training academies to equip recruits in Beijing with the hospitality standards and service culture needed for their new hotelsSat, 19 Jul 2008 02:15 BST