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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:41 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:34:53 +0000Newspapers60http://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://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e943a3f2-d603-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e943a3f2-d603-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlChinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industryFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b30b2fc-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b30b2fc-d52d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlTorture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas' expansion dreams of China's government-owned entitiesThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdfd940-d53f-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdfd940-d53f-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlIndia is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study showsThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/871b2d64-d4b7-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/871b2d64-d4b7-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlChina Minsheng Banking Corp will raise at least $3.9bn with its Hong Kong initial public offering – but without the support of a high-profile Chinese private equity fundThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/9d056382-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/9d056382-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlChina has cornered the market in commodities that are arguably as important as oil to a modern economyFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/245e6872-d542-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/245e6872-d542-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers' money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:27:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2d0f308-d55d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2d0f308-d55d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlOnly with proper firewalls between them can banks and capital markets function as two engines of economic growth. If one fails, the other can still carry on, writes Liu Mingkang Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/801443aa-d559-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/801443aa-d559-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html China and America: While Barack Obama may have won Beijing's agreement to collaborate on world problems, his hosts are reluctant to take on the costs of leadershipThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/97594b74-d52b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97594b74-d52b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlChinese consumers' demand for gold reached record levels in the third quarter but high prices affected demand in other areas of the world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:11:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a7e2894-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a7e2894-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe accepted bipolar view of the new world order – a line that magically divides the 'developed' from the 'developing' worlds – has always been somewhat illusory. But now, in the case of China in particular, it has become so inaccurate as to be misleading, writes James Kynge Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea14130c-d46e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea14130c-d46e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html Asset price rises leading to rampant wasteful investment in the sector, undermining nation's long-term growth says Soho China head Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:09:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/68cfa9dc-d45a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68cfa9dc-d45a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAsian economies are rapidly increasing investment in manufacturing capacity and research and development into green technologiesWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d77dde8-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d77dde8-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack Obama made an obligatory stop at the Great Wall of China at the close of a three-day visit in which he also bumped against the Great Firewall of ChinaWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5109c502-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5109c502-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html A Chinese court has ruled that Microsoft infringed a Chinese software maker's intellectual property rights in a surprise decision that has renewedworries among foreign patent experts about China's management of IPR disputesTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:37:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b3f95f0-d3a5-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchinahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b3f95f0-d3a5-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack Obama, the US president, sought to convince China to increase pressure on Iran's nuclear programme – but received no public commitment that Beijing would support sanctionsTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:28:58 +0000