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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 18:59:03 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:57:39 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/china/society(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=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://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 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+0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4af5716-d24f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4af5716-d24f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlChinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and human rights activists to stop them from staging protests or trying to meet Barack Obama, the US president, who has requested personal meetings with at least one prominent human rights lawyer during his three-day visit to ChinaMon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/13268f14-d130-11de-b591-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13268f14-d130-11de-b591-00144feabdc0.htmlChinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and political reform advocates ahead of US President Barack Obama's first visit to China, according to family members and human rights activistsSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:27:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba2f01ee-d039-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba2f01ee-d039-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government of one of China's most progressive cities says it will imprison citizens in the country's labour camps if they file "abnormal" complaints against state departments or officialsFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:32:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b1ad192-cf80-11de-b876-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b1ad192-cf80-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlStrong demand for the decontamination of hospital equipment in Asia and Europe has buoyed revenues at Synergy Healthcare, the health services company.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:33:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/adb09036-cef9-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/adb09036-cef9-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlA low-carbon road map proposed for inclusion in China's 12th five-year plan (2011-2015) has been developed by a task force of Chinese and international experts, writes its co-chair Gordon Conway Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:21:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d4661d8-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d4661d8-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html Hu Shuli, the editor of China's most influential independent news magazine has stepped down, raising concerns that a freer press might be on the retreatMon, 9 Nov 2009 22:55:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1088a734-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1088a734-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlChina has executed nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service saysMon, 9 Nov 2009 15:36:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html Over the past nine months, the government has tightened online censorship to an extent not seen in years and there is a growing realisation the new roadblocks are here to stay Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:03:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlA tour operators lobby group says a repeat of the Beijing pattern for London could cause a loss of 2.5m visitors to the UK capital and £1.5bn of visitor spending in the Olympics yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/463fc552-c31e-11de-8eca-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/463fc552-c31e-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlWhen Chen Fashu, the 15th richest man in China this year, announced he would donate about Rmb8.3bn to his new charitable foundation, state media questioned his motivesTue, 27 Oct 2009 17:45:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b671f746-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b671f746-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlAs calls mount for Chinese consumers to spend more to help fix global imbalances, it appears they have learnt at least one lesson from their US counterparts – bigger is better when it comes to flat-screen televisions Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:43:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b3f5e-be54-11de-9195-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b3f5e-be54-11de-9195-00144feab49a.htmlAs its export sector shows signs of flickering back to life, the country's leaders will also count themselves lucky to have escaped the financial crisis without widespread unrestWed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:26 +0100