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Shanghai Calling tries to defy movie cliches

[2013-03-22 11:24]

Billed as a fish-out of-water romantic comedy, Shanghai Calling reconfigures the cinematic trope of the uprooted foreigner "going native" in his newly adopted country.

Newly rich Chinese drivers crave luxury and prestige

[2013-03-22 11:24]

Cars, it has been said, define Americans. Now the same can be said for the Chinese.

Chinese bowl fetches $2m at auction

[2013-03-21 11:10]

During a two-day auction of Chinese ceramics and artworks at Sotheby's, the highest prices were for a modest 1,000-year-old ceramic bowl and an imperial jade seal from the 18th century.

NY mayor's tobacco fight sets example for Chinese cities

[2013-03-21 11:10]

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed legislation to require that New York retailers hide cigarettes from customers has sparked debate beyond his city, all the way to China.

Comparing notes

[2013-03-21 11:10]

The US Association of Former Members of Congress held its annual dinner on Tuesday in Washington.

Chinatown eateries offer deals after Sandy

[2013-03-21 11:10]

First it was New York Restaurant Week. Then Dine in Brooklyn Restaurant Week. Now, it's Chinatown's turn.

Ageing is increasingly evident in China: S&P

[2013-03-21 11:10]

By the midpoint of the century, the disproportionate growth in the number of elderly people in China will put the nation's public finances under pressure.

BGI acquires genome firm in California

[2013-03-20 10:56]

The closing of its deal for California-based Complete Genomics Inc strengthens efforts by BGI-Shenzhen, which operates genome-sequencing centers in China, to grow in the US market for medical and research DNA testing.

Guggenheim gets $10 m grant for new art

[2013-03-20 10:56]

New York's Guggenheim Museum will receive a $10 million grant from the Hong Kong-based Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation to commission art from China.

In Asia, foreign athletes-for-hire win some, lose some

[2013-03-20 10:56]

Former NBA standouts Stephon Marbury and Tracy McGrady are wildly popular among fans of the Chinese Basketball Association, in which they now play.

Payment cards big deal in China

[2013-03-20 10:56]

A dramatic increase in the use of payment cards in China in recent years poured nearly $375 billion into the nation's economy, driving up the growth rate by 1.7 percent.

Language contest's got talent

[2013-03-19 10:59]

Two East Coast universities qualified for the finals of the most famous Chinese-language contest to be held in Beijing this summer.

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