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Digging deeper

Chinese investment in African mining industry comes in different forms and is crucial
for both.

A 100-year investment

Tanzania wants to power ahead

Picking the winners

Mining for growth

News

7.5% quality-growth target set

Premier Wen Jiabao has set a growth target of 7.5 percent for China's economy this year, stressing the quality of that growth in terms of people's living conditions is important as well as the amount.

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Comment

More paper is not the answer

Since 2008 and the great financial crash in the West, China, a fast-growing emerging country with the world's largest pool of savings, has been pushed into a central place as a result of the economic weakness of most of the developed or G7 countries.

China's financial might takes shape

Life

Tempo of time

There's a blog in China called Ancient City Bell Tower, which has built a significant and growing following by tweeting the sound of a bell being rung every hour on the hour. Perhaps catering to some longing for the distant past, the site has attracted 440,000 followers by simply updating a public timekeeping system that has existed in China for thousands of years.

Drum and bell towers

People

Clothing for goddesses

Inspired by film, photography and the Aurora Borealis, Wang Peiyi's ambitions to create an elegant universal brand came a step closer at Milan Fashion Week.

Rooms for growth

Travel

Whole in one

Mountain climbing, a round of golf and soaking in a hot spring - have you ever thought of doing all three in the same day? It's a rare combination, but completely possible at Qixian Mountain in southern China.

Events

Returning souls

A documentary film by Hu Tai-Li with music by Shih-Hui Chen.

Events

Last Word

Making the right choices

The new leadership in China should establish an agenda of reform to renew economic growth and social stability for the coming decade, says economist Fan Gang.

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