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Foreign firms flocking to Shanghai Free Trade Zone

Foreign firms flocking to Shanghai Free Trade Zone

Office space demand spikes as number of foreign-invested businesses jumps 53%
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Hong Kong now second most expensive city in Asia Pacific, survey finds

Hong Kong now second most expensive city in Asia Pacific, survey finds

On the strength of its dollar, Hong Kong has surpassed Shanghai to become...
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B.C. tries to catch an Asian tiger by the tail

B.C. tries to catch an Asian tiger by the tail

Nelson Bennett on the news of the week: B.C. opens trade and investment office in Manila
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B.C. planning to open trade office in Malaysia

B.C. planning to open trade office in Malaysia

No timeline or cost estimate for the office in Johor forthcoming from B.C. finance ministry
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B.C.’s Asian influence figures prominently in Panama Papers

B.C.’s Asian influence figures prominently in Panama Papers

Large percentage of B.C. addresses in leaked database linked to shareholders of business entities in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
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Financial fissures weaken ASEAN community

Financial fissures weaken ASEAN community

The economic gap between high flyers like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and – increasingly – Indonesia and laggards like Laos and Myanmar is too wide to be easily bridged.
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China scores PR victory in campaign to assert South China Sea claims

China scores PR victory in campaign to assert South China Sea claims

Efforts have stalled to produce a code of conduct for the behaviour of the littoral states in the face of China’s claims to own most of the sea, and its building of islands on shoals to house military outposts
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China: Coal and wind in power struggle

China: Coal and wind in power struggle

Local governments’ determination to support their heavily subsidized coal industries is undermining Beijing’s efforts to develop renewable energy sources
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India: Banff air for sale

India: Banff air for sale

This month Lam’s Vitality Air plans to start selling canned air from Banff
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South Korea: Government steps in to restructure businesses, banks

South Korea: Government steps in to restructure businesses, banks

Banks will get cash but the companies face massive job losses and asset sales
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