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Daily Newsbriefs

China's Wanda to invest $1bn in NY hotel Thursday, June 20, 2013
China completes Tibet cyber-monitoring program Thursday, June 20, 2013
GM pursues 10% of China's luxury car market Thursday, June 20, 2013
China stresses stability in talks with Vietnam Thursday, June 20, 2013
China to expand local government financing Thursday, June 20, 2013
Housing prices surge in May Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Business

Borrowed time

Unstable Foundations: If Beijing is your landlord, what happens when the lease is up?
Everything but cards and dice

Hengqin Island will straddle China's border and give Macau a needed lifeline

I've been vacationed

China oversteps in rearranging the workweek to boost holiday spending

This little piggy in the US market

A culture clash looms in the Shuanghui-Smithfield deal. Can the Chinese porker handle America's giant spare rib?

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Economics & Policy

Easing off the gas

Are Chinese policymakers finally getting serious about curbing credit?
Connect the plots

China's lack of data on property owners has let the wolves move in on the market

Westward ho!

Migrant workers aren't as thrilled about taking up a life in China's eastern manufacturing centers

In government we trust

The failure to regulate trust companies leaves a gaping opportunity for shadow banking to grow

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Columns & Interviews

Mobilizing your defenses

Notable security breaches in China illustrate the case for beefing up safeguards for mobile apps, Kenny Hui and Billy Graham write

Obama's to-do list

President Obama needs to push specific goals at his summit with Xi or risk coming away empty handed, Dean Cheng and Derek Scissors write

Rubber gloves and spoiled meat

Food-safety inspectors on the local level are hardly doing their jobs, says one of the country's top nutrition specialist

On the government's plate

China's media is distracting the government from the real food-safety problem, says one of the country’s top nutrition specialists

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China Mice Now

Island Stories

As China loosens its laws on the use of hundreds of uninhabited islands, the prospects for MICE resorts looks promising

Heart and Seoul

More Chinese tourists visit South Korea, causing a hotel room squeeze

Lion in motion

Singapore beefs up its leisure offerings to stand out as Asia’s top MICE destination

Struck by wanderlust

China is set to overtake Germany and the United States as the world’s largest outbound tourism market

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The House View

Behind the curtain

China's crackdown on hot inflows led to cold exports. Get used to it

The 6% growth economy

Less is more when it comes to China’s future growth

False sense of security

With the resumption of IPOs on the horizon, investors shouldn’t feel safe despite more rigorous inspections

Breaking the ice

China's invitation to the Arctic will help keep the country’s thirst for resources in check

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Markets & Finance

Day in the sun

China market roundup: June 7

Different exchange, same problems

Chinese firms may feel comfortable listing in the US again, but are American investors comfortable with China?

Greedy for pigs

China market roundup: May 31

A measly deal

Why China's concession to US accounting regulators is worth little to investors

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This week in China

CER’s cheeky news recap
Potent potables

And for it's next miracle, China will...

Age of exploration

China returns this week to its rightful place as the ultimate ruler of civilization

Pork popsicles and rubber iceburgs

The latest in news on semi-irrelevant governing bodies: China has gained

On the offensive for being offensive

China runs out of ideas for advancing sovereignty claims and starts getting creative

Notorious P.I.G.

Even dead hogs have a silver lining; Huawei plays hard to get

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MBA News

China's MBA applicants seek European luxury

China's thriving luxury sector leads Chinese applicants to European MBA programs

When is the right time for business school?

Luke Hangu at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business pinpoints the right time to dive into the world of MBA education

Hong Kong and mainland China sneak to top league in 2013 MBA ranking by Financial Times

Seven universities from mainland China and Hong Kong climbed to the top 100 of the world’s best MBA program providers for the first time in history

Are Business Schools relevant today ?

By Jordi Canals, Dean, IESE Business School

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