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Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes

ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub.

India gripes over border, trade woes on Li's first foreign trip

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade.

China's Alibaba Is Soaring, But Avoid The IPO

Profits of Alibaba Group, the world"s biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642,2 million from $236,9 million a year earlier.  Revenue in the quarter was up 79,9%.

Black Code: how spies, cops and crims are making cyberspace unfit for humanhabitation

I reviewed Ronald Diebert's new book Black Code in this weekend's edition of the Globe and Mail.

Official To Chinese Tourists: 'Be Quiet, Don't Spit'

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A senior official in China has urged Chinese tourists to improve their behavior, the South China Morning Post reports.

Exclusive: EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.

French Maid or Flight Attendant? One Airline is Considering Crew Costumes

If you're planning to fly on China's cheapy carrier, Spring Airlines, the person welcoming you at the aircraft door could be a maid or butler. No, the low-cost carrier isn't upping their game with white glove service to the skies in the skies, but they are having a little fun.

China deal ends distraction, but not questions, for Caterpillar

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc's deal to cut the purchase price of a Chinese mining-equipment maker it bought last year ends an embarrassing episode that overshadowed the company's effort to expand in China and distracted its executives for months.

Saudi Religious Police: Anyone Using Twitter 'Has Lost This World And His Afterlife'

A couple of days ago Techdirt wrote about how Murong Xuecun, a well-known user of the Chinese microblog Sina Weibo with over a million followers, had his account closed down suddenly.

Microsoft improves Skype on the Mac

Microsoft has launched Skype for Mac 6,4, a major update of its Skype chat platform for OS X users.

Version 6,4 is focused on improving Skype"s instant messaging features for better usability, while also introducing support for Simplified Chinese.