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1. News - Asia - THAILAND

   British man killed at New Year’s party in Thailand

   Posted Jan 02nd 2013, 12:20pm by Associated Press in Bangkok

   ... News Asia Thailand British tourist Associated Press in Bangkok Police have arrested a suspect in the death of a British tourist struck by a stray bullet at a New Year’s beach party on a popular Thai island. Police Colonel Krittakarn Kramomthong said on Wednesday that 22-year-old Stephen David Ashton was shot in his torso early on Tuesday morning and died at a hospital. He said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1118171/british-man-killed-new-years-party-thailand
2. Business - Economy

   Chinese visitors lead UK tourist spending growth

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... London. "British brands like Roberts radios with a royal warrant on them or quintessentially British gifts are very big," he said. Mainland tourists who were once herded around in groups ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1146398/chinese-visitors-lead-uk-tourist-spending-growth
3. News - China

   Britain looks to Chinese tourists for Christmas cheer

   Posted Dec 16th 2012, 06:10pm by AFP

   ... But Britain’s share of the coveted Chinese market is poor compared to several competitors in mainland Europe including France, which welcomed nearly a million tourists from China last year. “We know ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1106831/britain-looks-chinese-tourists-christmas-cheer
4. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Does race matter in bad behaviour?

   Posted Apr 16th 2013, 12:00am by Peter Kammerer

   ... engrained in the average Hong Kong psyche. It is about history, culture and language. The historical part is related to a century and a half of British colonial rule and our city's status ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1215389/does-race-matter-bad-behaviour
5. Business - Economy - TOURISM

   More Chinese say g'day to Australia

   Posted Dec 28th 2012, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... Business Economy Tourism Australia economy Chinese tourists Sydney Business Bloomberg in Sydney Tourism Down Under is getting a lift from increasing numbers of visitors from China Yin ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1113855/more-chinese-say-gday-australia
6. News - World - BRITAIN

   UK launches interview scheme to crack down on bogus students

   Posted Dec 14th 2012, 12:00am by GDN

   ... that as many as 250,000 people hoping to come to Britain could face an interview. At the same time, she said that Britain had eased entry requirements for Chinese tourists. The announcements were made ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1104711/uk-launches-interview-scheme-crack-down-bogus-students
7. News - China

   Maldives resorts on the lookout for Chinese tourists on 'fake' honeymoons

   Posted May 21st 2013, 11:38am by Amy Li

   ... through a travel agent, like a majority of Chinese tourists vacationing abroad. To win customers, more Chinese travel agents are encouraging or even assisting their clients to fake marriage ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1242636/maldives-resorts-watch-chinese-tourists-fake-honeymoons
8. Business - Economy - EURO ZONE

   CIC calls on Europe to open up to China

   Posted Dec 17th 2012, 12:00am by JANE CAI

   ... investment and foreign investment," he said. Wang said CIC was aware of a British Finance Ministry report that the government needed £200 billion (HK$2.5 trillion) by 2015 to fund energy, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1107000/cic-calls-europe-open-china
9. News - China - RETAILING

   Britain stores pull out the stops to attract Chinese shoppers

   Posted Dec 24th 2012, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News China Retail Chinese tourists Chinese Buyers Shopping Luxury Goods London Agence France-Presse in London Spenders wooed with congee for breakfast and staff speaking Putonghua ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1111750/britain-stores-pull-out-stops-attract-chinese-shoppers
10. News - Hong Kong - TOURISM

    Chinese tourists give Hong Kong thumbs down in ratings drop

    Posted Mar 28th 2013, 12:00am by Stuart Lau

    ... school of hotel and tourism management. Accommodation was a particularly worrying aspect, as the "Tourist Satisfaction Index", published yesterday, found its rating among mainlanders ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1201264/mainland-tourists-find-city-wanting

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