Chinese People

6 May 2013

Today, 131 years ago, the US Senate passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law directly aimed at rejecting entry of an ethnic group, and one of many aimed at the same prejudicial...

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Canada froze immigration schemes in face of criticism

14 Apr 2013

Official forecasts about Chinese migration reshaping Vancouver are premised upon conditions remaining similar over the next two decades, but already changes are looming.

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How mainland Chinese immigrants are transforming Vancouver

14 Apr 2013

A wave of wealthy immigrants from mainland China is transforming Vancouver in Canada, but the influx has seen property prices soar and most are reluctant to give up Chinese citizenship.

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Stereotypes of Chinese mainlanders go too far

1 Apr 2013

Mainland tourists are often the butt of criticism for their perceived lack of finesse. Spitting, littering, smoking in prohibited areas, queue-jumping - the list of offences is fairly long.

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Forbearance for rude mainland Chinese travellers

10 Mar 2013

Global tourism is being driven by mainland visitors, their numbers surging annually by double-digit percentages. Chinese are expected to become the biggest outbound market this year, overtaking...

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Brain drain should send message to China's leaders

6 Jan 2013

A former New Zealand prime minister once laughed off emigration of his young compatriots to Australia as an IQ boost for both countries. But a brain drain is no joke. Few developing countries can...

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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South Korea turns down Japanese extradition request over Chinese arsonist

A South Korean court has turned down a Japanese extradition request for a Chinese national who served a 10-month jail sentence for an arson attack on the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

The...

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Chinese snap up baby milk formula in Australia

Australian supermarkets and pharmacies were running out of popular baby formula yesterday after unprecedented sales reportedly due to Chinese customers trying to snap up supplies.

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Schemes lure more Asians to retire in Southeast Asia

Like many mothers, Ritsuko Kawasaki fretted over the health and safety risks of remaining in Japan after last year's quake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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MIGRATION

Exodus of China's rich and skilled for better lives

More than 150,000 mainlanders obtained overseas citizenship last year, making China the world's biggest source of immigrants, a report released this week says.

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SPECIAL REPORT: PROPERTY MATTERS

Chinese enjoy real Hawaii

The mainland has its "Chinese Hawaii" - the tropical, palm-fringed Hainan Island - but Hongkongers and mainlanders are developing a taste for the real deal. Hawaii is expected to have 96,000...

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Chinese outbound tourism growing rapidly

They may seem worlds apart but the story of Swiss-made watches and mainland China's insatiable hunger for these quality timepieces tells us something about the world we live in and the future...

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