Grandad

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22 Jun 2012

Chan had almost finished his preparations when he heard Ethan's grandad howling for the teenager to come back.

6:15PM

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15 Jun 2012

Ethan and Grandad stared at the floor, too ashamed to respond.

'Did you really think I believed our money was coming from gung gung's website?' Mum demanded. As a cover, Ethan had...

5:38PM

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8 Jun 2012

Before heading off to the kitchen to make more tea, Mum introduced their visitor with a smile her son couldn't quite fathom. 'Ethan, this is Mr Chan. This is the man who has been paying for your...

5:06PM

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30 Mar 2012

The rest of the sprawling house lay in silence and darkness as, in his room, Sam lifted the scanner cover and removed the last battered, black-and-white photograph to be copied.

11:34AM

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23 Mar 2012

Morose and bitter, Ethan watched as Gilbert and Charlotte Chan swaggered out of the school gates, designer bags slung over their shoulders, and the latest smartphones gripped in their hands.

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10:54AM

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16 Mar 2012

If Mr Wong hadn't taken a step back into the doorway of his shop, he would have been flattened as Ethan hurtled by. 'Sorry!' his neighbour's grandson yelled over his shoulder as he disappeared...

10:20AM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

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The next morning, Ethan and Maya stood at their classroom door watching Gilbert and Charlotte Chan, huddled around a tablet computer and giggling at the real-life misfortunes of some poor soul...

9:40AM

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Ethan gasped as the hood slipped from the head of his long-time pursuer, revealing that person to be ... No, not a thug hired by the ruthless property developer looking to oust grandad from his...

8:52AM

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Ethan scooped up the last of the clothes that had collected on the floor of his room over the past few months like a layer of sediment, and jammed them into the bottom of the wardrobe.

5:48AM

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The smoke seeping out from under the shutters which sealed the front of the shop was growing thicker and darker with every passing moment. 'Gung gung!' Ethan screamed as, with mounting desperation...

5:18AM

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It was the end of the first day of term back at St Jude's International School. Groups of students were still swapping tales of their skiing trips and beach holidays in Bali or Australia, as they...

4:43AM

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Ethan and Sam stood staring in disbelief at the laptop as the video Ethan's grandad and Sam's younger sister had made finished playing.

The short film, which featured scenes intercut...

1:38AM