Overseas Chinese

China's rich and skilled leave in record numbers

18 Dec 2012

More than 150,000 Chinese became permanent citizens in major immigrant countries including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand last year, topping the world’s list of overseas...

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China's portrayal in Hollywood is far removed from negative stereotypes of old

9 Sep 2012

To properly understand China's standing in the new world order of the 21st century, just look at upcoming sci-fi thriller

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Talking points

4 Apr 2012

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Ancestors take centre stage for the day

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Cantonese almost became the official language

6 Oct 2009

Putonghua is the official language on the mainland, but if history had played out differently the vast majority could have been speaking Cantonese.

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Rise in number of Chinese abroad puts them at risk, minister warns

30 Sep 2009

Chinese citizens overseas have become increasingly vulnerable to terrorist attacks and violence as growing numbers travel for business or tourism, a deputy foreign minister has warned.

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Out and about

4 Jan 2009

Still colloquially known - at least among older people - as the Nam Pak Hong, Bonham Strand and surrounding back-lanes, in the heart of Hong Kong Island's bustling Sheung Wan district, were the...

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Opinion

Singapore interbank rates manipulation claims are hyped

5:29AM

Enoch Yiu

Qianhai the likely winner in the rush for Hong Kong investment

4:35AM

Long-distance call

When London-born Sarah Yeh set up DimSum (www.dimsum.co.uk) as a voice for Chinese people in Britain in 2001, little did she realise it would prove to be so effective so soon.

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Lead us merrily into temptation

One-stop beauty salon the Jasmine Room recently celebrated its opening in Wellington Street, Central. The Tea, Treats and Temptations event attracted more than 200 guests to an afternoon tea...

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Dimsum girls rev up the raunch

The girls from Hong Kong nightlife resource website Dimsum & Then Some lived up to their blog's reputation and threw a sexy first anniversary party at the Kee Club on March 11.

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Back to the front

A bronze plaque on the wall of a Paris railway building and a modest monument in a small park are the only reminders of a remarkable but forgotten story of the first world war - 150,000...

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Appointments

Peter Chung

Director of risk management

The Excelsior

12:56AM

Abroad minded

In Vancouver, a group of Canadians has set up the first Chinese political party in a western country; a native of Taiwan is the longest-serving member of the US cabinet; and a son of Shenzhen is...

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