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Living in China: Report Shows Severity of Pollution

China’s government unveiled its most detailed survey ever of the pollution plaguing the country, revealing that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe as official figures that had long omitted agricultural waste […]

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China Information Technology

Internet in China: Obama says “Internet assists free flow of information”

During his visit to China, U.S. President Barrack Obama said in Shanghai that Internet has an enormous power in assisting information dissemination, and he personally has benefited from Internet […]

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China Consumer Behavior Design Economics

Watch William McDonough’s “Cradle to Cradle Design” talk at TED

Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time” […]

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China Economics

Intellectual Property: Canada joins China, Russia in US list of top IP scofflaws

The usual suspects have shown up once again on the US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 report on nations that need to step up their game when it comes to enforcing intellectual property rights. But this year, the USTR elevated Canada to the same level as China and Russia, which has some critics incredulous towards the US’ motives […]