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Gaming in China: Internet game users up 37% in 2010

Internet game players in China exceeded 120 million in 2010, up 37 percent year on year, according to a report released recently by the Chinese Ministry of Culture […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: luxury market grows 23% in 2010

Luxury market grows 23 percent in 2010 from 68 billion yuan (US$10.2 billion) in 2009, with the younger generation driving sales […]

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Living in China: Study finds middle class ‘unhappy’

Shanghai’s middle-class families are the least happy, according to the White Book of Happiness of Middle Class Families released by Manulife-Sinochem early this year […]

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Education in China: Overseas education no longer paying off

Graduates who invested in an overseas education are having to lower their salary expectations once they return home to Shanghai […]

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Education in China: Survey reveals universities turning out billionaires

Shanghai’s universities rank second in the country behind Beijing as cradles of billionaires and business tycoons […]

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Education in China: Shanghai-funded graduate start-ups fail to deliver

Almost 60 percent of Shanghai-funded start-ups by graduates from a top university have failed or are suffering losses, according to a report issued recently […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Exhibition site in Shanghai will be world’s biggest

Shanghai is to build the world’s largest exhibition complex, the city’s urban planners announced recently […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: growing numbers of super rich

The number of super rich on China’s mainland is expected to rise 16 percent in 2010 thanks to the booming capital and property markets […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Designer labels bank on China

A study from American consultancy Bain & Co says that China remains the fastest-growing luxury goods market in the world, with a sales volume of 68.4 billion yuan ($10.27 billion) and an expected increase of 30 percent this year over last year’s takings […]

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Information Technology in China: Software sector set for growth

China’ software industry revenue is expected to grow more than 20 percent annually over the next five years, an industry association official said recently […]