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No chance of trade war between China and US, says Jack Ma in Davos

Ma tells panel at World Economic Forum in Davos to give Trump some time

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Alibaba's Jack Ma tells Donald Trump about US store plan for China e-shoppers

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday (Jan 9, 2017) and laid out the Chinese e-commerce company's new plan to bring a million small US businesses onto its platform to sell to Chinese consumers over the next five years, an Alibaba spokesman said.

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Kidnappers of Hong Kong architect evade huge air, sea and land search

Police step up surveillance at smuggling black spots to stop the two men slipping across the border into Shenzhen

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The maverick designer who dresses China's first lady

Chinese couturier Ma Ke is a media-shy fashion-world maverick. She's built two of China's most influential designer brands and dresses the country's first lady, Peng Liyuan -- but doesn't consider herself a designer.

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Online-offline integration will transform global retailing, Jack Ma says in letter to shareholders

​The global retail industry will see a radical change over the coming years when e-commerce activities evolve further, turning what’s cutting edge now into the “traditional business” of tomorrow, according to Jack Ma, founder of the world’s largest online shopping platform Alibaba Group.

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1992 Consensus not an additional premise: spokesperson

​A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that the 1992 Consensus, which reflects the one-China principle, is in line with the development of cross-Strait relations in both a legal and practical sense.

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Tencent to donate 2 percent of profit as Chinese online charity grows

Chinese billionaire Pony Ma Huateng, the founder of internet group Tencent, on Friday said his company would donate 2 percent of its annual profit to charity and flagged growth in the use of mobile internet in China's philanthropy sector.

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China's ancient printing center turns a new page

Ma Li brushes a layer of ink on a woodblock engraved with 324 Chinese characters, spreads a sheet of paper on it, and rubs over it with a dry brush.

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Mainland stresses firm opposition to "Taiwan independence"

Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, has said that any "Taiwan independence" activities will be firmly opposed.

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Mainland voices opposition to Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan

​A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday expressed the mainland's opposition to the Dalai Lama visiting Taiwan.

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Fire breaks out fruit market in Hong Kong

​Firefighters were battling a huge blaze engulfing a fruit market in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon.

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Divorce of celebrities sparks talk about state of modern marriage in China

The public has latched on to news that actor Wang Baoqiang is leaving his wife over alleged infidelity. The reasons for the saga’s popularity are many

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Ma Long wins Chinese derby to edge defending champion Zhang

China's Ma Long overwhelmed his teammate and defending champion Zhang Jike with a 4-0 win to seize gold in the men's table tennis singles final on Thursday, with Japan's Jun Mizutani claiming the bronze.

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Myanmar’s top monks distance themselves from Buddhist hardliners

The body representing Myanmar’s top monks has distanced itself from Buddhist hardliners behind an incendiary anti-Muslim campaign blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.

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Alibaba's Ant Financial IPO plan disses NY, challenges HK again

Jack Ma’s newly stated preference for an Ant Financial IPO in Hong Kong could touch off a new clash that would challenge the local securities regulator to grant an unusual listing exception or risk losing the blockbuster deal to New York.

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HK youth to "think clearly" about what will lose if ties cut with Mainland: Jack Ma

Alibaba boss Jack Ma has urged Hong Kong youths who want to cut ties with China to think clearly about what they are asking for and what they stand to lose.

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Hualong's lamian makers use noodle to escape poverty

Hualong, a remote county in northwest China's Qinghai province, may be little known to outsiders, but its lamian, or hand-pulled noodles, enjoy nationwide fame.