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McDonald's revamps McCafe brand as it lags Starbucks

McDonald’s, losing ground in its battle for the nation’s coffee drinkers, is planning to shake up its McCafe brand -- part of a bid to challenge Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.

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Tibet mulls offering women a full year of paid maternity leave

Draft law, if passed, would not only be one of the best of any region in China, but around the world

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Beijing vows to cement residential property rights

State Council promises law-based protections to raise confidence in the safety of real-estate assets

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China to keep eye on Trump policies, vows to defend its trading rights

China will pay close attention to trade policies implemented by US President-elect Donald Trump, and will defend its rights in the World Trade Organization, a senior Chinese official said Wednesday.

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Hong Kong universities urged to look beyond mainland to boost paltry foreign student numbers

Official auditor finds that 76 per cent of non-local students in the city come from mainland China and also expresses concern over meeting expenses claimed

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HK beautician who claimed Chinese therapy could aid pregnancy arrested for unregistered practice

Woman held along with beauty centre’s manager after allegedly offering the treatment to an undercover officer

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Flights cancelled as snow hits Beijing, with forecasts warning winter's chill "coldest in 30 years"

Cold front – with temperatures as low as minus 8 degrees Celsius – is Chinese capital’s coldest in three decades for this time of year

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Heavy smog, massive traffic jam can't stop these Chinese women from dancing

A group of middle-aged women has won the hearts of internet users in China after a video of them dancing in the middle of traffic amid heavy smog went viral on social media.

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Alibaba's Singles' Day sale becomes more international

Singles’ Day, which already surpassed America’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday as the largest online shopping event by value on the planet, is no longer a strictly Chinese affair.

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Hong Kong trade chief in US confident it will be business as usual under Trump

Hong Kong is “watching and monitoring” trade and foreign policy changes under Donald Trump’s incoming administration, the city’s top official in the United States told the Post.

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Call for tougher dioxin limits after carcinogen found in hairy crabs exported to Hong Kong

An independent food safety researcher has called on authorities in the Chinese mainland to impose tough limits on dioxin contamination of water and soil, following the detection of the carcinogen in Jiangsu hairy crabs sold in Hong Kong.

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China's middle class to rise to more than third of population by 2030: research firm

Consumer spending expected to reach level currently seen in European Union, according to Economist Intelligence Unit

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Co-working office providers flock to Shanghai, Beijing

Providers of flexible office leasing concept target growing market demand from start-ups, freelancers and small businesses

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Hong Kong futures point to lower start after FBI email probe

Hong Kong stocks are on track to open lower on Monday, the last trading day of October, after the restart of a probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails by the Federal Bureau of Investigation jolted the US stock market at the end of last week.

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Chinese online lending app opens door to Uber-style debt collectors

Jiedaibao lets users armed with personal data try to recover unpaid loans for hefty commissions, raising concerns about abuse

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Xinhuanet shares soar in Shanghai trading debut

Shares of Xinhuanet.com, the online platform of China’s government mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency, soared by their daily limit in their trading debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.