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Hilton Top hotel brand in Asia: Survey

World's leading hotel group Hilton Hotels & Resorts has been named as the top hotel brand in Asia for the year 2010 for the second consecutive year by global research company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), in conjunction with one of the region's leading media, marketing and advertising publications, Media. This is the second consecutive year Hilton clinched the title since the study's Travel & Leisu...

Sheraton introduces luxury spas

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. launched Shine for Sheraton, a global spa concept designed exclusively for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts.

Does Alternative medicine really work?

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Every time there is a pandemic anywhere, new theories start doing the rounds. One debate that has been going on from the time Dr Alexander Fleming invented Penicillin is whether introducing artificial chemicals into the body really cures the system or simply provides instant gratification. While modern medicines have made tremendous advances, there is still a significant proportion of the populat....
Elderly people visit a public garden in Tokyo

Why Japan 'allowed' deflation

To some degree, Japan allowed deflation, or at least they did not choose extremely aggressive policies to fight it. This is largely due to the influence of Japanese constituents who own fixed income, which would devalue in the face of inflation.
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J&J launches 5-year aid program for women, children

Johnson & Johnson has pledged grant money, drugs and research funding for new HIV and tuberculosis medications as part of a five-year, private sector effort to improve the health up to 120 million women and children in developing nations each year.
Huang Rixin, 78-year-old retired Chindese electronics engineer

China's aging population and its implications

China will have an aging population problem comparable to that of Japan and Western Europe in 30 years or so with perhaps important implications for elderly care and manufacturing.
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China Lusts for Luxury

Mainland China people are more enthusiastic about buying luxury goods than any other part, according to Ivan Tong, chairman of Sparkle Roll company.
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Fines of $7 in tough new China anti-smoking rules

China's toughest ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November's Asian Games will carry fines of $7, state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China's richest cities.
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Chinese realty bonds looking up

Offshore debt sales spurs confidence that the borrowers have the resources to weather a slowing economy, make clear by the fact that bonds issued by China developers are rebounding from their worst first half in two years as a record $6.8 billion, according to Bloomberg.
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U.S. hiring outlook dips slightly: Manpower

Job prospects have improved dramatically in emerging markets like China compared with three months ago, but the fourth-quarter hiring outlook dipped slightly in the United States and Germany
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China regulator, researcher disagree on auto capacity

China's top economic planner and a leading government-backed research body disagreed at an auto industry forum over whether the world's largest auto market is facing excessive capacity after breakneck growth in 2009.
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China tells state companies to explore Potash bid

Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion (25 billion pound) bid for Potash Corp , a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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International MBA from ECUST

The School of Business of the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) offers International MBA (IMBA) to its students.
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China tells state firms to explore Potash bid - source

Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion (£25.3 billion) bid for Potash Corp , a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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U.S. jobs data lifts FTSE to 4-month closing high

Britain's leading share index hit a near four-month closing high on Friday after a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased concerns of the world's largest economy slipping back to another recession.
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China orders state firms to explore Potash bid

Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion (25 billion pounds) bid for Canada's Potash Corp , according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
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FTSE hit more than 3-week high before US jobs data

Britain's leading share index hit a more than three-week high on Friday as the market looks beyond a weak employment picture in the United States after factoring in a soft patch in the pace of the economic recovery.
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Service sector spotlight shines on Germany, China

Global service sector surveys highlighted a growing divergence in economic recovery on Friday with a pick up in growth in China and Germany but slowdowns in Britain and Spain and an expected deceleration in the United States.
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FTSE up for sixth day

Slim gains from miners and energy firms nudged the FTSE 100 slightly higher on Friday, but moves were muted ahead of closely watched August employment data from the United States.

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