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* Britain’s oldest wine merchant puts new Chinese wine on sale
Reuters: “Britain’s oldest wine merchant is giving its official stamp of approval to Chinese wine by stocking four wines produced in China from European grapes, a production shift which could help...
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* Britain launches ‘super priority’ same-day visa service for Indians
Times of India: “Britain on Tuesday rolled out the same-day visa for Indians, making it the first country to get a visa to visit UK within 24 hours. Taj Mahal, Agra, India. Deutsch: Taj Mahal im...
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* UK to try and simplify visas for Chinese tourists
Hard on the heels of special visas for Indian business applicants, Britain is trying to do something for Chinese visitors. FT: “Home Office ministers are to start talks with Chinese tour operators in...
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China? They’ll make it cheaper in Yorkshire | The Sunday Times
We spotted this trend – initially called “reverse outsourcing”, now re-labelled Reshoring – 15 months ago. See: http://chindia-alert.org/2012/02/13/reverse-outsourcing/;...
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Union Jack in fashion as China banks on consumer spending | The Sunday Times
PAUL PRIESTMAN may employ only 40 staff at his London design consultancy, but in China he is one of the big boys. In August, he was appointed a director of CSR Sifang, part of China South Locomotive,...
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UK and China agree £45m pig semen export deal | World news | theguardian.com
So that’s how the £5bn trade deal is made up! “Britain has won the right to export pig semen to China in a deal worth £45m a year. Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, who is accompanying David...
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BIS – Press Releases – New government support to encourage manufacturing...
This initiative will only work if people like Sir James Dyson stop using lack of UK skills as an excuse to offshore. Fortunately, very recently Sir James has done just that – see –...
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Will ‘Mega-Trader’ China Turn Into a Free Trader? – China Real Time Report – WSJ
For more than a decade, China has been accused of one protectionist move after another: subsidizing state-owned firms, blocking imports, manipulating currency. Just yesterday, the U.S. Trade...
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Mahatma Gandhi gets London statue near nemesis Churchill | Reuters
Britain will unveil a statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday in London’s prestigious Parliament Square, a space packed with monuments to men who defended the British Empire...
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Britain launches Europe’s first yuan money-market fund | Reuters
Britain deepened its financial links with China on Wednesday with the launch of Europe’s first yuan-denominated money market fund, which allows investors to get direct exposure to China’s interbank...
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Should Britain Pay Reparations to India? Shashi Tharoor Says Yes, Narendra...
Should Britain pay reparations to its former colonies, including India? An articulation of why the former holder of empire should make amends, or at least say sorry, for two centuries of colonial rule,...
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