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I think every foreigner has had the idea to export Chinese coconut juice at one time or another.

Just four days after British company Marks and Spencer opened its first store on the Chinese mainland, an Indian man died at the new store when he fell from an escalator on the fourth floor.

Apple’s first China store is getting close to opening. But how close? TradingMarkets.com reported that the new SanLiTun store would be operational on July 19, well before the Opening Ceremonies kick off on August 8. However, ChinaTechNews, citing a popular Chinese news portal, Sina.com, reports that it won’t be until August. Beijing Apple fans, suss out the truth for us, will ya?

The Mutant Palm reveals the free Tibet movement for what they are: a bunch of self-congratulatory pranksters that are unable to engage the Chinese people on the subject of an independent Tibet.

Canada should wrap up more free trade agreements with countries - including China - and revamp the national trade policy because Canada is disappearing from the international stage, a parliamentary committee warns.
"Ultimately, free trade is where we want to go [with China]," International Trade minister David Emerson said. This is the first time a federal Tory minister has made it clear that a free trade talk with China is at least on the drawing board.

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How open are the Chinese and Taiwanese towards the Free Hugs campaign? first videos, photos and news reports from the Free Hugs campaign in China and Taiwan.

Floorplanner.com, a very handy online tool to create and share interactive floor plans for your house or office space has just released a Chinese version. It's FREE for personal use :-) Check it out at www.floorplanner.cn

The Dreamblogue (http://blogofdreams.com) recently partnered with Yo2.cn the first free Wordpress blogging platform in China. They have just started and already have 11,000 bloggers!