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40 results for Guangzhou

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Out of Africa

17 February 2008

Chinese firms, from copper mining giants to small private businesses, have been flocking to Africa, investing €4.3bn last year. But a quieter phenomenon is the steady stream of African businessmen moving into China, 10,000…

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Africa/Middle East

17 October 2013

The flight path from Nairobi to Guangzhou and Lebanon's tourism troubles.

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Helsinki’s on a high

8 October 2015

Finnair’s expansion is taking shape. Yesterday it announced two new Asian destinations – Fukuoka and Guangzhou – while also taking delivery of the first of 19 Airbus A350 XWB. It’s all part of a strategy to grow its Asian…

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Home improvements

13 July 2016

Beijing’s dizzying array of ring roads frequently confounds visitors but fortunately drivers will soon have a clearer sense of direction. By the end of this month the city aims to combine its urban planning and land-use…

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Safety first

31 August 2016

As China prepares to hold its first G20 summit this weekend the host city of Hangzhou is on lockdown. Traffic controls are hitting taxi drivers and much of the logistics industry in the home of Alibaba is on hiatus, dela…

B 2017

Article

Lap of luxury

27 July 2017

James Chambers reporting from Bangkok: The president of Sansiri, one of Thailand’s largest residential developers, explains why foreigners are flocking to Bangkok to buy up his properties.

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Asia

13 August 2014

News highlights from the Far East.

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Curated community

17 June 2008

Last year we engineered the perfect neighbourhood and received praise from the World Health Organisation for putting small business at the core of our high street. This year, we’ve come up with a better borough.

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Looking for a plan

17 June 2011

What happens when urban planning goes wrong? The answer is Dongguan, a metropolis hastily erected on the back of a 1980s economic boom. With poor transport and half-empty shopping centres, life is a struggle. But authori…

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Asia

19 March 2015

The new air route that links Sri Lanka to China and the Japanese scheme set to make a big return from rubbish.

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Oceania

17 October 2012

We land in Tuvalu for our Flight Path series, report on dwindling natural resources in Papua New Guinea, and find out why Aussie rules football is going to China.

i 2019

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Bringing it all back home

9 May 2019

Souvenirs so rarely capture the essence of an escape. Our senior editor holds forth on the joys of travel – and guides us through the pitfalls of tourist tat.

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Making a splash

15 March 2012

The Iraqi national rowing outfit – bidding for a spot at London 2012 – defy the odds. Shambolic security and ethnic violence make even getting to training an arduous task. On the water, though, none of it matters.

E 2015

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Thinking aloud

14 May 2015

UFOs in the UAE, the curious disappearance of bricks, the importance of being as messy as possible and seven more eclectic subjects to prompt debate, reflection and even a snigger or two.

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In full flow

17 May 2018

Shiny new infrastructure projects are often a way for mayors to broadcast their ambition and boost publicity (Garden Bridge, anyone?). But, as these five schemes show, the smartest planners present viable solutions to real…

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Elevated living

27 May 2021

Denser cities with ever-taller towers have made lift manufacturers’ businesses shoot up. But will pandemic woes and people fleeing to suburbs bring the trade to a juddering stop? No, say the key players, but do expect…