In China's Cities, a Turn From Factories
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The country's labor force is stalling as urban workers, tired of paltry pay and rat-infested apartments, seek higher wages and better conditions in rural areas.
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Factory workers make less in China than in the U.S., and so do CEOs. But the impact on the market remains unclear.
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Detention in a toy factory says something about the new power of the Chinese marketplace.
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By Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 12--LINFEN, China -- Here in one of the world's most polluted cities, where coal dust blackens apples still on the branch, something new is in the air.   It's not the brown smoke chugging out of coke plants and iron smelters day and night.
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It may be the factory to the world, but China's consumers aren't exactly splashing out. And credit cards are not widely accepted
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The recent snowstorms that left millions without power in Southern China underscored the countryâs heavy dependence on coal and laid bare the glaring inadequacies of its production and distribution cycle.
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It's a fact of life in China that just about anything comes in a little plastic bag. That's all about to change: In what all reports are calling a surprise move, the central government has banned some plastic bags and the free distribution of others.
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FOSHAN, China  - Boxes stacked in the factory window are labeled clearly: "Fisher-Price", "toys", "preschool". The future of the plant, though, is not so clear.
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XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviably poor reputation.
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China is filthy and needs to spend lots of money to clean up. American companies could get that business.
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The move is expected to dampen prospects for a long list of companies that have focused on taking advantage of the Chinese market.
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China has created a vibrant auto industry over the past two decades, but executives said on Sunday that a significant gap still separated local manufacturers from the world's top brands.
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JOHANNESBURG -- As China extends its reach ever more deeply into Africa's economies,  one country has quietly but aggressively moved in the opposite direction, with its companies becoming major players in booming Chinese industries.
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With the Beijing Olympics fast approaching, China has given six well-known domestic brands, some centuries old, a fresh look and new official English names, but not everyone is happy with them.
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China's investment in factories, real estate and other urban assets in the first eight months of the year rose 26.7 percent from the same period last year, the government reported Friday, despite curbs meant to prevent runaway spending.
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WENZHOU, China -- A new breed of churches in this region of China has demonstrated a boldness and independence unmatched elsewhere in the country, despite strict government guidelines for places of worship.
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WUJIANG, China -- Liao, a 28-year-old engineer, worked at a large electronics company in this coastal province town, two hours west of Shanghai. He helped decide where to place large production machines on the factory floor, and how many workers were needed on which assembly lines. Last year, he won...