Chinese work ethic wins Venus praise
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ATHENS  -- Venus Williams believes Chinese women can be a force in the future once they start playing more WTA Tour events.
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American Venus Williams eased into  the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over  Chinese amateur Peng Shuai Thursday and declared she was on  course to have a shot at winning the tournament.
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American superstar Venus Williams fired a warning shot ahead of the Australian Open, crushing one of her main rivals Maria Sharapova in Hong Kong with a ruthless display of power tennis on Saturday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world while Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi has risen to second place in Forbes' magazine's annual list, the company said in a statement on Friday.
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The consummate ambition that Chinese artists brought to diminutive scale is a striking feature of the Metropolitan Museumâs small late-summer show.
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By Jackie Farwell Associated Press  NEW YORK - What could a Chinese dumpling maker and Mexican telecom mogul possibly have in common? They're among a record number of wealthy people who held the title of billionaire over the past year.
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Once upon a time in Hollywood, the stars shone with a radiant glamour; in Chinese film they still do.
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A Hong Kong movie took top honors on Saturday at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, the most coveted Chinese-language film prize in Chinese cinema.
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Virtue is supposed to be its own reward. But Londoner Mike Butcher has found it makes him money too.
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Arts & entertainment: Hollywood used Anna May Wong to embody every Oriental stereotype in the book. But her talent shone through, says Matthew Sweet
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The Chinese are ecstatic over newly discovered mineral deposits. But they are in Tibet, where the ecology is fragile and human rights even more so
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At its heart, âLost in Beijingâ is a sturdy morality tale about innocence and corruption, wealth and want, sex and power.
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With Amelie Mauresmo and Li Na in the   field, this week's WTA China Open can for the first time boast   both the world's best player and a genuine local challenger for   the title.
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Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title Saturday, then basked in cheers on the court that always seems to inspire her best tennis.
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SHANGHAI -- Hunched over clattering machinery, the 170 workers at a factory here churn out gleaming pistons for auto engines by the crateful, driven by surging demand from abroad. To hear managers at Shanghai Datong Automotive Industrial Co. tell it, their success overseas is due to efficiency and...
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A 22-year-old student who has had cosmetic surgery on her eyelids and cheeks was crowned the winner Saturday of China's first pageant for such "manmade beauties."
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Being female and Chinese in the classical music business are helpful in getting yourself noticed, but careers are built â and this one is building fast â on substance. Xian  Zhang has it.