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New Google-Adobe font makes Asian scripts consistent, and that's a big deal

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Apr 17, 2017
The Noto serif CJK works across Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Photo courtesy of Adobe
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Government panel wary of Chinese investment in U.S.

by Annie Baxter
Nov 17, 2016
A congressional panel advises barring Chinese-owned firms from buying U.S. firms.
A vendor picks up a 100 yuan note above a newspaper featuring a photo of President-elect Donald Trump at a newsstand in Beijing.
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Tired of urban life, young Chinese hit the road

by Rob Schmitz
Jul 6, 2016
More office workers are quitting their jobs to explore remote corners of their country.
Ye Tong, left, and Lu Cheng, right, have quit their jobs among the office towers of urban China in favor of hitchhiking the backroads of the country’s far west.
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Alibaba could become the largest IPO. Ever.

by Conrad Wilson
Aug 13, 2014
What's the big deal and how will Alibaba keep shares afloat once trading starts?
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Shopping for good financial fortune

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 27, 2012
USC professor and East Asian cultural expert Gene Cooper takes us on a money tour of L.A.'s Chinatown, explaining all the trinkets and symbols that foster prosperity.
Lunar New Year cards and red lai see envelopes on display in a store in Los Angeles' Chinatown
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