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Flipper bridge could sort out Hong Kong traffic switch [Video]

Flipper bridge: In Hong Kong, people drive on the left. In mainland China, they drive on the right. A Dutch architectural firm has proposed a solution for traffic between the two places.
Amid Honda and Foxconn tragedies in China, a new era of worker activism

City governments across China need to repay the debt owed to the migrant workers who have generated their tax revenues for so long, says prominent workers’ rights advocate Han Dongfang.
Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy

Workers at Foxconn and Honda won hefty pay raises this week. Higher wages will help Beijing move China's economy away from relying on masses of unskilled workers and toward higher-value manufacturing.
Hong Kong's rising conservationists fight to save pink dolphins

A growing number of conservationists in ultra-urban Hong Kong are acting to save the city’s natural heritage, including a pink dolphin population that swims in the brackish waters to the north.
The Daily Reckoning
Inflation and the Asian consumer boom

It's hard to tell what's going on right now – inflation or deflation?
China's surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive

A heavily blue-collar economy and the global financial crisis have made it tough for graduates, whose numbers have risen sharply.