For one thing, Internet usage in places such as China is only just beginning to take off.

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David Wilson, director of metals research, at Societe Generale, said recycling needs to take off in China, where little recycling is done so far.

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The internet was also slower to take off in China.

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Sales in Asia stand to gain as well, since Warcraft has yet to really take off in China.

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"I'll get there, " she says, recalling that when she first came back to open a Hong Kong store with her label in 1993, salespeople told her to take the "Made in China" label off the clothes.

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Zimbabwe also promotes tourism from China and twice-weekly direct flights from its capital, Harare, to Beijing, are about to take off.

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New Zealand sprang a surprise on China in Sunday's first game, snatching a late winner to take a 4-3 victory in the play-off for fifth and sixth places.

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