Despite China's tea culture, Starbucks successfully established itself as a public venue in which professional tribes gather to proclaim their affiliation with the new-generation elite.
Many in the shipping industry see a sluggish year ahead for Chinese exports, a cornerstone for the nation's economy, despite other indications of growing demand for China's products.
Aditya Mittal, president and chief financial officer of his father's company, told a recent London conference (run by a consultancy, World Steel Dynamics, and Metal Bulletin) that one of the emerging majors would be bound to be Chinese, despite the extreme fragmentation of China's industry at the moment.
Last month the BBC reported on the race to secure patents on graphene and how, despite the UK's early lead, China was now leading the field with the South Korean electronics giant Samsung holding nearly ten times more patents than Britain as a whole.
Even China has attracted more interest, despite India's English-speaking doctors and technicians.
China's domestic brokers have done well despite a government moratorium on initial public offerings, in place since late last year.
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Despite being the world's second largest economy, China ranks 20th globally in terms of recorded music revenue, according to the I nternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
"Growth in Asia will help drive the global economy, with Japan's expansion well established, " it said, adding that China's economy would continue to grow despite government efforts to cool its rapid expansion.
Despite recent improvements, education and infrastructure still lag behind China's or South Korea's (as a big power cut this week reminded Brazilians).
Concentration for most pollutants remains high despite legislation passed in 2002 to control emissions in ten of China's biggest cities and several river valleys that provide industrial arteries into the interior from the heavily populated coasts.
Many complex issues such as access for foreign companies to China's commercial services sector have not been resolved, despite progress in bilateral negotiations.
For that reason, I hope that the economic relations between the U.S. and China will continue to proceed well, despite the geopolitical developments.
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Despite failing to close out the set at 5-3, China's most-accomplished tennis player clinched her fourth set-point opportunity on Azarenka's serve, courtesy of a double fault.
Despite failing to close out the set at 5-3, China's most-accomplished tennis player clinched her fourth set-point opportunity on Ms. Azarenka's serve, courtesy of a double fault.
The Office for National Statistics said this was "largely due" to a decline in the number of foreign students despite an increase in the number of arrivals from China - the UK's largest overseas student market.
Despite bumper harvests in recent years, officials and experts warn that China's grain security still faces potential risks as over 35m metric tonnes of grain are wasted each year from poor storage and transportation, Global Times and China Daily report.
Susanne, her brother Stefan Quandt and her mother Johanna Quandt are each billionaires and together own nearly half of BMW, which has continued to grow despite weakness in Europe thanks to sales in the U.S. and China.
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Despite a flare-up earlier this year of worries about the wholesomeness of China's output, hearty growth abroad is likely to continue.
Defending champion Sharapova rallied from 4-1 down in the second set against Zheng Jie to beat China's world No. 43 6-1 7-5 despite making 34 unforced errors in a match featuring 11 breaks of serve.
Despite the U.S. downgrade and European sovereign debt crisis, Brazil, Russia, India and China are set to be the drivers of global growth.
Shares in the People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) were 8% higher on the firm's debut in Hong Kong despite the tough market conditions.
"Despite the still tepid external demand, the domestic-driven restocking process is likely to add steam to China's ongoing recovery in the coming months, " said Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC.
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Apple's results also weighed on Asian markets, which ended mostly lower despite preliminary data showing manufacturing activity in China accelerated in January.
Import prices for miscellaneous manufactured articles, from which China derives the bulk of its trade surplus with the U.S., are still declining, despite the weaker dollar.
Still, most billionaires on the list have companies listed on China's stock exchanges (212) rather than U.S. exchanges (211), despite Chinese markets underperforming in recent years.
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