The biggest price increases in recent years have come in contemporary art--particularly Chinese paintings--and in 20th-century decorative arts.
The premium spirits business has been a rare source of growth in recent years, much of which has been generated by rising sales to emerging market consumers and particularly Chinese consumers.
Here, the focus is on studying the genetics of diseases that particularly afflict the Chinese population, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer.
Rising food demand has many causes, from raised climate instability to demographic growth, to urbanization (loss of subsistence production), to higher emerging market (particularly Indian and Chinese) living standards, to speculation and hoarding, and so on.
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Hollywood is particularly appealing for Chinese brands because it allows them to raise their profile in the global marketplace but, equally, it plays well at home, says Patrick Frater, the chief executive of Film Business Asia.
In a startling documentary broadcast by the BBC last night (The Great Euro Crash), former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder set out how Germany had grasped the nettle of global competition and won concessions from labor unions that allowed Germany to be competitive, particularly against the Chinese.
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Even though the prospects for increased consumption in the immediate future are not particularly good, the Chinese equity markets could make a limited recovery this year due to government policies to boost the economy.
As correlation with U.S. equities and risk assets fall in tandem with stronger demand, particularly ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Years, gold could be moving toward the safe haven side, positioning the metal well ahead of market volatility and political risk.
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Display advertising has been particularly popular with non-Chinese consumer brands fighting to grab Chinese consumer mindshare.
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Ecuador, a member of the Bolivarian Alliance, is one of the largest recipients of Chinese investment, particularly in the area of mining and oil.
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This prompted some concerns about future Chinese demand, particularly since the country has been a good source of buying, said Frank Lesh, futures analyst with FuturePath Trading.
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This would prove particularly painful for the industry if Chinese production were to continue rising.
These growing pains have been common among other Chinese venture firms, particularly those with a Silicon Valley footprint.
This morning, trading in the group looks downright panicky, particularly in some of the newer Chinese Internet IPOs, with Dangdang down 14%, Youku off 10% and Renren down 9%.
In many ways, Chinese buying habits at auction (particularly in Hong Kong) follow a cultural predilection towards long-term value and stability.
The global reach in territory was an important feature for Panini, which will particularly focus in expanding its presence in the Chinese market.
He says Paulson could do more to encourage the Chinese to revalue the yuan, particularly because the dollar has been sinking sharply in global currency markets.
The 100-plus pages in this section fulfill this purpose, and the inclusion of Chinese characters for local names will prove particularly useful.
While the existing literature lacks details on specific programs, some recent articles hint at Chinese interest in developing certain technologies, particularly in the areas of remote sensing and reconnaissance.
Particularly in 2012, we have witnessed a shift in Chinese investment that is much more consumer-facing.
But even producing knock-offs takes skill, particularly when the original companies are determined to colonise the Chinese market.
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The Chinese are putting in very advanced technology, particularly in Shanghai.
Chinese tech stocks listed in the US were particularly hard hit.
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The overt advantage to China in hosting so many facilities is the technology transfer that occurs when Multi-National Corporations (MNC) hire Chinese employees to work in their labs, particularly when they are scientists or highly skilled engineers.
But China shares one important advantage with India: the army of overseas Chinese who have made their home in America, particularly Silicon Valley.
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Particularly noteworthy in this regard have been decisions to grant the Chinese unconditional entry into the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.
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Reflecting the growing appetite for ethnic fare, particularly in Paris, it has ladled out stars to Vietnamese, Chinese, and North African restaurants.
This year will also see more Chinese vendors expand their smartphone businesses entering other emerging markets, particularly Asia.
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Certainly, China will feel some pain, particularly because the economic slump in Japan and Korea will hurt demand for Chinese products.
So we believe strongly and I think the Chinese believe that an arms race either in the Middle East or an international arms race is in no way in their interests, particularly -- we certainly know that -- for what drives the Chinese economy, energy is a big part of it.
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