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I sympathize with Mr Fredrik Cheng's situation and that of other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are fighting a tough battle ("Coping with high industrial rents"; last Tuesday). Although SMEs employ 70 per cent of our workforce, they have not been protected in their own backyard against soaring rentals, a tight... 

(2 Apr) - Nearly 70 percent of Japanese households plan to cut back on spending after the sales tax increase that was implemented on Tuesday, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concern that the economy may start to lose support from private consumption. Many policymakers already expect household spending to cool following... 

(2 Apr) - Protests against paraxylene (PX) project in Maoming, Guangdong Province continued into a third day Tuesday despite local government pledges to conduct a public consultation before giving the project a green light. The protests also spread to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, claimed local demonstrators,...