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Carlos Tevez is surrounded by fans as he arrives in Shanghai on 19 January 2017. Photograph: Xinhua / Barcroft Images

Astronomical Wages, Huge Transfer Fees … How Long Can China’s Football Gold Rush Last?

by Tom Phillips | Feb 3, 2017 | Sports

From his luxury suite overlooking the Huangpu river in Shanghai, the man now said to be the world’s best paid footballer can gaze out over a sea of skyscrapers in what is fast becoming the most free-spending transfer market on earth. Carlos Tevez landed in China’s...

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This file photo shows oil tanks at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city, Saudi Arabia, on November 11, 2007. (Reuters/Ali Jareki/Files)

Saudi Aramco opens Asian subsidiary in Beijing

by Wael Mahdi | Nov 11, 2014 | Business

Al-Khobar, Asharq Al-Awsat—After years of operating in Asia through its offices in Hong Kong and South Korea, Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s state-owned oil company, is opening a brand new Asian subsidiary, Aramco Asia, setting up shop in the Chinese capital, Beijing....

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China, Taiwan hold highest-level talks since 1949.AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON

China, Taiwan agree to open offices after historic talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 11, 2014 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as early as possible, though sensitive political issues like a formal peace treaty were not up for discussion. The talks between...