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href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Mitsui-to-offer-Japanese-goods-through-Chinese-Web-giant">Mitsui to offer Japanese goods through Chinese Web giant</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co. will soon begin selling Japanese-made products in China in partnership with Web portal operator NetEase, slashing delivery times and keeping out counterfeits as the Japanese trading house fights for a share of the growth market....</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">NetEase alliance</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Mitsui-taps-customers-of-China-s-No.-3-online-retailer">Mitsui taps customers of China's No. 3 online retailer</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co.'s Chinese e-commerce partnership will leverage portal operator NetEase's user base of 800 million as the companies compete against a host of players moving to offer Japanese goods online. Chinese demand for Japanese goods is...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Restaurants in China</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Chain-operator-adapts-by-serving-up-variety">Chain operator adapts by serving up variety</a></h3> <p>SHANGHAI -- Xintiandi is one of Shanghai's most popular tourist attractions. The old warehouse district has been renovated and now hosts an array of restaurants and bars catering to domestic and international customers. One of the newer eateries...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Enhancing capital efficiency</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Hitachi-to-tap-Shanghai-free-trade-zone-s-simpler-fund-transfer-rules">Hitachi to tap Shanghai free trade zone's simpler fund transfer rules </a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Hitachi will better manage yuan-denominated surplus funds by taking advantage of deregulation introduced by the Chinese government last year. Under the measure applying to companies operating in Shanghai's pilot free trade zone, the Toky...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Outlet shopping</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Mitsubishi-Estate-British-partner-to-open-mall-next-to-Disney-s-Shanghai-park">Mitsubishi Estate, British partner to open mall next to Disney's Shanghai park</a></h3> <p>SHANGHAI -- Mitsubishi Estate has entered into a deal with Value Retail of Britain to open an outlet mall next to the forthcoming Shanghai Disney Resort. Although the mall is being built in the midst of a deflated Chinese stock market and an aust...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Fireworks, crowds and ... Sugamo?</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Where-foreigners-who-live-in-Japan-like-to-go">Where foreigners who live in Japan like to go</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- The number of foreigners who visited Japan in May jumped 50% from a year earlier. With some foreign tourists coming for second visits, the increase in arrival numbers appears set to swell even further. To keep foreign tourists coming bac...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Quality over quantity</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20150907151834/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Sony-making-durable-TVs-for-developing-countries">Sony making durable TVs for developing countries</a></h3> <p>KUALA LUMPUR -- Sony has created televisions for developing countries that can withstand dust, moisture and fluctuating power in a bid to regain footing in those markets. 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