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Chan Koonchung remains banned, but big in China
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Hachette UK’s Tim Hely Hutchinson Sees Big Potential In Asia
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Hong Kong Book Fair gets professional, goes global
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Eslite Expands Aggressively into China
— April 30, 2013Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is expanding at a time when bookstores around the world are folding.
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