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US home market pulls in more Chinese buyers

Buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong are snapping up luxury homes, often paying cash, in major U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. They’re coming by the dozens to buy foreclosed properties in downtrodden cities … Continue reading

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A year after tsunami, Bay Area Japanese-Americans visit still-struggling region

Kristi Yamaguchi didn’t know what to expect when she turned on the TV after hearing about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami one year ago today, but it wasn’t this: pitiless walls of frothing water toppling buildings and inundating farmland. Fiery, … Continue reading

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Bay Area Japanese-Americans visit region still struggling, but see signs of …

Click photo to enlarge Kristi Yamaguchi didn’t know what to expect when she turned on the TV after hearing about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami one year ago today, but it wasn’t this: pitiless walls of frothing water toppling buildings … Continue reading

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