The majority of dim-sum investors so far are in Hong Kong, which since mid-2010 has been designated by Beijing as a laboratory for yuan liberalization.

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So for those of us with dim memories of those far-off days, the harrowing early returns of spring training have a familiar ring.

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It's under-exposed, unfortunately, so that some scenes aren't just dark, they're dim, but the film also has a palpable sense of space and texture.

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So we join the rich in beautiful dining rooms, like The Peninsula's Mei Jiang (peninsula.com) where we eat exquisite dim sum - rolled noodles with black beans and chilli, snow pea pastries, roast pork puffs so buttery they're like pig shortcakes - and are treated like pashas.

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