Dan Martin

Award-winning storyteller, content marketer and nice guy in pursuit of a purposeful life.

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Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash

Article Lianchao Lan & Dan Martin - 15 Jul 2019

On July 1, Shanghai launched China's most ambitious garbage separation and recycling programme ever

Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban

Article Dan Martin - 29 May 2019

Huawei filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it "unconstitutional"

Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges

Article Dan Martin - 30 Jan 2019

The US Justice Department unveiled a raft of charges against Huawei which could see its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou extradited to the US

IMF chief defends rate hikes after Trump slams ‘crazy’ Fed

Article Dan Martin - 11 Oct 2018

Donald Trump has blamed US Federal Reserve policies for contributing to financial market turmoil

As eSports grow, Chinese teams make themselves at home

Article Dan Martin - 5 Apr 2018

Specially designed eSports arenas are appearing in the United States and China. But the LPL's "home stadiums" put China ahead of the curve

Bad rap: Chinese fans fear crackdown on hip hop

Article Dan Martin - 22 Jan 2018

China's emerging hip hop subculture seemed destined to run afoul of the Communist Party, which has dramatically tightened its grip on free expression

Malaysia PM Razak faces $700m question

Article Dan Martin - 26 Aug 2015

Najib Razak has refused to answer questions about vast sums of money paid into his personal bank accounts, in the country's biggest political scandal.

Seismic changes? Blame the Three Gorges Dam

Article Dan Martin - 4 Jul 2011

The Chinese government has long held up the world's largest hydroelectric project as a symbol of its engineering prowess.

China slams Nobel committee ‘clowns’ ahead of ceremony

Article Dan Martin - 7 Dec 2010

China unleashed a fresh diatribe on Tuesday ahead of the ceremony honouring Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.

Golfers see ‘exciting’ time with Woods dethroned

Article Dan Martin - 3 Nov 2010

Lee Westwood's ousting of American superstar Tiger Woods as world number one has injected new excitement into a suddenly wide-open golf landscape.

With Twitter blocked, Chinese micro-blogging thrives

Article Dan Martin - 10 Oct 2010

When a huge mudslide swamped a Chinese town in August, word first reached the world thanks to a digital camera-wielding micro-blogger.

China rejects fence-mending meeting with Japan

Article Dan Martin - 21 Sep 2010

China on Tuesday ruled out prospects for fence-mending talks between its premier and Japan's leader this week.

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Press Releases

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art