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With the tax season officially open, the Richmond Public Library and Family Christian Fellowship are offering free income tax clinics for low income families throughout March and April.

Beijing - As Xi Jinping marches toward presidency for life, economists are lauding the stability of his continued rule but the move has caused some Chinese people to consider moving assets, or themselves, abroad.

Richmond restaurants are considering raising prices, due to the province's plan to hike the minimum wage to $12.65 per hour this June and to $15.20 by 2021.

Tokyo - Tokyo Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and "special powers" that was picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan.

Meeting people can be hard.

A court battle involving a Chinese bistro and allegations of “siphoning” cash proceeds and “systematic tax evasion” against a wealthy offshore investor and a prominent Richmond lawyer was halted with a surprise settlement just before going to trial i

Two Vancouverites, Kari Karlsbjerg and Yi Zheng, have teamed up to write a book to help Chinese speaking newcomers. The book, My New Life in Vancouver , shares details about everyday life in Vancouver and is bilingual in both English and Mandarin.

This Saturday, Richmond secondary students are gearing up to show off iPad and iPhone apps they’ve spent 16 weeks developing.

Beijing - President Xi Jinping's leap toward lifelong rule has largely been met by guarded silence in world capitals as governments try to predict how China's formidable leader will wield his newfound power on the global stage.

While McMath secondary students will mark Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, a Grade 12 student says the school has moved toward a year-round anti-bullying culture thanks to a number of initiatives.