China Law Prof. Blog (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Here's a nice profile of Ben Liebman, a fellow Chinese law professor at Columbia. It has some interesting points about Ben's work on Chinese courts.
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIJING (Reuters) - Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its own version of the Street's famed charging bull statue, casting in metal its hopes to eventually rival New York.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. says it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt load. The Vancouver-based company said Friday that CIC, the world's largest... Sponsored Topics: China - China Investment Corporation - Business - China Investment - Teck
Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Properties led the advance as Chinese stocks jumped past the 3,000 mark this week for the first time in 13 months
NextBillion.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
Organization: World Resources Institute Location: Washington, DC, US The World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a Director to lead its Markets & Enterprise Program. WRI's work in this area has focused on the role of the private sector in tackling some of the world's most pressing environmental and social problems. The Institute has been a pioneer in this field, building a portfolio of ground-breaking...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
As China's economy shows signs of recovery, the employment situation for migrant workers is becoming increasingly stabilized, according to a recent survey. Finding work close to one's hometown has become a majority choice for migrant workers returning home. The number of migrant rural workers from Chongqing who are now working in the city increased by about 4.3 percent in the first quarter of this...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
China allows Shanghai and four cities in the southern Guangdong province - Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Dongguan - to settle international trade using RMB on a pilot basis. Detailed measures to regulate the pilot program were released on July 2. This means that the internationalization of the RMB has taken the first step, but still has a long way to go. First, the pilot program for cross-border...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hong Kong stocks went up 25.35 points, or 0.14 percent to close at 18,203.40 on Friday. Turnover moved down to 54.29 billion HK dollars (7.01 billion U. S. dollars) from Thursday's 68.38 billion HK dollars (8.83 billion U.S. dollars). &$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
China criticizes the carbon tariff proposals on imports put forward by some developed countries as something inconsistent with the WTO rules, claiming it is de facto protectionism in the name of environmental protection. Yao Jian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on July 3 that China strongly opposes the proposal. He warned that the tariff, once imposed, could disturb the...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
&$ &$ On July 2, the biggest maintenance base for mining equipment, the Shendong electrical mining equipment maintenance center was put into operation at Yijinhuoluo, Inner-Mongolia. The maintenance base can fix 2250 Hydraulic supports per year, 3740 fully mechanized mining equipment units in sets of 20, 108 consecutive mining equipment units in sets of 12, 36 mechanized excavation equipment...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
&$ &$ On July 1, 23,000 tons of coal used for power generation in Shanghai was shipped to the coal terminal at Yingkou Port in Liaoning Province. By June 30, the handling capacity of Yingkou Port in the first half of 2009 reached 88 million tons, up 13.9% year-on-year. The containers’ handling capacity has achieved 1.209 million TEUs, an increase of 19.94% over the same period last year....
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Rugao Customs of the People’s Republic of China opened in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. At present, the Rugao Port has built 12 10 thousand-ton terminals, and another ten are under construction. The port has 60 million tons of handling capacity. During the 11th Five-year Plan (2006-2010), the Rugao port will build 36 10 thousand-ton terminals, making it a port with 100 million tons of capacity....
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Starting in July, Japan will issue tourist visas to Chinese individual tourists who meet specified conditions. Chinese tourists can enjoy "freely touring Japan" as early as July 8. The policy will initially be implemented in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, then following a one-year pilot implementation period it will expand throughout Chinese mainland. Japan has allowed Chinese tourists...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
In recent years, the output value of China's geological information industry has grown at an annual average rate of 20 percent, with its gross value climbing to 60 billion yuan in 2008. Although some geological information technologies and products have already reached or are approaching the current international advanced level, the industry still relies on imports for its key technologies. There are...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Construction of the new area of Chang'an Automobile's Hebei base officially started on July 2, marking the start of the auto manufacturer's northward production expansion project which aims to realize the production and sales of two million cars per year. In the coming years, Chang'an Automobile will invest two billion yuan to expand the production capacity of its Hebei base to over 500,000 assembled...
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aarkstore | 06/13/2009
Market for flat glass has always been driven by the demand for building glass and automotive glass, which in turn depend on economic growth. Both automotive and construction sector have been impacted by the current global economic recession. Real estate market is particularly going through a tough phase and is expected to remain sluggish for the remaining quarters of this year. However, new applications...
konaxis.net | 02/06/2009
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will not engage in any arms race and its development does not pose a threat to any country, Huang Xueping, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of the Ministry of National Defence, said this in an interview with a newspaper. The Chinese military however, has strengthened along with the country’s robust economic growth in recent years. In what is considered...
konaxis.net | 02/05/2009
In China, an average of 1.2 billion text messages are sent on an ordinary day according to the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry. With over 600 million cell phone users, the current average volume of daily text messages is most likely to happen. In addition, text messaging is fast, convenient, inexpensive and most importantly, the recipient is almost sure to get the message right away as compared...
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