China Warrior
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Government officials confirmed Thursday that visas for business people will be tougher to get during the Olympic period. Authorities have repeatedly said the security measures are needed because the games, which begin in two weeks, are a target for terrorism.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The streets here are alive with the sounds -- rumbling backhoes, roaring jackhammers, clanging pickaxes -- of a town being brought back from the dead.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Power transformer equipment is mainly used for power grid construction. China's investment in power grid construction reached CNY245.14 billion in 2007, in which the newly-added circuit length of 220 KV and above transmission line was 41,500 km and the capacity of power transformation equipment was 188.48 million KVA. China's investment in power industry totaled CNY131.72 billion in the first four...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
China's crude steel output was 489 million tons in 2007, representing an increase by 16.7% against the previous year. In 2008, the output is expected to reach 540 million tons, rising 10.4% over last year, indicating that the growth rate of China's crude steel output in 2008 will be clearly slower than that in 2006 and 2007 as China has been making great efforts to eliminate outdated production capacity...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around ...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A Chinese news agency says an aftershock has jolted parts of China, injuring at least five people.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
China has clamped down further on issuing business visas, government officials said Thursday, in the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for next month's Olympic Games.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Thanks to coal price surges in 2008, China's coal industry has also made big gains. Generally speaking, China has a relatively tight supply of coal, so coal prices have made record highs repeatedly. Furnace coal prices rise faster than those of steam coal and anthracite. By the end of May 2008, the price of Qinhuangdao gifted mixed steam coal has jumped more than 60% against the same period last year....
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
As China readies itself for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, its government has been cracking down on local vices to project the best image of China to the world’s TV crews who will be wandering Beijing’s streets in August. Those caught up in the clean-up include the hawkers who have been used to haranguing tourists with carry bags of counterfeit t-shirts, CDs and watches. But while this obvious example...
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
While these numbers aren't that surprising, I think that they reflect something about the current state of China.From The Sydney Morning Herald: CHINESE people are overwhelmingly satisfied with the direction of their country, a Pew Centre survey published yesterday shows. The survey results, which rank China first among 24 nations, point to an enormous gulf between domestic and Western perceptions...
The Washington Post (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Yao Ming is both a towering global commodity and a reflection of the image China hopes to project.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Business travelers hoping to go to China soon will be out of luck.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Local governments in Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the May earthquake.
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rockport | 10 hours ago
Hundred British students aged between 18 and 19 years have been selected by the UK government to get a first hand opportunity to spend six weeks in India, China or Brazil. Of this, about 40 students will visit India to witness its economic growth, competitive environment and undertake research work in a local school to get exposure to the rich Indian culture & history.
freeviewshop | 20 hours ago
With the Beijing Olympics only days away, the demand for Freeview boxes has increased dramatically from Freeviewshop New Zealand s online shop for Free to air and Freeview digital equipment. The Olympics is the world's biggest television event and during August, TVNZ will bring Beijing to New Zealanders on a scale never seen before. Broadcast for the first time in high definition, live coverage of...
mrinternet | yesterday
Grayjing is the nickname given to Beijing for it’s serious air pollution problems. Most of us have heard about by now the unusually smoggy conditions polluting Beijing’s (population 11 million), air - but seeing the conditions makes you wonder if the Chinese are going to be able to pull off their so called "blue sky days" during the 2008 Summer Olympics scheduled to start August 8th. Government claims
