Archive for the 'living' Category

• 07.08.08 Living in China: Study finds obesity may be a growing problem among kids in Shanghai
  
  "Researchers are concerned that obesity may become a bigger problem among children in Shanghai after completing a study that found kids here have almost the same average height and weight as those in the United States, Shanghai News Times reported. The research team, under the leadership of Jiang Yifang, dean of children nutrition at the Children Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, found that boys aged 10 to 15 were slightly taller and heavier on average than those in the US..."  read on
  
  posted in health, united states, living, shanghai, china, trends
• 07.06.08 China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: India, China, and Brazil sees highest jump in millionaires
  
  "India, China, and Brazil saw bigger growth in the millionaire population last year than anywhere else, and wealth in the Asia-Pacific is expected to grow nearly 8 percent a year to 2012 despite a slowdown in the world at large, a survey showed. The number of millionaires in the Asia-Pacific grew 8.7 percent from a year ago to 2.8 million people and their combined wealth soared 12.5 percent to $9.5 trillion US dollars, excluding the value of their homes and consumables, Merrill Lynch and Capgemini said at a news conference in Singapore recently..."  read on
  
  posted in population, brazil, korea, india, living, china, socialism, consumer behavior, trends, wealth
• 06.25.08 Living in China: Preview of PBS documentary “Jesus in China”
  
  "

  Preview of a groundbreaking documentary, Jesus in China, by Evan Osnos on PBS Frontline/World. Osnos also reports of the explosive growth of evangelical Christianity in the Chicago Tribune, and notes how underground churches in China these days are, well, not so underground anymore.

  watch the preview (from YouTube).

  "  read on
  
  posted in living, china, culture
• 06.09.08 Living in China: Cost of food drives up Consumer Price Index to 8.5%
  
  "China's consumer price index(CPI) rose 8.5 percent in April, mainly driven by uncurbed food costs, the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) said recently. The figure, compared with 8.3 percent in March and a nearly 12-year-high of 8.7 percent in February, was broadly in line with most forecasts. The NBS attributed the figure to a low base of comparison: the CPI rose just 3 percent in April 2007. Another factor was the rapid increase in world grain and commodity prices..."  read on
  
  posted in living, agriculture, china, consumer behavior, economics
• 06.09.08 Living in China: Beijing’s Consumer Price Index rose 6.5% in April 2008
  
  "Beijing's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.5% in April, according to the latest statistics from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics and the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics Beijing Survey Organization. Food prices rose 21.6%; while non-food prices rose 0.3%. Consumer goods prices rose 8.7% and that of service rose 0.8%. Food prices increased by 21.6% as compared with the same month last year, among which grain prices increased 9.0%; oil prices increased 29.2%; meat and its products prices increased 46.8%; egg prices increased 6.3%; aquatic products increased 19.9%; and vegetables prices increased 11.4%..."  read on
  
  posted in agriculture, living, beijing, china, consumer behavior, economics
• 06.04.08 Living in China: Shanghai’s noise pollution worsens as air, water quality improves
  
  "Water and air quality improved in Shanghai last year, but noise pollution was worse, the city's Environment Protection Administration said. Water quality in the Huangpu River showed signs of improvement for the first time in five years, the administration said in an annual report before Thursday's World Environment Day, according to the Oriental Morning Post. Road noise on Shanghai streets hit an average of 71.9 dB during the day while it dropped to 65.9 dB at night, failing to meet last year's target, the report said..."  read on
  
  posted in transportation, living, shanghai, china, environment
• 06.03.08 Living in China: Taxi driver Zhou Senlin
  
  "Another great production from Daedalum Films, this one directed by Arnaud Kamphuis: There are over 45,000 taxi drivers in Shanghai. Zhou Senlin is one of them. Following him around the city, we learn more about a difficult profession many take for granted. Over his long shifts, Zhou tells us about his life as he observes and adapts to the metamorphosis of an entire city, bringing better opportunities for him and his family..."  read on
  
  posted in population, living, shanghai, china, culture
• 05.31.08 Living in China: Religion “can promote harmony”
  
  "China's top political adviser pledged to use religion for promoting social harmony. "We should fully follow the policy on freedom of religious belief, implement the regulations on religious affairs, and conduct thorough research on important and difficult issues related to religion," said Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)..."  read on
  
  posted in living, population, beijing, china, culture, socialism
• 05.06.08 Living in China: Shanghai foreigner influx doubles in five years
  
  "The number of expats living in Shanghai and those working in local foreign-invested enterprises almost doubled from 2002 to 2006, according to a Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions report released recently. Issued every five years, the report said there were a total of 119,876 expatriates living in the city in 2006, compared to 61,610 in 2002. The number of expats working in foreign-invested companies in the city increased from 40,076 to 76,873 over the same period..."  read on
  
  posted in macao, taiwan, salary, finance, real estate, living, china, shanghai, trade, hong kong, trends
• 05.06.08 Living in China: Shanghai heads list of expats’ favorite cities
  
  "Shanghai maintains the highest quality of life on Chinese mainland for Asian expats, but environmental pollution problem is still a concern, according to the latest survey. The Location Ranking Survey, conducted by one of the world's largest human resources organizations, ECA International, ranked Shanghai in 11th place in Asia and 78th in the world in terms of expat living conditions. The city retained its top spot among the 13 cities in Chinese mainland that included Beijing, Nanjing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xiamen..."  read on
  
  posted in health, real estate, macao, living, hong kong, china, shanghai, beijing, environment

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