Archive for the 'population' Category

• 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
• 06.03.08 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
• 05.30.08 Chinese People and Their Mobile Phones: 6 Telecoms to Merge Their Assets
  
  "China has told its six telecommunications companies to merge their assets, allowing fixed-line carriers to expand into wireless services and creating three operators that will offer phone and Internet connections to 1.3 billion people. Under the plan, the parent of China Telecom will buy a mobile phone network from the parent of China Unicom, which in turn will merge with the company that controls the China Netcom Group, the Ministry of Industry and Information said in a statement on Saturday. China will issue three third-generation wireless licenses after the overhaul is completed, it said..."  read on
  
  posted in population, market, japan, korea, industry, hong kong, economics, wealth, information technology, china, mobile
• 05.13.08 Wenchuan Earthquake: China races against time as death toll nears 10,000
  
  "Rescuers are racing against time to reach survivors a day after the strongest quake that hit China in more than three decades jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan. The country was immersed in immense grief as the death toll rose to nearly 10,000. China's English-language newspaper China Daily silhouetted the front page in black to mourn the victims. The headline reads: "The Day the Earth Moved." Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who flew to Sichuan Monday evening, urged "calm, confidence and courage" in face of the catastrophe. Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the earthquake at western Sichuan province, has reported 57 confirmed deaths, and about 60,000 locals were still out of reach..."  read on
  
  posted in population, disaster, transportation, china, economics, environment
• 04.09.08 Chinese People and their Mobile Phones: over 555 million mobile phone users
  
  "The number of new mobile subscribers hit a record high of 8.48 million in January, taking Chinese total mobile users to exceed 555 million, accounting for 41.6% of the country's population (user density), sending over 54 billion short messages, averaging 3.17 per phone number a day. The continuous falling of handset prices and user charges has directly led to a sharp increase in the number of mobile phone subscribers, Wang Lijian, a spokesman with the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) told Xinhua on recently..."  read on
  
  posted in population, market, china, information technology, consumer behavior, trends, mobile
• 03.09.08 Living in China: Average lifespan in Shanghai has passed 81
  
  "The average lifespan for Shanghai people reached 81.08 last year - the first time it has passed 81. Infant mortality was three in 1,000 and the pre and post-natal mortality rate for women was 6.68 in 100,000, according to statistics for 2007 just issued by the Shanghai Health Bureau. That's way above the national average: although Chinese people's average lifespan has almost doubled since 1949 -- shoting up by 36 years and people now live to 71 -- other cities in China, like Beijing, will only reach 80 by 2010..."  read on
  
  posted in health, population, living, beijing, china, shanghai, trends
• 02.04.08 Disaster prevails as relief effort beefed up
  
  "Weather conditions in southern China will remain severe and relief work difficult, Chinese leaders warned yesterday as the country battles with the worst snowfalls in decades. The warning came after a meeting chaired by Chinese President Hu Jintao to study the relief effort. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has just concluded his second visit in a week to central Hunan Province, the region worst hit."  read on
  
  posted in transportation, population, hunan, disaster, living, energy, economics, natural resources, china, agriculture, environment
• 01.07.08 Beijing’s Migrant Population Swelling
  
  "Nearly one out of three people in Beijing belongs to the mobile population, according to the capital's population and family planning commission. The municipality's mobile population reached 5.4 million in October, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the total, according to a recent report by the commission's deputy director, Li Yunli..."  read on
  
  posted in research, population, health, beijing, china, trends
• 01.07.08 Shanghai’s Population 18.45 million and still growing
  
  "Shanghai's permanent population is expected to hit 18.45 million by the end of the year, the Shanghai Population and Family Planning Commission said in a briefing to consulates in the city recently. The figure is 300,000 more than last year and 670,000 more than 2005..."  read on
  
  posted in health, population, living, shanghai, china, trends

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