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China, Technology and the Environment: 1,000 new energy vehicles to run on Beijing’s roads
1,000 new energy vehicles will be put into operation in public transportation and sanitation sectors this year, according to Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC) [...]
Posted in China, design, economics, innovation Also tagged Automobile Industry, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, car makers, Chongqing, energy, energy consumption, energy saving, environment, public transport, sustainability, sustainable, Transportation Development, Wan Gang, Yang Weiguang 1 Comment
Internet in China: Timeline of the Pre-Installed Internet Filter required for All New Computers
China announced recently it would have all new computers in China pre-installed with a filter software, in a bid to "protect minors" from "unhealthy information" from the Internet. All computers produced or sold in China after July 1 would be installed with such software, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MITT). Check a round up of news about the Green Dam internet filter (and how conflicting the information is, depending if the source is Chinese or from abroad):
Posted in China, information technology, software Also tagged Ars Technica, BBC, China Daily, China Smack, Chinese Government, Communist Party, Communist Party of China, Copyright Infringement, Dell, distance learning, information technology, Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Internet usage, Internet Users, microsoft, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Renmin University, Sony, teacher, United States, web content, Xinhua Leave a comment
Living in China: Air Quality in Beijing is… well… depends on whom do you ask
Associated Press has got the news on a recent report which claims that Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics, while Just ten days later, Xinhua News just boasted about how Beijing records best air quality in nine years [...]
Posted in China Also tagged Air Quality, Associated Press, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Government, Du Shaozhong, environment, environmental protection, Olympic Games, Olympics, pollution, World Health Organization, Xinhua 1 Comment
Education in China: Sharp drop in number seeking college degree
Many things shrink in an economic crisis - the number of jobs, the volume of exports, the confidence of investors - but few expected a sharp fall in the size of the prospective student population. This year, fewer students want to participate in the upcoming three-day annual college entrance exam, which has been seen as the make-or-break benchmark for millions of young people since 1977 [...]
Posted in China, trends Also tagged bank, Education In China, Hebei, Henan, Minister of Education, Ministry of Education, Shandong, Shanghai, worker 3 Comments
Living in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong among most expensive cities in Asia
Ranking behind four cities - Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama and Kobe - Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong have become some of the most expensive cities in Asia, according to the latest survey conducted by internationally renowned human resources service provider ECA International.
Posted in China, economics, trends Also tagged Asia, dairy products, ECA International, Electronic products, Europe, Financial Crisis, food costs, food prices, Hong Kong, japan, Kobe, Living In China, Living In Shanghai, Nagoya, oil, Shanghai, Tokyo, United States, Wen Wei Po, Yokohama 1 Comment
Watch The McKinsey Quarterly’s “Is China Recession Proof?” panel discussion
The McKinsey Quarterly recently held a panel of leading Chinese economists who explain how the world’s fastest-growing economy keeps expanding despite the global downturn [...]
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Intellectual Property: China formulating first middle and long-term plan for patent agency industry
The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released China's first Plan for the Development of Patent Agency Industry (2009-2015) in Beijing recently. The plan proposed further improving the patent agency industry legal system and establishing a management system which would combine administrative supervision and self-regulation in the industry over the next seven years [...]
Posted in China, economics Also tagged Intellectual Property Office, Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property Rights Protection 1 Comment
Living in China: Privileges attached to the “Hukou” should be eliminated
Cai Fang, a senior researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently criticized the current Hukou system as a main cause behind social inequality. He suggested the Chinese government scrap all privileges inherent in an urban Hukou as part its efforts to reform the Hukou system [...]
Architecture & Urban Planning in China: future cities to make small carbon footprint
Even as China undergoes one of the most rapid urban transformations in the world, the Chinese government is promoting sustainable development to curb the country's growing rate of carbon emissions, a World Bank urban specialist said in Beijing on recently [...]
Posted in China, economics, trends Also tagged architecture, bank, Chinese Government, energy, environment, Greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, Gross Domestic Product, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, New York, Statistics, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable development, The World Bank, Urban Development Projects, urban infrastructure, Urban Planning, Xinhua Leave a comment
China, Technology and the Environment: Power consumption up in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Guangdong