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Internet in China: Internet population hit 384 million in 2009

China's population of Internet users jumped by nearly a third to 384 million at the end of 2009, an official report showed recently, just a few days after Google threatened to retreat from the expanding market [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

http://twitpic.com/11v98v – Living in China: Nothing more fashionable in Shanghai than shopping for beer in pajamas # http://twitpic.com/11ut8t – Chinglish: "Heart Commodities Exquisitely Carved"? # Gaming in China: Sales of online gaming industry hit 4 billion US dollars in 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ydbog53 # Watch Tim Brown urge designers to think big at TED http://tinyurl.com/y8hbaqw # Bottom-Up Innovation: Insights, Ideas and [...]
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Gaming in China: Sales of online gaming industry hit 4 billion US dollars in 2009

The pace of growth of China's online gaming industry slowed in 2009, growing 30.2 percent to 27.1 billion yuan ($3.97 billion) over the previous year, according to data from research firm iResearch [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Shanghai’s sky-high priced luxurious house unveiled

Tomson Group has built a top luxurious housing block in Pudong, Shanghai. Tomson cooperated with Versace Home to built a luxurious show house of more than 900 square meters, with the name "Versace Home at Tomson Riviera" [...]
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Media in China: 174 Million Cable TV Subscribers In 2009

China had 174 million cable TV subscribers at the end of 2009, up by 10 million, or 6.1%, from the end of 2008, according to China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television [...]
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China, Technology and the Environment: Chinese National Energy Commission is established

China has established the National Energy Commission for better coordination in formulating energy strategy and development planning, said an announcement released by the General Office of the Chinese State Council recently [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Despite State Meddling, ‘Avatar’ Beats ‘Confucius’ in China – NYTimes.com: http://tinyurl.com/yahhj3e # Despite State Meddling, ‘Avatar’ Beats ‘Confucius’ in China – NYTimes.com http://tinyurl.com/yahhj3e # Design in China: A “Chinese iPad” arrived before Apple’s iPad? http://tinyurl.com/yktgd4e # Watch A.J. Jacobs’ “year of living biblically” talk at TED http://tinyurl.com/yd4uq7g # China, Socialims & Consumer Behavior: extending old-for-new car, appliance selling [...]
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Design in China: A “Chinese iPad” arrived before Apple’s iPad?

While Apple iPad tablet has just been unveiled in the U.S., a product of similar appearance strangely there for six months now on the Chinese market.The resemblance has prompted local websites, including Shanzhai.com, technology blog dedicated to Chinese copies, with irony on the turn made by domestic manufacturers now able to clone a product before it has been revealed.Its manufacturer is surprised: "Why Apple did the same thing as us?" [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: extending old-for-new car, appliance selling spree

China is going to expand schemes that give domestic consumers a discount if they trade in old cars and household appliances for new ones, said Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei [...]
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Education in China: Reverse Brain Drain

China is experiencing some reverse brain drain, by attracting Chinese scientists and mathematicians in the U.S. back to the mainland [...]
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