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Living in China: 85% of Chinese families can’t afford houses

According to Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), 85 percent of Chinese families can not afford housing expenditure, and house prices are much higher than their incomes [...]
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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: the top 10 fast-developing cities in 2009

The annual selection of China's top 10 fast-developing cities was held by the China International Urbanization Development Strategy Research Committee to illustrate the rate of China's urbanization [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: consumption stimulus to extend into 2010

Stimulus policies spurring Chinese domestic consumption will be maintained in 2010, while high sales growth of home appliances and automobiles due to the stimulus packages will not affect consumption, analysts predict [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: 4 million Chinese families own million dollar assets

The more than 4 million Chinese families with million dollar assets in 2008 will reach 7.8 million in 2013, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published recently [...]
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Living in China: Average income in Shanghai rises 8% in an year

Annual disposable income for residents in Shanghai during the first three quarters of this year reached 21,871 yuan (US$3,200) per person, which is 8 percent more than last year, according to latest figures from the Shanghai Statistics Bureau [...]
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Intellectual Property: Survey shows public awareness of IPR low in China

Results of a recent survey show that while Beijing and Guangdong residents have a reasonably high awareness of the issues surrounding intellectual property rights (IPR), the majority of their fellow countrymen know little about the question [...]
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Living in China: Young need psychological help

Shanghai schools should monitor their students' psychological health and educate them about psychological problems to prevent them from falling into depression because of the economic crisis [...]
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Living in China: Shanghai jobs jump by 20 percent

A total of 281,000 jobs were created in Shanghai in the second quarter of 2008, while the number of job hunters reached 299,000, a report released recently shows. The jobs were provided by 22,000 companies, according to the analysis of the city's human resources by the Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau. Compared with the same period last year, job supply has increased 20.7 percent, the report said...
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Living in China: More people in Shanghai unhappy about Income

More citizens of China's eastern metropolis of Shanghai were not satisfied with their salaries and may postpone buying houses or cars, a survey shows. The income index for the second quarter of this year set a record low of 114.8 points, 3.8 points lower than that of the first quarter and 7.5 points lower than the last quarter of 2007, according to the survey on consumption confidence conducted by Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)...
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