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China, Technology and the Environment: Urban, industry growth cloaks parts of China in persistent haze
Haze from urbanization and industrial development is a serious, persistent problem in many parts of China, especially the north, the south and in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Chinese National Meteorological Center (NMC) said recently [...]
Posted in China Also tagged Air Quality, allergic rhinitis, asthma, Health Checks, Henan, Jiangxi, pollution, Statistics, Yangtze River, Yunnan 1 Comment
China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: first helicopter club to take off
Membership for what is being touted as the country's first private helicopter club will open soon. The club is affiliated to a private heliport opened in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, under the Ruohang Transportation Development Co. "Our membership plan will be formally made known to the public this weekend and its initial terms for receiving application will be mainly targeted at those interested in flying or wanting to buy helicopters," Lu Yong, the executive director of Ruohang, told China Daily recently.
Posted in China, consumer behavior, economics Also tagged Airline Flights, Aviation Industry, behavior, Brazil, China Daily, consumer behavior, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province, Liu Zheng, Luxury Items, luxury products, photography, senior consultant, Shanghai, Statistics, Transportation Development, United States, Yangtze River, Yuan 1 Comment
Bibles to be available free during Beijing Games
Athletes, officials, spectators and tourists can pick up the Bible or just the New Testament for free during the Olympic Games. Tens of thousands of copies of the Bible, the New Testament and booklets with just the four Gospels (according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) have been printed for the purpose, say officials of China's Christian society. Rev Xu Xiaohong, an official of the Shanghai-based China Christian Council in charge of publishing, says 50,000 bilingual (Chinese and English) editions of the Gospel booklets had already been printed by June. They are on way to six cities hosting the Olympic events in the mainland...
Posted in China Also tagged Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Chief Executive, Chinese Authorities, Game, General manager, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympics, printing, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Yuan Leave a comment
Internet in China: online shoppers spend 2.3 billion U.S. dollars in 1st half of 2008
Online Chinese shoppers spent 16.2 billion yuan (2.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 19 major cities in the first half of 2008, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said on recently. The findings were based on a survey carried out in four municipalities directly under the central government -- Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing -- and 15 developed cities such as Changchun, Dalian, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou, among others [...]
Posted in China, consumer behavior, information technology, trends Also tagged Alibaba, Amazon, Beijing, Changchun, China Internet Network Information Center, Chongqing, CNNIC, Dalian, Dangdang, eBay, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, internet, Internet In China, Joyo, municipal government, Network Information Center, online portal, online shoppers, Online shopping, retail, Shanghai, taobao, Tencent, Tianjin, Yahoo, Yuan Leave a comment
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 [...]
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Millions stranded by the snow in holiday havoc
Heavy white storms staged a comeback late yesterday as China's transport network remained crippled by the heaviest snowfall in five decades. Millions of people trying to head home for the Spring Festival are stranded. The big freeze has killed dozens of people, impacted on the lives of at least 80 million others and caused economic losses estimated at more than 53.8 billion yuan (US$7.5 billion)...
Posted in China, economics Also tagged Anhui, Beijing, Changsha, Chinese Mainland, ethnic group, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hunan, Hunan Province, Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi, natural disaster, Shanghai, Shanghai Daily, Spring Festival, taiwan, transport network, Wen Jiabao, Yangtze River, Yuan, Zhejiang 2 Comments
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