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Internet in China: Overview of the Chinese Internet Market
In the Olympic spirit, TrendSpotting has drilled down on the dynamics of the Internet in China in a new report entitled 'Handbook of Online China'. The report focuses on three key themes - China as an online leader, the competitive landscape, and business in online China - that are key indicators of the ongoing development of the dynamic Internet market in China [...]
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Advertising in China: launches amount to 36 billion U.S. dollars in first half/2008
In the first half of 2008, China's total advertising launch reached 244.9 billion yuan (over 36 billion U.S. dollars) , an increase of 17% compared with the same period last year, according to well-known global media and information group Nielsen latest report of ad information services, Xinhua News reported. Among the three types of major media Nielsen monitored, television continued to lead with 83% of the advertising market share, a total of 204 billion yuan; and print media advertising made progress with an increase of 14 percent. Among them, newspapers and magazine ads amounted to 36 billion and 5 billion yuan [...]
Posted in China, trends Also tagged advertising, launch, advertising, advertising market, Asia, Asia Pacific, Game, location, Newspapers, Nielsen, Olympic Games, Report, Sichuan, Xinhua, Yuan 1 Comment
China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Coca-Cola most recognized Olympic Games sponsor
How time changes: the latest survey from Nielsen during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games shows that among all the sponsors, the Coca-Cola Company had the highest consumer awareness, but only ranked third in advertising costs. According to statistics, the Coca-Cola supplied 25 million bottles of Coca-Cola daily to Beijing's Olympic venues, exceeding the 20 million bottles in the Athens Games...
Posted in China, consumer behavior Also tagged 2008 , Olympic Games, advertising, behavior, Beijing, Coca Cola, consumer behavior, Game, Nielsen, Olympic Games, Olympics, Statistics, Xinhua 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, Nanjing, Olympic Games, Olympics, printing, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Yuan Leave a comment
China Restricting Visas to Foreigners, hurts Tourism
China has begun to restrict visas for foreign visitors. The Washington Post presents several perspectives on why this is happening, including Olympic security concerns and a growing sense of nationalism among Chinese. On paper, the visa rules for China have always been strict. In addition to frustrated potential visitors to China, the economy is also experiencing difficulties due to the new visa restrictions. The Wall Street Journal reports on the vacant hotels in Beijing, built for Olympic visitors and other tourists who are now hampered from entering China....
Living in China: Shanghai GDP increases 13.3% in 2007
Shanghai, the most powerful economic hub of China, achieved GDP of US$1.2 trillion in 2007, up 13.3% from a year earlier, marking a double-digit growth for 16 consecutive years, the Shanghai Statistics Bureau announced recently. The city's 2007 GDP per capita stood at US$8,594 in the local calculation method, said Pan Jianxin, director of Shanghai Bureau of Statistics. And in accordance with the international standards, the figure would hit US$8,949, said Pan...
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Internet in China: Shanghai to establish the first citywide wireless broadband network in mainland China
Shanghai will have established a citywide wireless broadband network by 2010: Shanghai’s Municipal Informatization Commission and China Telecom Shanghai revealed that wireless demonstration areas will be ready for use in 2008. A number of regions are currently competing to become exhibition areas and obtain future construction projects. At present, people can access a wireless network in Jiading District in the north of Shanghai. Wireless will probably be available in most areas in the city's central Huangpu District, where the municipal government buildings are located, by the end of the year, said Hua Ruiqiang, Shanghai Telecom's senior manager [...]
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Intelectual Property: China handles 56,634 trademark infringement cases in 2008