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Living in China: urban population exceeds 600 milion with rural income’s yawning gap
China's urban population surged to 607 million with an urbanization rate of 45.7 percent at the end of 2008, a social researcher revealed recently [...]
Posted in China, economics, trends Also tagged Beijing, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Demography, Development, Economic Development, Guangdong, Infrastructure, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Living In China, media reports, New Year's Day, population, Rural Area, Shanghai, Sichuan, sustainable development, Unemployment, Urban area, Urban geography, Urban studies and planning, Urbanization, Xinhua, Xinhua News Agency Leave a 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, Olympic Games, Olympics, printing, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Tianjin, Yuan Leave a comment
Chinese People and Their Mobile Phones: China starts 3G commercial trials in 8 cities
The parent of China Mobile (0941.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), the country's top wireless operator, have started commercial trials of a homegrown third-generation wireless standard, TD-SCDMA, in eight cities on April 1, state media said recently. Shares in several Hong Kong-listed equipment vendors, including China Communications Services Corp Ltd (0552.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) and China Wireless Technologies Ltd (2369.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), rose on Friday, as investors anticipate heavy spending on telecoms gear.The commercial trials will help to improve TD-SCDMA technology, as well as provide better mobile services during the Beijing Olympics, according to Xinhua News agency [...]
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Finance industry employees in China top salary rankings
Employees in the financial sector earned much more than workers in other industries last year thanks to the lucrative financial market, an annual salary report has revealed. The report, released by leading human-resources service provider Zhaopin.com in Shanghai, was based on a survey of more than 1,000 companies across all sectors throughout the country last year. It found workers in the financial industry were paid an average salary of 4,987 yuan (US$694) per month. The figure is about 40 percent higher than the national average [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Part II
As the number of millionaires continues to grow in China, the country attracks more and more events targeted for the rich and famous: the annual Top Marques luxury fair returned to the Shanghai International Convention Center in Pudong yesterday with nearly 300 rare exhibits including roadsters, yachts, works of art and antiques. The four-day event is expected to attract more than 30,000 visitors, mostly customers invited by the exhibitors and senior staff from wealthy companies in banking, energy resources and IT, according to Sheng Lei, the general manager of the event organizer, Borrison Expo [...]
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