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Education in China: well-educated labor force by 2015

China will work to ensure those entering its labor force receive an average of 13.3 years of education by 2015 […]

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Chinese People & their Mobile Phones: Fixed Lines losing ground to Mobile Phones

More and more Chinese are disconnecting fixed-line telephones and turning to mobile phones for communication, according to statistics released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology […]

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Living in China: Only 6 percent happy, survey finds

Only 6 percent of Chinese people see themselves as happy, despite the government’s efforts to improve the population’s sense of happiness, according to the results of a survey announced recently […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: 20 percent of the global luxury market by 2015

China’s luxury market is expected to grow at 18 percent annually during the next five years and will take more than 20 percent of the global market by 2015, driven by enthusiasm among the younger generation […]

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Architecture & Urban Planning in China: Urbanization to drive growth

China’s urbanization will provide “sustainable investment” and become a key factor in bolstering the country’s growth during the coming five years […]

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Gaming in China: Internet game users up 37% in 2010

Internet game players in China exceeded 120 million in 2010, up 37 percent year on year, according to a report released recently by the Chinese Ministry of Culture […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: luxury market grows 23% in 2010

Luxury market grows 23 percent in 2010 from 68 billion yuan (US$10.2 billion) in 2009, with the younger generation driving sales […]

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Internet in Brazil: Revenues from e-commerce up 40% in 2010 and closes at US$ 7.4 billion

The Brazilian e-commerce earned a total of $ 14.8 billion in 2010 (US$ 7.2 Billion), a figure which represents a nominal growth of 40% compared to R$ 10.6 billion (US$ 5.3 billion) recorded a year earlier, according to a report by e-bit consultoria […]

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China, Technology and the Environment: more energy efficient in 2010

China’s energy efficiency improved by a bigger margin in 2010 partly because local governments shut down some industrial capacity to meet year-end targets […]

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White House releases fact sheet on The United States-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue

The White House has disclosed the details on the US-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialog during Obama’s recent trip to Brazil […]