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China, Technology, Innovation & the Environment: power generation capacity has exceeded 900 million kilowatts

China’s installed power generation capacity has exceeded 900 million kilowatts after a reactor under the second phase of Ling’ao Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Guangdong Province recently […]

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Watch Malcolm Gladwell’s “Spaghetti Sauce” talk on TED

Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce — and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Chinese consumers reluctant to spend

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), while Western companies have been counting on China to deliver solid economic growth numbers, its country’s consumers have been reluctant to increase their domestic spending, the Financial Times reports […]

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Listen to Don Turnbull & John Tolva’s “Metropolitan Information Architecture: The future of UX, Databases, and the (Information) Architecture of complex, urban environments” talk at IA Summit 2010

How does information architecture and design synchronize with urban architecture? How does mobile communication and web culture impact the streetscape?

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Internet in China: mobile Internet users to exceed PC users in 2012

The number of mobile Internet users in China will outnumber those using personal computers by around 2012, according to Wu Dan, a senior analyst from China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: becoming the world’s biggest luxury market

A report on China’s commercial development 2009-2010 released in Beijing in May/2010 said China is set to rank as the world’s biggest market for luxury goods in five years […]

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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: passenger car sales increase 59.26% year-on-year

China’s passenger car sales in August increased 59.26 percent from one year earlier to 977,300 units, the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATRC) said recently […]

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Internet in China: Internet population hits 420 million

The number of Chinese Internet users hit 420 million, with 277 million accessing the Internet via cell phones, portal website Sina reported, citing a report published by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) […]

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Chinese People and their Mobile Phones: number of users hit 786.5 million

According to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the number of mobile phone users in China reached 786.5 million at the end of April/2010 […]

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Watch Sheena Iyengar’s “Art of Choosing” talk at TED

Sheena Iyengar shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions […]