Other Briefings
Beijing Reintroduces Car Restrictions in Light of Popular Support
BEIJING, Sept. 29 – The Beijing government has announced that the vehicle usage restrictions that were widely enforced during the Olympics period will be reintroduced in a modified format from October 11 this year until April 10, 2009, from 6am to 9pm daily. Restrictions will be Monday-Friday, as follows, as per the last number of […]
Zibo Returns to its Former Silk Road Glory
Sept. 29 – During the Han and Tang Dynasties, Zibo, at the center of Shandong province, was a major source of the commodity that gave the Silk Road its name. Today, Zibo continues to be an important industrial base because, though now its the city’s rich resources in coal, kaolin and other chemicals that makes […]
Wen Jiabao: China GDP Growth Will Continue Despite Global Slowdown
Tianjin Davos Forum Upbeat, 2009 growth rate expected to be 8.5 percent Sept. 28 – China has passed many difficult tests during 2008 and now has full confidence and the capability to overcome various difficulties to ensure sound and fast economic growth for an even longer period of time, said Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday at […]
China’s Melamine Tainted Products Enter Global Supply Chain
Sept. 28 – The on-going development of the Chinese melamine scandal has reached into international brand products with several multinational food manufacturers now also having to recall product after tests showed them to contain traces of melamine, the substance initially discovered in Sanlu baby milk powder. The South China Morning Post has reported the following […]
China’s National Holiday, Offices Closed Until October 6
Sept. 28 – China’s traditional week long national holiday begins on Monday, September 29 and extends until Sunday, October 5, taking in all of next week.Most mainland China offices are closed during this period. Hong Kong and Macau however have just one day off, the National Day itself, Wednesday October 1. Taiwan does not celebrate […]
Recognizing China’s Amorality: A Box that Needs to be Checked
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Sept. 26 – The recent scandal over tainted milk products in China has raised much commentary and opinion in the media, mainly related to the pointing of fingers and assessing who is to blame. Yet it actually highlights a deeper problem in China’s society that could be even more damaging. First though, […]
As Growth Slows, China to Start Second Economic Census
Sept. 25 – China will carry out its second economic census between October and December state media reports. The census, which has been conducted every five years since 2004, helps Beijing form the basis for the nation’s social and economic development blueprint during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015). The National Bureau of Statistics announced […]
New Issue of India Briefing Now Available
Sept. 23 – The autumn issue of India Briefing is out now and available for download (click on the image – subscription required however this is complimentary). In this issue we take a good look at the scenario for establishing a manufacturing business in India, including comments on the types of legal entities, labor law, […]
