Economy & Trade

Changzhou National Hi-Tech District Attracts Overseas Investors

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By Marco Ferrari July 31 – As first tier cities like Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou have become more and more crowded, investors have started seeking out new developing industrial areas that can offer greater opportunities and better conditions. Changzhou, located in the southern part of Jiangsu province, and sitting between the two metropolitan cities of […]

The Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Broadening City’s Economy

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By Jean-Charles Briand NINGBO, July 29 – The Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, located northeast of the city center and to the west of the Beilun District and the Ningbo port, serves as a powerful instrument for Ningbo’s shift from a single export-oriented model to that of a more comprehensive economy. NBHTZ, which covers […]

Battling Persistent Haze, Beijing Commences Cloud Seeding

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BEIJING, July 29 – The dull boom of shells being fired in the layers of smog hanging the city echoed through streets around midnight last night as Chinese meteorologists attempted to improve the air over Beijing. A battery of artillery fired shells into the air for about 30 minutes, giving rise to occasional lightning. The […]

Top China SOEs to Restructure After Games

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July 28 – China has announced that it will restructure state-owned enterprises after the Beijing Olympics. Since the government started restructuring in the past few years, SOEs have decreased from 196 to 149. Some of the top centrally administered SOEs in the country include leading oil producer PetroChina Co. and Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. […]

Via Nepal, China Gains Foothold in South Asia

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This is the tenth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Nepal. By Joyce Roque “In Buddhism we have relative truth and […]

Taking Advantage of Beilun Port: The Ningbo Economic and Technical Development Zone

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By Jean-Charles Briand July 24 – Located in Ningbo’s Beilun District, the Ningbo Economic and Technical Development Zone, one of China’s earliest and largest national development zones, represents a well-developed economy. The zone, approved by the State Council in 1984, currently covers an area of 29.6 square kilometers. A bonded logistics zone, a free trade […]

China Optimistic Despite Slowing Exports

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July 23 – Despite export rates slowing to 21.9 percent for the second quarter of the year compared to last year’s 27.6 percent, the government says it remains confident about the country’s economy for the remaining months of this year. June exports only rose by 17.6 percent compared to May’s 28.1 percent. The Ministry of […]

China’s Olympics PR and Why the Chinese Just Cannot Win

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By Chris Devonshire-Ellis July 22 – A lot of comment continues to appear in various media about the Olympics, much of it negative. From reports in Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post about “black people not allowed into Beijing bars,” to issues over excessive clampdowns and visa issues, it seems whichever way the Chinese turn, […]

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