Other Briefings
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 […]
The Beijing Review Celebrates 50 Years
Influential magazine founded by Chairman Mao has overseen dramatic moments of Chinese history BEIJING, Sept. 27 – Beijing Review, China’s only national English weekly news magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary last night in a prestigious anniversary party held at the Grand Millennium Hotel ballroom. Attendees included several vice-ministerial members of the Politburo of the CPC […]
Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen implement incentive programs to attract financial services talent
Sept. 26 – China recently implemented several incentive programs to attract talent to the Chinese financial services sector. Local authorities in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen have introduced new measures to attract financial institutions to set up in their jurisdictions. In Shanghai, financial institutions based in Pudong will benefit from a new incentive program. Security houses, […]
Tianjin Cements Its Position as Beijing’s Port City
Aug. 21 – In our third look at Olympic cities, we focus on Tianjin, Beijing’s next door neighbor, and a powerful city in its own right. Second only to Beijing and Shanghai, Tianjin is deserving of its own provincial status; the local government here reports to the central government, not a provincial one. The […]
Blue Skies and White Sails: Olympic Events Drawing Investor Attention to Qingdao
Aug. 19 – Qingdao, the ex-German treaty port, is now in the heart of its own Olympics events as it hosts the yachting races and speed trials for the Beijing Summer Games. Hampered somewhat by the seasonal lack of wind—some days racing has had to be canceled, and events left potentially open to just […]
Beijing’s Olympic GDP Surge
BEIJING, Aug. 7 – Beijing’s gross domestic product is expected to break the RMB1 trillion mark this year thanks to its hosting of the Olympic Games, said the deputy director of the city’s development and reform commission. Wang Haiping, deputy director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission said that the Games had kept Beijing’s […]
TEDA Takes Advantage of Improved Links to Beijing
TIANJIN, Aug. 5 – Under Tianjin’s current campaign for development, plans are underway to launch accelerated industry enhancement, improve scientific and technological innovation, and enhance the local living standard and overall domestic economy. As a key player, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is reforming the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA), located on […]
Battling Persistent Haze, Beijing Commences Cloud Seeding
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 […]
