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 | The week-long 21st Hong Kong Book Fair opened on July 21 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
The theme of the book fair this year was "Reading the World, Writing the Future" and over 90 writers will take part in 250 activities together with Hong Kong people, who will find themselves swimming in an ocean of books.
More than 500 publishers from 20 countries all over the world participated in the fair.
A senior official from the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council said... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 11:21:29) |
| Motor vehicles in Beijing surged by 345,000 in the first half of this year, which is greater than the total number of motor vehicles in Shi Jiazhuang, capital of north China's Heibei province, according to the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communication on July 20.
Beijing Times reports this on July 21.
At the first half of this year, autos saw a monthly increase of 57,500 and grew 345,000 in the first six months. Beijing now has a total of nearly 4.4 million motor vehicles.
Due to... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 11:19:21) |
 | THREE suspects have been detained for allegedly stealing parcels from deliverymen in the city's Yangpu District, police said today.
The suspects usually followed the deliverymen and stole the goods on their bikes... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-06 11:19:02) |
| I toured all 83 pavilions of the World Expo 2010 from July 5 to July 9 along with other members of the expert appraisal section for the Shanghai Expo, and these five intensive days left me with a deep impression.
People's ethical conduct has improved significantly ever since the Expo 2010 Shanghai, China was launched on 1 May, according to the leadership of the The Bureau of shanghai World Expo Coordination, and there is a marked decline in such improper practices of not lining-up, littering... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 11:14:09) |
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FORTUNA, the first Chinese-made pipe-laying vessel, was delivered to Russia on July 20.
The FORTUNA was independently researched and developed by the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., which installed 12 frequency conversion working anchor winches on this 40,600 gross tonnage vessel.
It will voyage ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 11:11:26) |
| Threats from phishing Web sites saw a monthly increase of 25 percent to 35 percent and around 800 of these were stopped every day by Rising International Software Co., Ltd., the Beijing Morning Post reported on Wednesday.
"We have found 80,000 such Web sites and about 20,000 of them are active," according to Yang Wei, market manager of Rising International Software Co., Ltd.
Phishing Web sites are not viruses, but they attack the Internet users by stealing account information such as... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 11:09:19) |
 | So how does one measure a good breast? Is it the bounce? The rotundity? The ratio of cleavage to sideboob? We're a little disappointed that question wasn't answered at China's first "Breast Model" contest, held in Hunan Province recently. In fact, the contest raises much more questions than it answers. According to China Hush, the contest lasted nearly two months (were the puppies on display the entire time?) and the finale was held on a rainy day in Changsha. Apparently, it had trouble... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-06 11:00:00) |
| A metal ore mining project held by the China National Gold Group Corporation in Jiama village of Lhasa city was put into operation on July 19.
It is currently the largest mining project operated by a central state-owned enterprise in Tibet.
Hao Peng, deputy Party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, said the formal operation of this project marks a shift from large-scale investment to an extensive output stage.
It is reported that the first stage of this project currently has a... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:59:56) |
| The new generation of CZ-5 carrier rockets along with other CZ series rockets, including the CZ-2C, CZ-2F and the CZ-3B, made a debut at the Farnborough International Air Show 2010 in Britain on July 19, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.
The CZ-5 carrier rocket at is a new generation of large carrier rockets recently developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, according to an official from the academy.
It adopts the design concepts of... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:52:07) |
| The words "housing prices regulation," "Shanghai Expo," "earthquake" and "low-carbon" were among the list of top buzzwords found in Chinese newspapers in the first half of 2010, Beijing Evening News reported on July 19.
Beijing Language and Cultural University and the National Language Resources Monitoring & Research Center released the list of words on July 19.
Catchwords in the first half of 2010 are divided into eight categories and four features. The eight categories are: overall,... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:51:16) |
| To mark the second anniversary since Taiwan opened its tourism to mainland residents, residents from the last six provinces of Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang are now allowed to visit Taiwan starting on July 18. And as of now, all mainland tourists can travel to Taiwan, Guangzhou Daily reported today.
Taiwan first opened its tourism to 12 mainland provinces and municipalities on July 18, 2008 and then another 13 provinces and municipalities in February 2009.
... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:49:47) |
| The international situation saw great changes during the first half this year, giving rise to new tendencies and trends. China has become a decisive force in the international arena. Everything about China, such as its growth, its influence or the changing perceptions of Western media, has become the focus of wide attention. Le Yucheng, Director General of the Policy-Planning Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views on the afore-mentioned issues in an interview in... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:41:12) |
| Lenovo's global market share in the second quarter increased from 9 percent to 10.2 percent in the first quarter, Lenovo's CEO Yang Yuanqing said, citing a survey conducted by IDC, a global market intelligence firm recently.
Yang noted this in Shanghai recently during a meeting attended by nine Lenovo senior officials， according to Jiefang Daily's reports on Monday.
China's mobile Internet market has good prospects and related industries in the coming few years will see very high and... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:39:08) |
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and communicate with each other during the course.&$&$
A national training course for outstanding female teachers kicked off in Beijing On July 18.
The course selected 40 female teachers who came from 7 ethnic groups in 36 Spring Bud Schools across 10 provinces in western China, which included Yushu and Wenchuan earthq ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:38:34) |
| The grand opening ceremony of the industrial development zone in the Liangjiang New Area was held on July 18, marking the official construction of a national advanced manufacturing base in Chongqing, which is estimated to have an industrial output of 1 trillion yuan by 2020, according to Huang Qifan, the mayor of Chongqing.
The industrial zone in the Liangjiang New Area covers an area of 170 square kilometers, which includes the Yufu modern logistics zone and the Longshi advanced... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:37:23) |
| The estimated 1,500 tons of crude oil that have leaked into the sea near Dalian from two busted pipelines since last Friday will take more than 10 days to clean up, CCTV reported yesterday.
The Liaoning Maritime Bureau said the oil that entered the sea has been contained and about 20 vessels, including four patrol boats, were used to clean the pollution. As of now, 50 tons of crude oil has been cleaned up.
At present, the polluted sea areas around Dalian have reached 50 square kilometers... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:36:17) |
| On July 17, journalists from the foreign media began interviews about the progress of China's western regions 10 years after the start of the western China development strategy.
The contingent of reporters, which included 20 foreign journalists from 14 agencies of nine foreign countries and four journalists from Hong Kong and Macao, gathered at the Baijitan Nature Reserve in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to a Xinhua report.
According to the Foreign Affairs Office of... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:34:27) |
| Although labor costs have risen recently, it will not hurt China's advantages in attracting foreign investment and there is no evidence showing that large amounts of foreign capital are being transferred from China to other countries or regions, said Liu Yajun, director of the Department of Foreign Investment Administration of Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
Liu said that China's labor costs and overall costs remain competitive globally and the Chinese government has always attached great... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:24:50) |
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Starting in September, domestic famous brand products will be gradually required to phase out the use of a state logo marking them as one of China's famous brands, according to a management regulation of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) .
The Chinese Famous Brand Strategy Promotion Committee announced 493 famous brands in 2005, 556 in 2006 and 856 in 2007, a ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:23:31) |
| On the recently-signed "early harvest list," 18 more Taiwanese agricultural products will enjoy zero tariffs.
When added to more than 30 Taiwanese agricultural products that already enjoy this privilege, there are more than 50 Taiwanese agricultural products that will face no tariffs on the mainland under the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA).
Chen Mengshan, chief economist for the Ministry of Agriculture, said that the signing of the ECFA can not only promote... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:18:44) |
| The Ministry of Health will draw up a new set of food safety standards to establish a national system, said Chen Rui, senior official of the ministry, on July 13.
Chen said that the ministry will organize investigations on the maximum limited standards for contaminants in food, mycotoxins, food additives, disease-causing micro-organisms, agricultural chemical residue and veterinary drug residue.
The Ministry of Health will release the "Pre-packaged Food-Labeling Standards" and the "Safety... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:17:25) |
| The entire civil aviation industry has achieved nearly 25.4 billion ton-kilometers of total transport turnover in the first half of this year, representing about 32 percent year-on-year growth, said Li Jiaxiang, director-general of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), yesterday.
Li Jiaxiang said the China's civil aviation industry has maintained rapid growth since 2009. The passenger transport volume has reached 126 million in the first six months, representing around 18... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:15:57) |
| In 2009, eight Chinese ports ranked in the world’s top-10 harbors in terms of cargo throughput, the Ministry of Transport reported the day before yesterday.
The ministry released the "2009 China Shipping Development Report" on July 13, which shows the shipping industry of China in 2009 has withstood the severe impacts of the international financial crisis and seen a comprehensive rebound.
The report shows the annual cargo throughput nationwide in 2009 has reached nearly 7.7 billion... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:12:31) |
| The number of Apple's direct sales stores in China will reach 25 before 2012, said Ron Johnson, Apple's senior vice president of retail recently.
Ron Johnson said this at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai flagship store on July 10. He also revealed that the second direct sale store in Shanghai and the first one in Hong Kong would also open soon.
It was said the second Apple's store in Shanghai will much bigger than the first one, which is located in Lujiazui finance and trade zone in... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:11:31) |
| More than 10 million local residents now have adequate water supplies due to the implementation of the Western Development Strategy that went into effect in 2000, according to a release by the Ministry of Land and Resources yesterday.
The ministry has promoted ecological construction and environmental protection in the last 10 years to provide fundamental support for western development.
The ministry said a complete geological survey that covered all medium-scale land areas was... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 10:08:24) |
| TROPICAL storm Malou is veering away from Shanghai and sparing the city of torrential rains and high winds this week, the local weatherman said today.
Malou upgraded to a severe tropical storm at 7am today and was... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-06 09:27:45) |
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&$People visit the 19th Urumqi Trade Fair in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2010. The five-day annual trade fair closed on Sunday. The Chinese government has decided to upgrade the Urumqi Trade Fair to the China-Aisa-Europe expo since 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)&$&$
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&$A signing ceremony is held at the 19th Urumqi Trade Fair in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2010. The five-day annual trade fair closed on Sunday. The Chinese government has decided to upgrade the Urumqi Trade Fair to the China-Aisa-Europe expo since 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)&$&$&$
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&$People visit the 19th Urumqi Trade Fair in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2010. The five-day annual trade fair closed on Sunday. The Chinese government has decided to upgrade the Urumqi Trade Fair to the China-Aisa-Europe expo since 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)&$&$
China will upgrade an annual trade fair held in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, t ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 09:06:00) |
| The Chinese director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation denied a widespread belief that the upcoming trip of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to China in late September aims to persuade Chinese billionaires to make charity pledges.
The director of the foundation last Thursday also did not make public who has been invited to a philanthropic gathering with the pair.
Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the foundation, and Buffett, an investment baron, are both among the wealthiest people in... (People's Daily, 2010-09-06 09:02:20) |
Think Again: Asia\'s Rise (FOREIGN POLICY) Don\'t believe the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age. It will be many decades before China, India, and the rest of the region take over the world, if they ever do.
Is China Really an \'East Asian success story\'? (Policy ) State-controlled investment in China provides poor financial returns, explains John Lee
Chinese chukkas (BBC NEWS) How polo enthrals Shanghai's moneyed class
Business › Many Chinese seek Japanese celebrity names as trademarks for business (Japan Today) The names of Japanese celebrities, such as pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, have been registered as trademarks in China by businesspeople trying to take advantage of…
China's Dictators at Work: The Secret Story (The New York Review of Books) “If the Mafia boss thinks you might betray him, he will just kill you or throw you into prison.” That is not how the government of China should behave...
We're Not Selfish, They Are (Daai Tou Laam Diary) We're willing to pour billions and billions of our and their dollars in overruns to build transit links to ensure our commutes from pricey south island is fast and efficient. We've even cut the taxi fares for our weekend trips out to Sai Kung to eat seafood or travel home to Sai Kung/Clearwater Bay after those late nights in Lan Kwai Fong/Wan Chai. We've raised their transit fees twice in the last three years and dragged our feet since the last Central reclamation on spending...
Desertification worsening in Tibet: Report (Phayul) Desertification is worsening in Tibet, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. According to the report, authorities in Tibet aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and
Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable to Intrusion (New York Times) The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.
The Day China's Heart Froze (newmatilda.com) Twenty years ago today, thousands were being killed in the streets around Tiananmen Square. Dan Edwards in Beijing speaks to survivors about a wound that hasn't healed
Founding fathers (BBC NEWS) The French town with an unlikely Chinese past
China: A Threat to or Threatened by Democracy? (Dissent Magazine) How can one know whether China will or will not democratize? In general, as Karl Popper showed in The Poverty of Historicism, political futures in even the middle distance are unknowable because of the inherently uncertain and contingent dynamics of politics. Therefore, an analyst should focus on the multiple factors that make different futures more or less likely.
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