Olympic Stadium With a Design to Remember By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF - Published: August 5, 2008 The National Stadium reaffirms architecture’s civilizing role in a nation that is struggling to forge a new identity out of a maelstrom of inner conflict.
di 05 aug 2008, 09:38 ’Internetbedrijven ontwikkelen gedragscode China’ NEW YORK - De internetbedrijven Microsoft, Google en Yahoo! willen nog dit jaar een gedragscode opstellen voor activiteiten in China en andere landen waar het internetgebruik aan banden wordt gelegd. Dat meldt de Amerikaanse zakenkrant The Wall Street Journal dinsdag op zijn site. Amerikaanse senatoren hadden de bedrijven gevraagd om zo’n code. Ze maakten zich zorgen dat de bedrijven anders door de Chinese regering onder druk kunnen worden gezet om informatie te verstrekken over internetgebruikers die in China zijn voor de Olympische Spelen. Volgens de krant bereikten de internetconcerns, in samenwerking met andere internetbedrijven en mensenrechtengroeperingen, overeenstemming hierover. Ze moeten de details van de code nog uitwerken.
It's not just Greenspan who is wary of China's casino-like market By William Pesek Bloomberg News - Published: May 28, 2007 TOKYO: Alan Greenspan and Li Ka-shing may understand more than most what the comedian Rodney Dangerfield meant when he said "I don't get no respect." Here you have Greenspan, the man often called the greatest central banker who ever lived, and Li, Asia's richest man, worrying aloud about asset bubbles in China. The benchmark CSI 300 index in China is up 95 percent so far this year, despite a 9.2 percent plunge on one day in February. That event became a buying opportunity for investors. Rational decision makers would normally quake at warnings about the casino mentality in Shanghai. Greenspan, a former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, after all, is a very cautious fellow who doesn't utter a word before considering what damage it might do. So when he said last week that stocks in China faced a "dramatic contraction," he was probably far more concerned than he let on.
Grief in the Rubble Chinese Are Left to Ask Why Schools Crumbled By JIM YARDLEY - Published: May 25, 2008 A staggering number of students died as schools collapsed in the May 12 earthquake, and grieving parents are speaking out about shoddy construction.
GLOBAL INVESTOR Listen to the professor Princeton's Burton Malkiel says U.S. investors are underweight China By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch - Last update: 6:21 p.m. EDT May 15, 2008 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- When it comes to China, history is bound to repeat itself and investors should be ready. "People don't realize that in 1820, China was not only the most populated nation in the world, not only with the most land area, but was the greatest economic power in the world," said Princeton University Economics Prof. Burton Malkiel, who had a packed room of portfolio managers, analysts and certified financial planners hanging on his every word Wednesday evening at a presentation for the CFA Society of Los Angeles.
China keeping Tibet closed to tourists By TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer Thu Apr 10, 1:31 PM ET BEIJING - Chinese authorities jittery about protests during the Mount Everest leg of the Olympic torch relay have abruptly reversed a decision to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists. Foreigners have not received permits to visit the Himalayan region since deadly anti-government riots broke out in the capital, Lhasa. Tourism authorities announced last week that foreign tour groups would be allowed in on May 1, the start of a three-day national holiday. Tour operators said Thursday, however, that the Tibetan Tourism Bureau told them this week to stop arranging trips for foreigners. They said the bureau cited the need for safe passage for the torch relay to the summit of Everest, as well as continuing safety concerns in Lhasa.
The Last Days of Cheap ChineseWhy American consumers are about to start paying more for clothes, electronics, toys, and just about everything else. By Alexandra Harney - Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 7:33 AM ET For years, American importers and Chinese factory managers have been having the same conversation. The importers would demand lower prices for products destined for American shelves. Factory managers would counter with a long list of reasons why they needed to charge more. Most of the time, the American importers would prevail, and Wal-Mart shoppers would rejoice. Not anymore. The era of cheap Chinese consumer goods may finally be ending, thanks to irrepressible inflation. Now when the Chinese present their lists, some American importers are conceding higher prices, meaning that American shoppers, for the first time in years, are starting to pick up the tab for rising costs in China. Some Chinese factories are now asking their American customers for price increases of as much as 20 percent to 30 percent
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China - The new colonialists Mar 13th 2008 From The Economist print edition China's hunger for natural resources is causing more problems at home than abroad.
China: Toekomstige economische grootmacht? China is in opkomst, de Chinese economie groeit als kool en de handel floreert als nooit tevoren. Het Westen weet er nog niet goed raad mee. Wat staat de wereld te wachten? Men begint grote angst te krijgen: China gaat de wereldmarkt beheersen, Westerse bedrijven worden opgekocht. Maar er zijn ook ongekende mogelijkheden. China is niet langer een exotisch land met een naar binnen gekeerde cultuur. Oude grenzen vervagen, China verkent de wereld en de wereld ontdekt China.
Globalist Analysis > Global History China in the Times to Come By Chas W. Freeman | Monday, May 21, 2007 China never stops challenging the minds of those who study it — or the character of those who rule it. No country has had a history of comparable continuity. And as Chas Freeman argues, none so well illustrates how seldom the future repeats the past — but how easily it can rhyme with what has gone before.
China's inflation rate hits 11-year high Year-over-year growth rate's 8.7% for February; food costs cited By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch Last update: 6:26 a.m. EDT March 11, 2008 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 12 years in February as prices for food surged, raising the likelihood of higher interest rates. Consumer prices climbed 8.7% from February 2007, accelerating from a 7.1% growth rate seen in January, the Statistics Bureau said Tuesday. The figures were the highest for the inflation index since May 1996. Consensus estimates were for a 7.9% increase. Severe winter storms interrupted distribution of goods and caused bottlenecks, exacerbating the pressure on prices, analysts said. Inflation is expected to moderate somewhat in the next few months but remain well above the government's 4.8% target.
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) is a gigantic state-owned National Grade-1 Main Contracting Enterprise Group. CRCC was founded in 1949. Since then, the company has constructed railways, highways, top-class expressways, water conservation & electric power stations, large-scale airports, urban underground projects, and industrial and civil buildings. Over the years, CRCC has been honored with several construction awards, ministerial & provincial awards & scientific and technical prizes.
Ai Weiwei - Groninger Museum - 2 maart tot en met 23 november 2008 Van 2 maart tot en met 23 november 2008 is in het Groninger Museum een solotentoonstelling te zien van Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei (1957) is een van de belangrijkste personen in de hedendaagse kunstwereld in China. Recent was hij als adviseur betrokken bij het ontwerp van het Olympisch Stadion in Beijing. Deze solo-expositie wordt zijn debuut in het Groninger Museum. Het werk van Ai Weiwei omvat performances, installaties en architectuur. Vanaf 1978 manifesteerde Ai Weiwei zich in de kunstwereld van Beijing als lid van de kunstenaarsvereniging Xingxing (the Stars). Toen deze zich in 1983 ophief, vestigde hij zich in New York. In 1993 keerde hij terug naar Beijing en vanaf dat moment begon hij traditionele Chinese elementen in zijn werk te gebruiken waarmee hij het mechanisme van politieke en nationale symboliek op provocerende wijze verkent. Voor een van zijn werken liet hij een urn uit de Han-dynastie op de grond kapot vallen. Ook andere objecten van nationale trots vielen bij wijze van statement uit zijn handen. Oude vazen beschilderde hij met het Coca- Cola logo, of ze werden in vrolijke kleuren geverfd. Vervolgens presenteerde hij ze als goedkope vervalsingen. In 1997 richtte hij het China Arts Archives and Warehouse op, dat een podium biedt voor jonge en experimentele kunstenaars.
MySpace China Partners With Video Site Youku By Mike Sachoff - Fri, 03/14/2008 - 8:38am. Youku is the fastest growing site in China Chinese video sharing site Youku has entered into an exclusive partnership with MySpace China aimed at the local market. "Youku has a history of partnering with strong brands and pioneers on the Internet. We believe the marriage of a video and social networking website will significantly enhance the user experience for China's online consumers, contribute to bringing more colorful experiences to the space, and multiply the ways in which Internet users can interact with each other," said Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com.
HIV threat looms over China's evolution 03 Apr 2008 15:38:00 GMT - Written by: Anne Madden Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. Zhang Ran is a child of evolutionary China, a country changing at a terrific pace. In his early 20s, Zhang is working on the Red Cross Society of China's new national HIV programme, which will at least double the amount of its HIV work across this vast country by 2010. Based at the Society's headquarters in Beijing, Zhang told me he had studied international politics, but when I asked if he was interested in working abroad, his reply was emphatic: "No, I am happy living in China. I am very excited about the changes, which you will have seen here. I want to be a part of that."
