Up, Up and Away

Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group rolls up its sleeves to manufacture the country's first large passenger aircraft China is now one step closer to ful-filling its desire to build its own large passenger aircraft. The gov-ernment has tasked Xi'an     

Getting Picked Up

This is a true story about the experience of a friend that took place in Beijing. Alexander Ronalds is the type of guy who can get things done. Let me put his life into context for you. Alex was bom in Australia and raised all over the globe. He's lived in Hong Kong, Paris and California. He likes moving around and adapts to different environments very quick- ly. So, it didn't surprise me that a few days     

Eating Up Less Energy

Using too much energy in China is taboo, but stronger discouragement is needed Energy consumption reduction is working, but too slowly. China's energy consumption per unit of the GDP dropped by 1.23 percent in 2006 from the previous year, accord-     

Signed Up

ROCK music doesn't rock China. And making money from rock music is no mean feat in a land plagued with music pirates. Still, since its founding in December 1997, Modern Sky, the largest music indielabel in China, has published over 50 albums, making it the most prodigious recorder of indie music in China. With two dozen artists on its books the label releases 20 albums a year. Margins on album sales remain wa-     

Watertown Cleans Up

Suzhou, the waterfront town in Jiangsu Province, east China, is ringing in the changes. The 18 waterways flowing through its downtown area will be rehabilitated to natural rivers. Cargo     

Up in the Air

Acknowledging that the kite originated in China, a plaque in the aircraft pavilion at the National Aeronautics and Space Museum in Washington D.C. reads, "the earliest aircraft are the kites and missiles of China." Attached to the sport is the belief that by letting go, one can let loose any bad luck or ill health to join the spirits. The finder of a kite, then, is by superstition, bound to bad luck.     

Lighten Up

China's resolve to embrace energy-efficient lighting unleashes a powerful market potential While a lot of attention has been focused on China's energy shortage, there seemed to be little emphasis on making lighting, which consumes as much as 12 percent of the electricity produced in the country, more energy efficient. Until fairly recently, that is. The Chinese Government and companies are promoting the use of light-emitting     

Cooking Up Success

When Chinese people pass Ma Xiuying, they often stop dead in their tracks and take a double look. To many, she looks remarkably like Guanyin, Chinese Goddess of Mercy, with her round, smooth face and kindly eyes. But what makes this 50-year-old woman truly special, apart from her resemblance to a spiritual figure, is her real-life     

The Only Way Is Up

China ’s rapid growth over the past 20 years is considered a miracle by the interna tional community , while stirring up speculation on the role ofno n - market for ces in the process. Nicholas R. Lardy, a senior fellow of the Institute for Interna tional Economics based in Washington, DC, believes the country’s reform and opening-up policy is a key factor leading to its success. He shares his thoughts on prob lems and prospects of the Chinese economy. Excerpts follow:     

China Netcom Hangs Up

One of the country's largest telecom serviceproviders is forced to merge as the industry restructures During the Beijing Olympic Gameslast month, billions of spectatorsaround the world watched sportscompetitions and matches on theirtelevisions and computers.     

China’s Monocameral System Opens Up

DEMOCRACY is a topic of-ten mentioned when certain Western people talk about China. China has chosen to practice a form of democracy that is dif-ferent from that in Western countries. As early as in 1987 Deng Xiaoping said,     

China＇s Monocameral System Opens Up

DEMOCRACY is a topic often mentioned when certain Western people talk about China. China has chosen to practice a form of democracy that is different from that in Westem countries. As early as in 1987 Deng Xiaoping said, ＂In the West, democracy means separation of the three powers and multi-party elections. We have no objection to their doing so, but in the Chinese mainland we don＇t practice multi-party elections, separate the three powers, or use a bicameral system. We practice the monocameral system - the National People＇s Congress. This bests suits China＇s realities.＂     

Ring Up the Generals

China is using military hotlines as a way to build mutual military trust with other countries Telephones have been a convenient and efficient means of communicat- ing since they were invented in the late 19th century.Today,governments use military hotlines for instant access to top-level military leaders in other countries in times of crisis.But they also believe hot- lines can be used to promote greater com- munication with and a better understanding of other military leaders.     

Speeding Up the Auto Industry

Chinese carmakers find the way to become more technologically intensive In the classic economic model, there is land,labor and capital. Each plays a role in economic development through its supply, and development cannot occur with-     

Up To Standard

The Central Government is taking concrete measures to address growing concerns over food safety issues Xu Heyu, General Manager of a Hong Kong-invested porcelain     

Beefing Up BPO

Long having watched the rapid growth of global outsourcing from the sidelines,China is set to enter the business process outsourcing(BPO)game     

Stand Up and Be Counted

IF business reputations arebuilt on the marketplace's per-ceptions, China is becoming alot more sophisticated a placeto do business. Eighty percentof respondents in a study of 140 Chi-nese opinion leaders feel that foreignmultinational corporations (MNCs)operating in China are now being heldto a higher standard of performancecompared to Chinese firms. Fifty-sixpercent of respondents feel that stan-dards demanded of foreign-owneddmultinationals have increased duringthe past year, and 95 perc…     

Growing Up Is Hard to Do

Life for China's post-80s generation is no doubt better than its predecessors, though it is still both bitter and sweet     

“Bottoms Up” to Tibet

IN the 1980s, a number of young inland dwellers took the long journey to Tibet to experience for themselves its mystic beauty. Many of these early adventurers were artists, musicians and writers. Authoress Ma Lihua lived in Lhasa for nearly 30 years. She says that at that time more artists and writers lived in Lhasa than in any other Chinese city. Artist Cao Yong, who now resides in the U.S., says, "Tibet is where my life force emerged - the place that showed me the true meaning of life."     

CNOOC Geared Up for 2008

Propped up by soaring international oil prices and its rich offshore oil resources,CNOOC is well positioned to raise its output for 2008 Amid the dark prospects of a global economic downturn,Chinese oil suppliers have been able to sustain global pressure thanks to a stretched domestic oil supply.China National Offshore Oil Corp.(CNOOC),the largest offshore oil and gas producer of China,has