Tianjin Takes Off

By launching an assembly line in Tianjin, Airbus will help promote the aviation industry in the municipality Of late, the Chinese Government has been keen on making Tianjin the country's northern economic hub over Beijing, and Airbus has taken a big step to fulfill that huge order. The French company has agreed to locate its first civil aviation aircraft assembly     

China＇s Goodwill industry Takes Off

CHINA'S charity super markets derive from the charity shops seen in the West, such as Oxfam and St. Vincent de Paul. They operate as a channel for providing alms to low-income and poverty-stricken fami lies, either free of charge or at a low price On May 18,2003, China's first charity su permarket opened in Shanghai, and since then, more have mushroomed in various parts of the country. In July 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a circular encouraging the country's large …     

‘Whatever It Takes’

Despite European leaders’ efforts to address fearsover the euro, there is no quick solution to the crisis While most of Europe goes on holiday or sits glued to the London Olympics,     

Flying Apsaras

Flyingap5ara5areimportantinChinesemurals.AccordingtoIndianmythologyanap5araisagoddessofwaterandclouds,andthereisan0th-ersayingthattheyarethelovers0fthegod0fmusiciansanddancers.AsBuddhismspreadt0Chinathr0ughtheSilkRoad,flyingap5arasbegantoappearinChinesemurals.Flyingap5aru5figuresdrawnindifferentperiodshavedifferentstyles.TheearlyN0rthernWeiDynastyflyingup5ara5haveunrestrainedshapes,rigidexpressionsandappearwithbothmaleandfemalefaces.LateNorthernWeiDynastyflyingapsara5havecoiffUreswithtop…     

Flying High

Nervous about meeting soaring domestic demand for civil aircraft,China is lending credence to its aerospace ambitions with solid steps     

Flying High

Hainan Airlines is consolidating its position with inroads into the European sector,as it prepares to privately owned airline group     

Flying Skywards

"Bathing under the gleam of the morning sunshine,with one hand embracing the magnificence of Tiananmen Square and the other touching the prosperity of Chang'an Avenue,Minzu Hotel has come to fru- ition after years of effort,"wrote Chen Guoyao,General Manager of Minzu Hotel. Exactly as Chen depicted,the state-owned veteran hotel radiates fresh vigor as its 50th birthday draws     

Flying High

One of China's long-held ambitions is to produce its own large aircraft. Now, after the plan was formally approved by the State Council in mid-March, this dream could become a reality before 2020.     

Flying High

The aviation sector is gearing up to handle the influx of visitors expected for the 2008 Olympics China's civil aviation industry is preparing for the 2008 Olympics, with airports in cities that will host Olympic activities expanding and renovating their facilities to accommodate the influx of visitors to the Games. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has required such work at     

A Commercial Platform Takes Off in Beijing CBD—China Overseas Plaza Topping-Out Ceremony Held in Beijing

On June 18, 2008 a grand topping-out ceremony for China Overseas Plaza was held at the property, which is located at the center     

Pudong Takes Six as the Word Takes Steps One

Editor:The Beijing—based Economic Daily recentlycarried the headline,“China Takes Three Steps As theWorld Takes One”—an observation on China's eco-nomic growth.Its 16 percent annual GDP growthmeans that Pudong is advancing at double that speed.This phenomenal growth rate makes Pudong the cen—tral focus of this issue.     

Flying From Jamaica

Jamaican athletes show the world their tremendous gifts in sprinting during the Beijing Games     

China Takes Wing

COVER STORY If all goes according to plan, Chinese air travellers will be boarding big commercial airliners designed and manufactured in China by the year 2020. The aviation market, long dominated by Boeing and Airbus, will face a home grown challenge in a lucrative arena that is forecast to see China purchase 2230 new aircraft in the period leading up to 2025. It is hoped that many of those aircraft would be stamped “Made in China.” With government lending its weight to the development process, the civil aviation industry is aware it will take time to get into full flight and has fastened its seatbelts. Known for its high risk, hi-tech input and snail pace returns, the industry is taking it one step at a time all the way to the runway.     

Fu Takes Top Honors

Fu Chengyu, Chief Executive of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), has been honored with the 2006 China Business Leader award. In a unanimous agreement by the jury, Fu's strength and courage in taking his company to the brink of a takeover of California-based oil and gas     

Flying on the melody

Kong Xiangdong is one of the most successful young pianists in the world. He loves the piano, he loves his homeland. Therefore, he became the best pianist of the Yellow River Piano concerto.The first time I became aware of the young pianist, was when I read the story of Kong Xiangdong and his teacher in a     

Flying for One Yuan

If 1-yuan tickets cannot help discount airlines, what can?Back in December 2006, local travelers had an interesting choice to make.With 1 yuan, they could have opted to travel 12 km by bus in Beijing.Or with the same cost, they could have taken a plane from Shanghai to Jinan, hundreds of km away, made possible by Spring Airlines.     

Reformer Takes French Reins

The painful reforms chosen by French voters to rejuvenate their sluggish economy have smoothed the way for Nicolas Sarkozy to take up France's top political job.The 52-year-old leader of the ruling right-wing Union     

Master investor Takes Charge

China's market-oriented operation of its for- eign exchange reserves, the world's largest,made substantial progress with the inauguration of a long- awaited investment ann on September 29.Among the company's star-studded management team is Gao Xiqing,a former Wall Street lawyer,who is tasked with day-to-day investment decisions. Gao has been designated as gen-     

BOC Takes the Stake

China's third largest state-owned bank makes a key acquisition to expand its private banking services overseas The Bank of China Ltd. (BOC) just got one step closer to expanding its private banking services in other countries.     

A Trade Off

China's growing trade surplus has become a major concern for some of its major trade partners, such as the United States and the European Union. As the latest statistics from China's Customs Administration suggest, while the country's export growth rate fell 1.2 percentage points and that of imports rose 2.4