Clarity Needed on China’s Share Market

IMPORTANT economic issues and policies in China are honing in on its stock markets.These include proposals for the wider availability of short selling and the suggestion China’s pension funds should increase share purchases.     

Radical Shifts in China＇s Milk Market

THE recent melamine scandal has bitten deep into China＇s milk industry, smearing a number of reputed domestic names and ruining the companies. Sanlu, the principal company implicated in the scandal, now faces bankruptcy It is, however, a rule of the market that as some players fall, others rise.     

China＇s Growing ROK Communities

WHEN the first ROK businesspeople settled in Qingdao back in 1989, they were asalien to the locals as any other profitsavvy foreigners. Two decades on, the Koreans have become an organic part of the beautiful seaside city looking across the Yellow Sea to the Korean Peninsula. According to the online ROK news site Chosunilbo, there are now over 1 million ROK nationals living in China, residing mainly in China＇s eastern metropolises such as Qingdao, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenyang.     

China - World＇s Largest Direct Sales Market

WHEN intro-verted schoolteacher Zhang Jian suddenlyshot out of his shell, his colleagues were nonplussed as to what had brought about such a u-turn in his personality. The reason, they soon discovered, was Zhang‘s foray into the world of direct selling.     

Beyond Kung Fu China’s Film Industry Enhances Ties with the International Market

SINCE the beginning of the Chinese policy of reform and opening-up, and especially since the 1990s, China’s film industry has seen increasingly close exchanges with the wider filmmaking world. These days more screens are showing a greater variety of films from around the world than ever before. Many Chinese filmmakers enjoy creative, collaborative relationships     

China＇s Enterprises Encouraged to Invest Abroad

ON July 19, 2004, the Chinese Ministryof Commerce andMinistry of ForeignAffairs jointly issuedthe Guide Catalogueof Foreign Countries and IndustriesRecommended for Investment. Itgives information on relevant indus-tries in 67 countries and regions.     

China’s Red Hot Anti-virus Software Market

AS the battle between virus and anti-virus software makers inten-sifies, the ames of war are raging all over the land. Similarly, competition between anti-virus software makers is becoming red hot.     

China＇s Cool Handling of Avian Flu

ON January 27, 2004,the China National Avian Flu Reference Lab confirmed that in Dingdang Town, Long‘an County,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region a duck had died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. In contrast to the SARS epidemic last year, this occurrence has been handled coolly and efficiently by the Chinese government and people in general.     

Challenges Loom Large for China’s Population Policy

If not for China’s family planning policy the world would have 400 million more mouths to feed. But as the country’s population advances into old age,more people are demanding a reassessment of the policy initiated 30 years ago.     

Tussle for China’s E-Wallet

Can PayPal challenge leading domestic players in the third-party payment market?The mobile Internet has changed the everyday life of the Chinese,with the revolution in payment methods being a maj or highlight.QR code-based solutions have replaced cash payments in most consumption scenarios and facilitated transactions beyond borders and imagination.Third-party payment service providers like Alipay and WeChat Pay have become a new industry with more new players joining in.     

China’s Soft Power:Room for Improvement

SINCE implementing its reform and opening-up policies in the late 1970s, China has gradually moved into the international spotlight to become the second biggest economy and exporter/importer. In 2001, China joined the WTO and became part of the global economy. Its international standing has grown, and its voice is heard more and more within the international community. But what about its soft power?The concept of soft power was first conceived by American thinker Joseph Samuel Nye, Jr.,     

China’s Peaceful Development

ON September 6, the Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, released a white paper on China’s peaceful development, elaborating on the motivations, policies and goals behind the strategy.     

Three Macro Controls Over China’s Real Estate Market

The first macro control: to cool overheated real estate investment June 2003: The People’s Bank of China issued the Notice on Further Strengthening Credit and Loan Business Management of Real Estate     

China’s Ancient Towers

WHAT the Chinese generalize as ＂ta.＂ or ＂tower＂ for the convenience of cross-cultural communication, has its origins in the Indian ＂stupa,＂ which means ＂tomb mound＂ in Sanskrit. Nowadays, a ＂ta＂ can refer to a tower, a pagoda, a stupa, or anything like them. The iconic Buddhist brick-and-mortar architecture of the ta was adopted by China in the first century when Buddhism crossed the border from India.     

Wenzhou’s Environmental Growing Pains

IN Wenzhou, waxberries are about to ripen in May on the hill of Jiedai Village, Lecheng Town, Yueqing City. An old man named Huang, owner of the hilly orchard, is full of excitement about the coming harvest. Several years ago, no one dared to eat waxberries from these trees, since they were adjacent to an electroplating factory.     

New Direction for China’s Diplomacy

正China now is experiencing growing pains as its economic strength and international influence are on the rise.In the meantime, the international situation has changed,and the international community has higher expectations of China,hoping the country can