Kate Zhao

Kate Zhao graduated from the Graduate School of Communication at Zhejiang University, with a major in cross-culture communication. She has worked as both a full-time and part-time business reporter at various Chinese media such as China Business, China Marketing, New Marketing, and 21st Century Business Herald. She also worked as a public relations manager for Crest brand at P&G Greater China in Guangzhou.

Electricity Industry Employee Stock Holders Get Detailed Rules – Li Qiyan

Regulations for staff members of electricity companies will be announced by the central government at the end of June following four years of discussions and delays. From Caijing.com.cn: Employees of state-owned grid companies will soon be banned from further investing into power generation companies as a part of China’s new rules meant to create fair […]

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Chinese Farmers Battle the Elements – Michael Bristow

From BBC News: A careless relative of one farmer started a fire to clear what was left of their already-harvested field. Unfortunately, the wind fanned the flames and before long, the fire had spread to nearby unharvested fields. Farmers desperately cleared a path in front of the flames to halt their advance. They succeeded, but […]

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China Audit Finds $1.9B Embezzlement – Associated Press

From Businessweek: Auditors have found Chinese officials stole or misused $1.9 billion in pension funds and other government money, a state news agency quoted China’s chief auditor as saying Wednesday. Cases uncovered in the latest investigations stretched back to before 2000, Auditor General Li Jinhua said in a report to China’s legislature, according to the […]

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Lightning Kills 37 in East China – China.org.cn

From China.org.cn: The death toll of lightning strikes in east China’s Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces has risen to 37 as local meteorological authorities announced more deaths on Tuesday. According to officials in Jiangxi, 32 people were killed by lightning between Saturday night and Tuesday evening, including 12 rural residents hit while working in the fields […]

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China Uncovers Thousands of Dangerous Foods – AFP

From Yahoo.com: Industrial oils, acid, cancer-causing chemicals and other dangerous ingredients have been found in thousands of foods in China, inspectors said Wednesday following a six-month crackdown. The nationwide investigation by China’s food quality watchdog found products such as baby milk powder, rice, flour, meat, biscuits, seafood, soy sauce and sweets had been contaminated. More […]

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