From China Daily (link): According to a survey by condom maker Durex on sexual habits of people around the globe, Hong Kong locals are, for the fourth year in a row, having much less sex than the global average. Hong Kong people engage in sex 78 times a year, well behind those on the mainland […]
Read MoreFrom the China Daily (link): Young or old, charity is a common undertaking of China’s rich that is, according to a newly released philanthropy report. According to the 2006 China Philanthropists List of the Hurun Report published yesterday, which names the top 100 Chinese donors, the age bracket of benefactors this year has enlarged since […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times (link): As China’s economy continues to grow – pushing 10 per cent per annum – Beijing and Shanghai are home to a growing number of schools that have forged links with their counterparts in the US, UK, Australia, continental Europe and Hong Kong, all dedicated to developing MBA and part-time executive […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency via Shanghai Daily (link): LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone was all set yesterday for his trip to China – a visit designed to attract Chinese investors, tourists and students to his city. Scheduled to arrive today, the mayor is leading a 70-member delegation from the business, education, tourism and creative communities. The […]
Read MoreFrom the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief, via Asia Media (link): Liberal academics and intellectuals have at least indirectly faulted the Hu administration for hesitancy in pushing for reforms, particularly those related to the political system. Senior economist Wu Jinglian, a one-time adviser to former premier Zhu Rongji, has since late last year cited several shortcomings […]
Read MoreFrom The Taipei Times (link): `Ma — with his fluent command of English and wealth of knowledge — would be a good promoter of Taiwan, giving voice to the wishes of the Taiwanese. Unfortunately, Ma’s love for China outweighs his feelings for Taiwan.’ While visiting the US, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (ȶ¨Ë㱉πù) […]
Read MoreFrom the Scotsman (link): A NEW institute is to be established at Edinburgh University to promote Chinese language, culture and business, it was announced today. The decision to set up the Scottish Confucius Institute followed talks in Beijing between First Minister Jack McConnell and the Chinese Education Minister, Professor Zhou Ji. Staff from one of […]
Read MoreFrom CFO Magazine (link): Karan Bhatia, the deputy U.S. trade representative, urged China in late January to become a “responsible stakeholder” in its trading relationships with the United States. Here in Shanghai, her remarks created a frenzy as people strove in vain to find a translation for the word stakeholder. That’s because in China, the […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times (link) China could provide its poorest citizens in rural areas with basic healthcare, free education and a minimum living standard for a relatively modest fiscal outlay, according to the head of the Asian Development Bank. Haruhiko Kuroda, the chairman of the Manila-based body, said Rmb100bn ($12.5bn, ‚Ǩ10.2bn, ¬£7bn) a year could […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Express, via A Glimpse of the World: THE BBC World Service has launched a website targeted at the mainland Chinese market, offering English-language training and news that is unlikely to upset Beijing’s internet censors. China has long blocked access to the British broadcaster’s main Chinese website, www.BBCChinese.com, which, on February 03, led […]
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