Category Archives: China
Foreigners included in China’s social welfare system
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov. 7 — Foreign employees working in China have been required to pay into the country’s social security system since Oct. 15, according to a latest social insurance regulation. Once the details are rolled out, more … Continue reading
China’s cash-strapped small firms ring alarm bells
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Oct. 10 — China’s small businesses turned to be the first to ring the alarm as the country is walking a fine line between fighting inflation and maintaining growth. Some entrepreneurs have disappeared and others have jumped … Continue reading
Property sales in Chinese cities sluggish in August as price-curbing policies bearing fruit
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Sept. 13 — New home prices, property transaction volumes and residential land prices in major Chinese cities all fell in August, suggesting the policies aiming at cooling the housing market are taking effect. A report published by … Continue reading
German Pavilion to present solutions to pressing urban problems: Expo 2010 German commissioner
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, March 23 — The German Pavilion in the forthcoming 2010 World Expo Shanghai will present solutions devised by German industries and institutions to today’s most pressing urban problems, said Dietmar Schmitz, Commissioner General of the German … Continue reading
Countries expect much from Shanghai World Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov.13 — At the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum opened Thursday, representatives from the participating countries expected much from the 184-day world feast next year. Some of them sought opportunities for further cooperation and development through the Expo. … Continue reading
Countries spare no expense to stage a unique Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov. 13 — Guests participating in the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum said their countries are actively preparing for the upcoming Expo 2010, and revealed some of their ideas to Xinhuanet. Canada’s Expo 2010 Commissioner … Continue reading