PanAsianBiz: January 2007 Archives

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Jan31	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 5 - Yao Ming Bill Belew January 31, 2007 Know More: All about China 2.0, All about China This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 5 most popular man in China - Yao Ming Here are my wife's five favorite pics. Scroll down to find a link to 47 more pics. 47 more pics at ChinaOnline Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan30	Tourist Complaints in China Climbing Bill Belew January 30, 2007 The number of complaints from tourists in China continues to climb.More than 10,000 complaints about poor service were filed in China in 2006 according to the State Tourism Administration.The top four complaints:1. Travel agencies were the number one target: a.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	James Bond Disappoints in China Bill Belew January 30, 2007 "Casino Royale" will be the first 007 Film to be officially released in China.Some 500 copies of "Casion Royale" will be distributed across China, the most ever for an imported film.The movie is already the top grossing film of all... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Two Asian Countries # 1 and # 2 Most Competitive in the World Bill Belew January 30, 2007 The Japan Center for Economic Research has developed a method of ranking potential competitiveness...that is future competitiveness.There were eight criteria that were evaluated:1. internationalization2. enterprise3. education4. finance5. government6. science and technology7. infrastructure8. Information technologyAn explanation of the indicators can be... Continue Reading Posted at 1:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 15 - Coco Lee Bill Belew January 30, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 15 most popular woman in China - Coco... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bullet Train Imported from Japan Bill Belew January 30, 2007 My wife is all excited about riding on the Bullet train (Shinkansen) when she goes home to China next week.China imported two high-speed trains modeled after Japan's Hayate East Japan Railway Co. bullet train.The trip from Shanghai to Nanjing used... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan29	World's Six Worst Pirates Bill Belew January 29, 2007 The Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy group, including multinationals, General Electric, Vivendi Universal, EMI Group, and Microsoft cited lax government enforcement as the primary cause of intellectual property theft.The U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) says, "Counterfeiting and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China Launches Real-Name Blog Site Bill Belew January 29, 2007 BLSHE is China's first real-name blog site. Bloggers can only publish blogs and comments using their real names.The target audience are Chinese intellectuals and aims to be an online platform for communication, social contact and businss.New users can only use... Continue Reading Posted at 4:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Six Scariest Ideas in Science Bill Belew January 29, 2007 Popular Science listed its six scariest ideas in Science. Asia is home to two of them and another Asian is helping out on a third.1. One is a merciless robot soldier produced by the South Korean government and Samsung.The robot... Continue Reading Posted at 3:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Laws Against Profanity in Public Proposed Bill Belew January 29, 2007 Shanghai wants to be a fine city - like Singapore perhaps.China's financial center wants to shake off its reputation for rude behavior picked up from its "famously profane 19th-century dockside origins."Laws against - spitting, littering, jaywalking, smoking and other disruptive... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bruce Willis' Jaw Reincarnated in India Bill Belew January 29, 2007 A 43-year old Chicago firefighter went to a New Delhi hospital."I'm a firefighter. I need to look the part. I wanted to improve my jawline. Bruce Willis has a nice strong jaw," he told the Hindustan Times newspaper.The result -... Continue Reading Posted at 10:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 4 - Daniel Wu Bill Belew January 29, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan28	World's Ten Most Polluted Places Bill Belew January 28, 2007 Russia has the dubious honor of having three locations in the top ten most polluted places on earth.Members of the former Soviet Union make up half of the list. Half of them are in Asia.And, for some reason, I thought... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 14 - Liu Yifei Bill Belew January 28, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 14 most popular woman in China - Liu... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan27	Sandstorms in NorthWest China Caused by Global Warming? Bill Belew January 27, 2007 We used to complain about all the snow where I lived in Niigata Japan. Naoetsu is said to have the highest snowfall of any inhabited place in the world - 3-4 meters every winter.Then a friend of mine asked me... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Northern Chinese Girl Wants Guiness World Record for Eating Dirt Bill Belew January 27, 2007 In Bible college, we didn't like to swear. So, when we got mad at someone we would say, "Eat dirt!"This girl from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is happy to do so.Her name ... Wuqibalaqiqige...Okay, I'd admit, I have no... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Help Find - Travel Blogger Gone Missing near Afghan/Pakistan Border Bill Belew January 27, 2007 A popular Chinese backpacking blogger, Yuan Tingting, working freelance has gone missing somewhere around the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.The pretty 25-year-old has not updated her blog for more than two weeks...and the China Daily website fears the worst.In late... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 3 - Nicholas Tse Bill Belew January 27, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 3 most popular man in China - Nicholas... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan26	Border Crossings reach 318 million in 2006 Bill Belew January 26, 2007 More than the population of the United States. 318 people went in and out of China last year...up 5.4% from the year before.4.45 million passports were stamped by China's exit-entry administration. More than 17 million mainland residents entered/exited Hong Kong,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Biofuels to replace up to one fourth of refined oil Bill Belew January 26, 2007 The Chinese government hopes to develop enough liquid fuels - ethanol and bio-diesel - in the rural areas to cut usage of refined oil by 25%.China ranks third in the world behind the US and Japan in oil imports.Instead of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Days Later - Fake Hospitals still Handling Patients Bill Belew January 26, 2007 China's People's Liberation Army released a list of 59 fake military hospitals and research centers.Doctors wrote prescriptions over the phone because doctors were on leave or running errands.The only way to get to the hospitals is by phone or email.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 13 - Maggie Cheung Bill Belew January 26, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 13 most popular woman in China - Maggie... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan25	"Who wants to be a Millionaire?" - Chinese style Bill Belew January 25, 2007 Dutch company 2waytraffic owns the rights to the TV show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" When the company saw the success of "Super Girls" modeled after "American Idol" the company figured, there are probably hundreds of millions of people... Continue Reading Posted at 11:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lenovo's 5 Step Strategic Sports Market Push Bill Belew January 25, 2007 Lenovo spent $50 million to become the first Top Olympic Partner from China in 2004.The PC maker also sponsors football superstar Ronaldinho Gaucho and the NBA. These sponsorships are part of Lenovo's strategy to become a global player.The company's VP... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Goals of China's Tax Revenue distribution Bill Belew January 25, 2007 The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting nowhere.In order to keep that wealth gap from getting more out of control China plans to reduce taxes for low-income groups and tighten control on tax evasion.Last year the threshold... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 2 - Jay Chou Bill Belew January 25, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan24	Zhang Ziyi Spotted With Boy Friend - 53-year old French actor, Tcheky Karyo! Bill Belew January 24, 2007 He's not a boy, that's for sure. He is old enough to be her father at 53-years old.The Chinese fans are all up in the air that their favorite, or at least their most popular star is in love, or... Continue Reading Posted at 8:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India's Tourism Grows - Elephants in New Delhi Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Almost four million (3.92) people visited India in 2005. More than four million (4.43) visited the country in 2006...up 14.2%.With that, foreign exchange earnings were also up - $6.6 billion on '06 compared to $5.7 billion in '05.The Tourism Ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Macao Surpasses Las Vegas as World's Gambling Capital Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Las Vegas gaming revenues in 2006 are expected to be between $5.6 and 6.6 billion. Macao visitors lost 55.9 billion pacatas ($7 billion) in 2006 to the city. That makes Macao the new gambling capital of the world.Macaos' Gaming and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Ctrip and Microsoft Tie Knot Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Ctrip.com is China's largest online travel agent - think Expedia. Shanghai-based Ctrip and Microsoft's MSN China web site ... www.msn.com.cn ...have formed a union that will allow Ctrip access to 20 million MSN users in China.MSN China's users are mainly... Continue Reading Posted at 11:46 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 12 - Lin Chiling Bill Belew January 24, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 11 most popular woman in China - Lin... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan23	Chinese Couple Wins Daughter Back in Court Bill Belew January 23, 2007 A Chinese couple placed their daughter in the foster care of an American family almost eight years ago.Now, they want their not little anymore daughter back.A Memphis court was accused of bias against the Chinese couple when it ruled the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Number One Fun Activity for Chinese Youth - Internet Surfing Bill Belew January 23, 2007 The favorite hobby of Chinese youth these days is Internet Surfing. Of the 137 million current Internet users in China, 100 million or more now have broadband access to do the surfing with.Of the 2,952 respondents, 81% said they would... Continue Reading Posted at 1:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Monk Crawling to India from Tibet Bill Belew January 23, 2007 A Chinese monk began crawling from Tibet 18 months ago heading for Bodh Gaya in North India."I am undertaking this kind of bizarre journey to promote world peace and non-violence and harmony," said the monk.The 30 year old monk covers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 1 - Aaron Kwok Bill Belew January 23, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan22	Carrefour vs. Wal-Mart Bill Belew January 22, 2007 Carrefour is France's answer to the American giant Walmart Inc.The new president of Carrefour China says the company will open 20 new branches this year at a cost of about 150 million euros.The focus of the company will remain in... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	35 million tv sets sold in 2006 Bill Belew January 22, 2007 That's a lot of boob tubes...35 million tv sets were bought/sold in China last year for about 93.5 billion yuan...says the China Securities Journal.Traditional cathode ray tubes make up almost 60% of those sales. Flat-screen sales were up 150% to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Counterfeit Parts Cost Ford $1 billion Bill Belew January 22, 2007 There's a reason why some companies still do NOT want to set up shop in China....countefeiting, piracy, intellectual property rights theft...all the same.Many companies, however, feel they can still make enough money through legitimate business despited the loss to the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Porn Video Shown on Chinese TV Bill Belew January 22, 2007 Two television officials are now, thankfully, out of a job for allowing a pornographic video to be broadcast late night on January 16th, and the following day...in Hebei province.As a result of this broadcast "caused a bad social effect." The... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 11 - Gong Li Bill Belew January 22, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number 11 most popular woman in China - Gong LiHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Britain Makes Three Bill Belew January 21, 2007 Japan and the US have already posted record trade gaps with China. Add Britain to the club. Econmists expect imported goods and services from China to be worth 11 billion British Pounds MORE than it exported.The increase is nearly 20%... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Beijing Posts Record Vehicle Registrations Bill Belew January 21, 2007 We are only three weeks into the new year and Beijing has already posted a record number of vehicle registrations - 22,079...and a record 2,400 on the busiest day.Almost two-thirds of the registrants are non-Beijingers who use temporary residence permits.Beijing... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Burberry, Dior, Armani, fail Shanghai Quality Inspection Bill Belew January 21, 2007 Top brands from around the world, Burberry, MaxMara, Dior, Armani, Zara and Ermengildo Zegna, failed quality inspection exams according to the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau.Twenty-five of 59 samples from 40 fashion brands did not meet standards. Seventeen of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 10 - Brigitte Lin Bill Belew January 21, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number ten most popular woman in China - Brigitte LinHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan20	China Opens up World's Longest Double Tube Highway Bill Belew January 20, 2007 China opened up the world's longest double-tube, four-lane highway today...it's 18 kilometers (11.2 miles long.)I remember when Japan opened up its 10.9 kilo tube between my home prefecture of Niigata and Gunma. It cut driving time to Tokyo to about... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google Taiwan Announces Chinese Character Book Search Bill Belew January 20, 2007 Google Taiwan has teamed up with Cite Publishers to launch a Book Search service.Before anyone gets too excited about this, many will realize that Google Taiwan:1. has only about 1,000 book items available.2. needs to talk with many many more... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7 Reasons Why Li Zhonghua is China's Best Test Pilot Bill Belew January 20, 2007 China recently launched a new home-made jet fighter, the J-10.When doing so, it called on one of its best pilots, 46-year old Li Zhonghua.There are reasons for choosing the double-bachelor degree senior colonel.1. He set six flying records in max... Continue Reading Posted at 11:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 9 - Charley Yeung Bill Belew January 20, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number nine most popular woman in China - Charley YeungHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan19	90 Million Chinese are 'only Children' Bill Belew January 19, 2007 For nearly 30 years China has had a one child per couple policy.Chinese experts say that about 400 million less children have been born than might have been as a result of this policy = abt the population of the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Reasons why China shot down its own weather satellite Bill Belew January 19, 2007 China became the first country in more than 20 years to shoot down one of its own satellites. The US was the last to do so in 1985.China doesn't generally care what other countries think about its action...nor what its... Continue Reading Posted at 5:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McDonald's - Sinopec will expand drive-thru netword in China Bill Belew January 19, 2007 China's hunger and thirst for cars to drive and highways to drive on will soon have the golden arches of McDonald's at pit stops along the way.McDonald's has teamed up with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. and the two companies... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7-11 Convenience Store on Wheels Bill Belew January 19, 2007 Okay, I admit it...again. I haven't seen everything. I thought I had...but, no way.I stumbled across this picture of a portable 7-11 in China.I can't figure out where it is in China or anything else about it for that matter.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 8 - Wong Fei Bill Belew January 19, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number eight most popular woman in China - Wong FayeHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan18	China's 40 Richest People All Billionaires Bill Belew January 18, 2007 China's 40 richest people are all billionaires.Their worth went from $28 billion two years ago to $154 billion last year.The richest man on the list is the owner of the ports-to-telecom conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa and property giant Cheung Kong, Li... Continue Reading Posted at 5:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Beijing Olympic Officials Lack Sense of Humor Bill Belew January 18, 2007 The 2008 Olympic emblem "Dancing Beijing" was morphed into 'male' and 'female' symbols commonly placed on public toilet doors.The four animal mascots and Olympic flame had their heads replaced with Japanese cartoon heroes, Chinese super girl finalists and star football... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 reasons why 1,000 CEOs picked China and India for Golden Globalization Stars Bill Belew January 18, 2007 A British trade and investment firm surveyed 1,000 CEOs from around the world.The questions focused on key issues facing the global economy.The 12 findings -1. Rising demand in the developing world is the most critical force in the global marketplace... Continue Reading Posted at 10:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 7 - Michelle Leis Bill Belew January 18, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number seven most popular woman in China - Michelle LeisHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan17	Asia/Pacific Sales for GM Tops 1.26 million vehicles Bill Belew January 17, 2007 GM sold 9.09 million vehicles last year...down 1% from its 9.17 million the year before.Toyota estimates it sold 8.8 million vehicles. With GM's arrows pointing down and Toyota's pointing up, it's just a matter of time.But...GM is already enjoying success... Continue Reading Posted at 7:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"Dark Restaurants" the new rage in Beijing Bill Belew January 17, 2007 China is planning ten "Dark Restaurants" also known as the "whale's stomach".The newest will be located near the Beijing World Trade Center, opening January 20th.The restaurants are totally dark inside and customers are led to their seats by waiters who... Continue Reading Posted at 3:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Million Teens Addicted to the Internet Bill Belew January 17, 2007 China says that of its 18.3 million teen Internet users, 'the good kids who impress their parents and teachers' are the most vulunerable to becoming addicted to the net...and so far that makes about 2 million kids 15-20 years of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 6 - Zhao Wei Bill Belew January 17, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number six most popular woman in China - Vicki Zhao... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	One in Five Beijinger Not Mentally Well Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Shanghaiese have been saying this about Beijingers all along.Beijing's municipal government took a survey to investigate the mental health of its residents.About 20% of the city residents are living in a 'sub-healthy' mental condition with only 3 public organizations to... Continue Reading Posted at 6:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese girl beats out 20,000 competitors for best photo Bill Belew January 16, 2007 A twenty-two year old Chinese girl, Chen Yong, took a photo on a rainy day with her mobile phone of a tennis ball and people grabbing for a basketball on a court.The photo entitled "Power Comes from Competiton" was chosen... Continue Reading Posted at 5:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Police Crack 1 Case every 15 seconds in 2006...including catching Jack Bauer Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Chinese police solved 1,947,000 cases in 2006, including catching Jack Bauer of 24 and locking him up...until yesterday that is.The percentage of cracked cases was up 4.3% over 2005.The cops investigated 484,000 'serious' cases: arson, robbery, homicide, rape, kidnapping and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The top ten countries where people come from to visit China Bill Belew January 16, 2007 China is not only a hotbed for business, but also for tourism.The number of inbound travelers was 22.21 million, still 9.65% more than 2005.Half of the inbound travelers were tourists and the other half were, I wonder....- passing through?The top... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Bullet Train Maxes out at 250kph Bill Belew January 16, 2007 China's 'bullet train' is modeled after Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology.Each train will have eight carriages (some in Japan have 12) and a capacity of 610 passengers.Next month, China hopes to put the trains into trial operation...just in time for... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Yellow River loses one-third of fish species Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Human encroachment and scant rainfall is responsible for causing about one-third of the fish species in the Yellow River, China's second longest, to go extinct.The Ministry of Agriculture says there used to be 150 species of fish living in the... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 5 Stephanie Sun Bill Belew January 16, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number five most popular woman in China - Stephanie SunHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan15	Zhang Ziyi Introduces "The First Emperor" Premier at the Met Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Zhang Ziyi introduced the live transmission of "The First Emperor" from the staircase at the Metropolitan Opera in New York." 'The title role of "The First Emperor" is sung by Placido Domingo, who in the 80s displayed his celebrated tenor... Continue Reading Posted at 9:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Destinations Chinese Mainland Travelers Bill Belew January 15, 2007 The number of outbound mainland Chinese last year rose to 34.52 million, up 11.7% from 2005.5,937 tried to leave the country illegally...The top ten destinations were:1. Hong Kong2. Macao3. Japan4. Thailand5. Republic of Korea6. Russia7. United States8. Singapore9. Vietnam10. MalaysiaIf... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TV authorities to rid airways of vulgar reality shows Bill Belew January 15, 2007 China's TV authorities say the will launch a crackdown to clean up China's 500+ reality programs, started by the successful "Super Girls" program based on the U.S. singing competition "American Idol."The head of the State Administration of Radio and Television... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Road Safety Campaign Reduces Traffic Deaths Bill Belew January 15, 2007 The Chinese have 3,900 less funerals to attend as a result of traffic accidents.From Oct. 20th to the end of the year, 16,875 people died on the roads in China from:1. drunk driving2. speeding3. fatigue4. overloadingThis figure was DOWN 18.8%... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Banks Not Listening to Central Government Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Chinese banks are not listening to its central government.China's central bank raised the deposit reserve ratio four times last year so commercial banks would save more money.Interest rates on loans were raised twice.A quota of 2.5 trillion yuan was established... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Scientists Experiment with Creating Artificial Sun Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Chinese scientists have started a new round of experiments aimed at creating an 'artificial sun.'The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor is to replicate the energy generating process of the sun.The Institute of Plasma Physics in China's Anhui Province...

Jan31	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 5 - Yao Ming Bill Belew January 31, 2007 Know More: All about China 2.0, All about China This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 5 most popular man in China - Yao Ming Here are my wife's five favorite pics. Scroll down to find a link to 47 more pics. 47 more pics at ChinaOnline Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan30	Tourist Complaints in China Climbing Bill Belew January 30, 2007 The number of complaints from tourists in China continues to climb.More than 10,000 complaints about poor service were filed in China in 2006 according to the State Tourism Administration.The top four complaints:1. Travel agencies were the number one target: a.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	James Bond Disappoints in China Bill Belew January 30, 2007 "Casino Royale" will be the first 007 Film to be officially released in China.Some 500 copies of "Casion Royale" will be distributed across China, the most ever for an imported film.The movie is already the top grossing film of all... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Two Asian Countries # 1 and # 2 Most Competitive in the World Bill Belew January 30, 2007 The Japan Center for Economic Research has developed a method of ranking potential competitiveness...that is future competitiveness.There were eight criteria that were evaluated:1. internationalization2. enterprise3. education4. finance5. government6. science and technology7. infrastructure8. Information technologyAn explanation of the indicators can be... Continue Reading Posted at 1:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 15 - Coco Lee Bill Belew January 30, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 15 most popular woman in China - Coco... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bullet Train Imported from Japan Bill Belew January 30, 2007 My wife is all excited about riding on the Bullet train (Shinkansen) when she goes home to China next week.China imported two high-speed trains modeled after Japan's Hayate East Japan Railway Co. bullet train.The trip from Shanghai to Nanjing used... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan29	World's Six Worst Pirates Bill Belew January 29, 2007 The Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy group, including multinationals, General Electric, Vivendi Universal, EMI Group, and Microsoft cited lax government enforcement as the primary cause of intellectual property theft.The U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) says, "Counterfeiting and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China Launches Real-Name Blog Site Bill Belew January 29, 2007 BLSHE is China's first real-name blog site. Bloggers can only publish blogs and comments using their real names.The target audience are Chinese intellectuals and aims to be an online platform for communication, social contact and businss.New users can only use... Continue Reading Posted at 4:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Six Scariest Ideas in Science Bill Belew January 29, 2007 Popular Science listed its six scariest ideas in Science. Asia is home to two of them and another Asian is helping out on a third.1. One is a merciless robot soldier produced by the South Korean government and Samsung.The robot... Continue Reading Posted at 3:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Laws Against Profanity in Public Proposed Bill Belew January 29, 2007 Shanghai wants to be a fine city - like Singapore perhaps.China's financial center wants to shake off its reputation for rude behavior picked up from its "famously profane 19th-century dockside origins."Laws against - spitting, littering, jaywalking, smoking and other disruptive... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bruce Willis' Jaw Reincarnated in India Bill Belew January 29, 2007 A 43-year old Chicago firefighter went to a New Delhi hospital."I'm a firefighter. I need to look the part. I wanted to improve my jawline. Bruce Willis has a nice strong jaw," he told the Hindustan Times newspaper.The result -... Continue Reading Posted at 10:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 4 - Daniel Wu Bill Belew January 29, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan28	World's Ten Most Polluted Places Bill Belew January 28, 2007 Russia has the dubious honor of having three locations in the top ten most polluted places on earth.Members of the former Soviet Union make up half of the list. Half of them are in Asia.And, for some reason, I thought... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 14 - Liu Yifei Bill Belew January 28, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 14 most popular woman in China - Liu... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan27	Sandstorms in NorthWest China Caused by Global Warming? Bill Belew January 27, 2007 We used to complain about all the snow where I lived in Niigata Japan. Naoetsu is said to have the highest snowfall of any inhabited place in the world - 3-4 meters every winter.Then a friend of mine asked me... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Northern Chinese Girl Wants Guiness World Record for Eating Dirt Bill Belew January 27, 2007 In Bible college, we didn't like to swear. So, when we got mad at someone we would say, "Eat dirt!"This girl from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is happy to do so.Her name ... Wuqibalaqiqige...Okay, I'd admit, I have no... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Help Find - Travel Blogger Gone Missing near Afghan/Pakistan Border Bill Belew January 27, 2007 A popular Chinese backpacking blogger, Yuan Tingting, working freelance has gone missing somewhere around the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.The pretty 25-year-old has not updated her blog for more than two weeks...and the China Daily website fears the worst.In late... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 3 - Nicholas Tse Bill Belew January 27, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 3 most popular man in China - Nicholas... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan26	Border Crossings reach 318 million in 2006 Bill Belew January 26, 2007 More than the population of the United States. 318 people went in and out of China last year...up 5.4% from the year before.4.45 million passports were stamped by China's exit-entry administration. More than 17 million mainland residents entered/exited Hong Kong,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Biofuels to replace up to one fourth of refined oil Bill Belew January 26, 2007 The Chinese government hopes to develop enough liquid fuels - ethanol and bio-diesel - in the rural areas to cut usage of refined oil by 25%.China ranks third in the world behind the US and Japan in oil imports.Instead of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Days Later - Fake Hospitals still Handling Patients Bill Belew January 26, 2007 China's People's Liberation Army released a list of 59 fake military hospitals and research centers.Doctors wrote prescriptions over the phone because doctors were on leave or running errands.The only way to get to the hospitals is by phone or email.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 13 - Maggie Cheung Bill Belew January 26, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 13 most popular woman in China - Maggie... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan25	"Who wants to be a Millionaire?" - Chinese style Bill Belew January 25, 2007 Dutch company 2waytraffic owns the rights to the TV show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" When the company saw the success of "Super Girls" modeled after "American Idol" the company figured, there are probably hundreds of millions of people... Continue Reading Posted at 11:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lenovo's 5 Step Strategic Sports Market Push Bill Belew January 25, 2007 Lenovo spent $50 million to become the first Top Olympic Partner from China in 2004.The PC maker also sponsors football superstar Ronaldinho Gaucho and the NBA. These sponsorships are part of Lenovo's strategy to become a global player.The company's VP... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Goals of China's Tax Revenue distribution Bill Belew January 25, 2007 The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting nowhere.In order to keep that wealth gap from getting more out of control China plans to reduce taxes for low-income groups and tighten control on tax evasion.Last year the threshold... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 2 - Jay Chou Bill Belew January 25, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan24	Zhang Ziyi Spotted With Boy Friend - 53-year old French actor, Tcheky Karyo! Bill Belew January 24, 2007 He's not a boy, that's for sure. He is old enough to be her father at 53-years old.The Chinese fans are all up in the air that their favorite, or at least their most popular star is in love, or... Continue Reading Posted at 8:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India's Tourism Grows - Elephants in New Delhi Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Almost four million (3.92) people visited India in 2005. More than four million (4.43) visited the country in 2006...up 14.2%.With that, foreign exchange earnings were also up - $6.6 billion on '06 compared to $5.7 billion in '05.The Tourism Ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Macao Surpasses Las Vegas as World's Gambling Capital Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Las Vegas gaming revenues in 2006 are expected to be between $5.6 and 6.6 billion. Macao visitors lost 55.9 billion pacatas ($7 billion) in 2006 to the city. That makes Macao the new gambling capital of the world.Macaos' Gaming and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Ctrip and Microsoft Tie Knot Bill Belew January 24, 2007 Ctrip.com is China's largest online travel agent - think Expedia. Shanghai-based Ctrip and Microsoft's MSN China web site ... www.msn.com.cn ...have formed a union that will allow Ctrip access to 20 million MSN users in China.MSN China's users are mainly... Continue Reading Posted at 11:46 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 12 - Lin Chiling Bill Belew January 24, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 11 most popular woman in China - Lin... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan23	Chinese Couple Wins Daughter Back in Court Bill Belew January 23, 2007 A Chinese couple placed their daughter in the foster care of an American family almost eight years ago.Now, they want their not little anymore daughter back.A Memphis court was accused of bias against the Chinese couple when it ruled the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Number One Fun Activity for Chinese Youth - Internet Surfing Bill Belew January 23, 2007 The favorite hobby of Chinese youth these days is Internet Surfing. Of the 137 million current Internet users in China, 100 million or more now have broadband access to do the surfing with.Of the 2,952 respondents, 81% said they would... Continue Reading Posted at 1:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Monk Crawling to India from Tibet Bill Belew January 23, 2007 A Chinese monk began crawling from Tibet 18 months ago heading for Bodh Gaya in North India."I am undertaking this kind of bizarre journey to promote world peace and non-violence and harmony," said the monk.The 30 year old monk covers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Men - # 1 - Aaron Kwok Bill Belew January 23, 2007 This is one of the Chinese men who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car. The number 1 most popular man in China - Aaron... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan22	Carrefour vs. Wal-Mart Bill Belew January 22, 2007 Carrefour is France's answer to the American giant Walmart Inc.The new president of Carrefour China says the company will open 20 new branches this year at a cost of about 150 million euros.The focus of the company will remain in... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	35 million tv sets sold in 2006 Bill Belew January 22, 2007 That's a lot of boob tubes...35 million tv sets were bought/sold in China last year for about 93.5 billion yuan...says the China Securities Journal.Traditional cathode ray tubes make up almost 60% of those sales. Flat-screen sales were up 150% to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Counterfeit Parts Cost Ford $1 billion Bill Belew January 22, 2007 There's a reason why some companies still do NOT want to set up shop in China....countefeiting, piracy, intellectual property rights theft...all the same.Many companies, however, feel they can still make enough money through legitimate business despited the loss to the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Porn Video Shown on Chinese TV Bill Belew January 22, 2007 Two television officials are now, thankfully, out of a job for allowing a pornographic video to be broadcast late night on January 16th, and the following day...in Hebei province.As a result of this broadcast "caused a bad social effect." The... Continue Reading Posted at 12:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 11 - Gong Li Bill Belew January 22, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number 11 most popular woman in China - Gong LiHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan21	Britain Makes Three Bill Belew January 21, 2007 Japan and the US have already posted record trade gaps with China. Add Britain to the club. Econmists expect imported goods and services from China to be worth 11 billion British Pounds MORE than it exported.The increase is nearly 20%... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Beijing Posts Record Vehicle Registrations Bill Belew January 21, 2007 We are only three weeks into the new year and Beijing has already posted a record number of vehicle registrations - 22,079...and a record 2,400 on the busiest day.Almost two-thirds of the registrants are non-Beijingers who use temporary residence permits.Beijing... Continue Reading Posted at 2:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Burberry, Dior, Armani, fail Shanghai Quality Inspection Bill Belew January 21, 2007 Top brands from around the world, Burberry, MaxMara, Dior, Armani, Zara and Ermengildo Zegna, failed quality inspection exams according to the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau.Twenty-five of 59 samples from 40 fashion brands did not meet standards. Seventeen of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 10 - Brigitte Lin Bill Belew January 21, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number ten most popular woman in China - Brigitte LinHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan20	China Opens up World's Longest Double Tube Highway Bill Belew January 20, 2007 China opened up the world's longest double-tube, four-lane highway today...it's 18 kilometers (11.2 miles long.)I remember when Japan opened up its 10.9 kilo tube between my home prefecture of Niigata and Gunma. It cut driving time to Tokyo to about... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google Taiwan Announces Chinese Character Book Search Bill Belew January 20, 2007 Google Taiwan has teamed up with Cite Publishers to launch a Book Search service.Before anyone gets too excited about this, many will realize that Google Taiwan:1. has only about 1,000 book items available.2. needs to talk with many many more... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7 Reasons Why Li Zhonghua is China's Best Test Pilot Bill Belew January 20, 2007 China recently launched a new home-made jet fighter, the J-10.When doing so, it called on one of its best pilots, 46-year old Li Zhonghua.There are reasons for choosing the double-bachelor degree senior colonel.1. He set six flying records in max... Continue Reading Posted at 11:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 9 - Charley Yeung Bill Belew January 20, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number nine most popular woman in China - Charley YeungHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan19	90 Million Chinese are 'only Children' Bill Belew January 19, 2007 For nearly 30 years China has had a one child per couple policy.Chinese experts say that about 400 million less children have been born than might have been as a result of this policy = abt the population of the... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	4 Reasons why China shot down its own weather satellite Bill Belew January 19, 2007 China became the first country in more than 20 years to shoot down one of its own satellites. The US was the last to do so in 1985.China doesn't generally care what other countries think about its action...nor what its... Continue Reading Posted at 5:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McDonald's - Sinopec will expand drive-thru netword in China Bill Belew January 19, 2007 China's hunger and thirst for cars to drive and highways to drive on will soon have the golden arches of McDonald's at pit stops along the way.McDonald's has teamed up with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. and the two companies... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	7-11 Convenience Store on Wheels Bill Belew January 19, 2007 Okay, I admit it...again. I haven't seen everything. I thought I had...but, no way.I stumbled across this picture of a portable 7-11 in China.I can't figure out where it is in China or anything else about it for that matter.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 8 - Wong Fei Bill Belew January 19, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number eight most popular woman in China - Wong FayeHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan18	China's 40 Richest People All Billionaires Bill Belew January 18, 2007 China's 40 richest people are all billionaires.Their worth went from $28 billion two years ago to $154 billion last year.The richest man on the list is the owner of the ports-to-telecom conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa and property giant Cheung Kong, Li... Continue Reading Posted at 5:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Beijing Olympic Officials Lack Sense of Humor Bill Belew January 18, 2007 The 2008 Olympic emblem "Dancing Beijing" was morphed into 'male' and 'female' symbols commonly placed on public toilet doors.The four animal mascots and Olympic flame had their heads replaced with Japanese cartoon heroes, Chinese super girl finalists and star football... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	12 reasons why 1,000 CEOs picked China and India for Golden Globalization Stars Bill Belew January 18, 2007 A British trade and investment firm surveyed 1,000 CEOs from around the world.The questions focused on key issues facing the global economy.The 12 findings -1. Rising demand in the developing world is the most critical force in the global marketplace... Continue Reading Posted at 10:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 7 - Michelle Leis Bill Belew January 18, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number seven most popular woman in China - Michelle LeisHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan17	Asia/Pacific Sales for GM Tops 1.26 million vehicles Bill Belew January 17, 2007 GM sold 9.09 million vehicles last year...down 1% from its 9.17 million the year before.Toyota estimates it sold 8.8 million vehicles. With GM's arrows pointing down and Toyota's pointing up, it's just a matter of time.But...GM is already enjoying success... Continue Reading Posted at 7:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"Dark Restaurants" the new rage in Beijing Bill Belew January 17, 2007 China is planning ten "Dark Restaurants" also known as the "whale's stomach".The newest will be located near the Beijing World Trade Center, opening January 20th.The restaurants are totally dark inside and customers are led to their seats by waiters who... Continue Reading Posted at 3:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Million Teens Addicted to the Internet Bill Belew January 17, 2007 China says that of its 18.3 million teen Internet users, 'the good kids who impress their parents and teachers' are the most vulunerable to becoming addicted to the net...and so far that makes about 2 million kids 15-20 years of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 6 - Zhao Wei Bill Belew January 17, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number six most popular woman in China - Vicki Zhao... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan16	One in Five Beijinger Not Mentally Well Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Shanghaiese have been saying this about Beijingers all along.Beijing's municipal government took a survey to investigate the mental health of its residents.About 20% of the city residents are living in a 'sub-healthy' mental condition with only 3 public organizations to... Continue Reading Posted at 6:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese girl beats out 20,000 competitors for best photo Bill Belew January 16, 2007 A twenty-two year old Chinese girl, Chen Yong, took a photo on a rainy day with her mobile phone of a tennis ball and people grabbing for a basketball on a court.The photo entitled "Power Comes from Competiton" was chosen... Continue Reading Posted at 5:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Police Crack 1 Case every 15 seconds in 2006...including catching Jack Bauer Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Chinese police solved 1,947,000 cases in 2006, including catching Jack Bauer of 24 and locking him up...until yesterday that is.The percentage of cracked cases was up 4.3% over 2005.The cops investigated 484,000 'serious' cases: arson, robbery, homicide, rape, kidnapping and... Continue Reading Posted at 5:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The top ten countries where people come from to visit China Bill Belew January 16, 2007 China is not only a hotbed for business, but also for tourism.The number of inbound travelers was 22.21 million, still 9.65% more than 2005.Half of the inbound travelers were tourists and the other half were, I wonder....- passing through?The top... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Bullet Train Maxes out at 250kph Bill Belew January 16, 2007 China's 'bullet train' is modeled after Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology.Each train will have eight carriages (some in Japan have 12) and a capacity of 610 passengers.Next month, China hopes to put the trains into trial operation...just in time for... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	China's Yellow River loses one-third of fish species Bill Belew January 16, 2007 Human encroachment and scant rainfall is responsible for causing about one-third of the fish species in the Yellow River, China's second longest, to go extinct.The Ministry of Agriculture says there used to be 150 species of fish living in the... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Series - China's Hottest Women - # 5 Stephanie Sun Bill Belew January 16, 2007 This is one of the Chinese women who make the big bucks in China - in the movies, on TV, in fashion or just standing in front of a car.The number five most popular woman in China - Stephanie SunHere... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan15	Zhang Ziyi Introduces "The First Emperor" Premier at the Met Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Zhang Ziyi introduced the live transmission of "The First Emperor" from the staircase at the Metropolitan Opera in New York." 'The title role of "The First Emperor" is sung by Placido Domingo, who in the 80s displayed his celebrated tenor... Continue Reading Posted at 9:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Top Ten Destinations Chinese Mainland Travelers Bill Belew January 15, 2007 The number of outbound mainland Chinese last year rose to 34.52 million, up 11.7% from 2005.5,937 tried to leave the country illegally...The top ten destinations were:1. Hong Kong2. Macao3. Japan4. Thailand5. Republic of Korea6. Russia7. United States8. Singapore9. Vietnam10. MalaysiaIf... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TV authorities to rid airways of vulgar reality shows Bill Belew January 15, 2007 China's TV authorities say the will launch a crackdown to clean up China's 500+ reality programs, started by the successful "Super Girls" program based on the U.S. singing competition "American Idol."The head of the State Administration of Radio and Television... Continue Reading Posted at 4:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Road Safety Campaign Reduces Traffic Deaths Bill Belew January 15, 2007 The Chinese have 3,900 less funerals to attend as a result of traffic accidents.From Oct. 20th to the end of the year, 16,875 people died on the roads in China from:1. drunk driving2. speeding3. fatigue4. overloadingThis figure was DOWN 18.8%... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chinese Banks Not Listening to Central Government Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Chinese banks are not listening to its central government.China's central bank raised the deposit reserve ratio four times last year so commercial banks would save more money.Interest rates on loans were raised twice.A quota of 2.5 trillion yuan was established... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Scientists Experiment with Creating Artificial Sun Bill Belew January 15, 2007 Chinese scientists have started a new round of experiments aimed at creating an 'artificial sun.'The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor is to replicate the energy generating process of the sun.The Institute of Plasma Physics in China's Anhui Province...

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