$62,500 for Damaging the Great Wall of China

Three days from now a national regulation will go into effect that will fine up to 500,000 yuan ($62,500) anyone who damages the Great Wall…taking earth or removing bricks, included.
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Posted by Bill Belew on November 28th, 2006 in All about China | No Comments

China’s Brilliance Auto Will Export to Germany

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings will export 158,000 self-branded cars to Germany within the next five year. Being a domestic partner (not to be confused with same sex partner) of BMW AG will help…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 28th, 2006 in PanAsianBiz | No Comments

No More Guaranteed Jobs in Tibet

Tibet was the last location in china where students who graduated from university were guaranteed a job.No more.
Of the 2,730 college grads this year in Tibet, 700 are still looking for work.
During t…

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Chinese Pirates Sentenced to Life in Prison

Chinese Pirates Sentenced to Life in Prison

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Fiat Plans To Pump $650Million into China Joint Venture

The Nanjing Fiat CEO said that the Fiat Group is planning on a 500 million euro fuel injection ($650 million) over the next five years.
China’s overall car sales increased by 45% for the first n…

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Chinese Yuan Continues its Climb – Trade Balance says “YYAAAawwnn!”

The Chinese yuan hit yet another high – 7.8402 = $1…the parity rate set by the People’s Bank of China.
The value of the yuan has risen by 3.33% since July 2005. And Beijing and the U…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 27th, 2006 in All about China | No Comments

Bruce Lee Theme Park in Southern China

The president of Bruce Lee’s fan club announced that Bruce Lee-themed park will be built in the southern Chinese ancestral home of the star – Shunde.
The budget for the park is $25.5 milli…

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Top Twelve Countries With Underweight Women .

It’s no mystery that women in America weigh as much as a dozen Asian countries put together.
But, which countries have the most underweight women..by percentage? According to the World Health Or…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 27th, 2006 in Asia | No Comments

China’s Cellphone Users Will Reach 459 million

China’s Ministry of Information has announced that the number of mobile pone users in China is expected to reach 459 million by the end of this year.
That is more than the US and Japan populatio…

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China Invests Nearly One Trillion in Transport Sector

The amount of fixed-assets investment in China’s transport sector is scheduled to reach 938.4 billion yuan ($119 billion) up 18.4% from last year.
That’s how much investment will happen t…

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