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    Renowned Architects Design For Guan...  Nov 20, 2009
    Renowned Architects Design For Guangzhou. Renowned Architects Design For Guangzhou ... As Guangzhou Gets Ready To Host The 16th Asian Games. (Suite101.com)

    Medidas radicales no detendrn la gripe ...  Nov 20, 2009
    El doctor Zhong Nanshan, director del Instituto de Enfermedades Respiratorias de la ciudad china de Guangzhou, dijo en declaraciones publicadas el jueves por un peridico local que l cree que las autoridades federales estaban manipulando las cifras de muertes por gripe porcina para que aparezcan como si su manejo de la epidemia ha tenido xito. Things To Do. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    China to punish H1N1 hiders  Nov 20, 2009
    On Thursday, Dr. Zhong Nanshan, director of Guangzhou's Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said in the Guangzhou Daily newspaper that he believed local government officials were covering up swine flu deaths to make it appear as though their handling of the epidemic had been successful. "I totally don't believe the total number of swine flu deaths have been reported nationwide," Zhong was quoted as saying. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups  Nov 20, 2009
    Zhong, who heads the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases in southern China, said that "some areas have not been testing deaths from severe (pneumonia) and treating them as cases of ordinary pneumonia without any question". The World Health Organisation does not have a standard for which deaths to attribute to H1N1, although it does define how to diagnose cases, spokeswoman Vivian Tan said from Beijing. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Chinas ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal  Nov 19, 2009
    China s ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal. 4:16 pm November 18, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    U.S., China compete in Africa  Nov 19, 2009
    Large African communities are also forming in China, from Guangzhou to Beijing. Many of the migrants are traders and entrepreneurs hoping to make a profit by sending China's cheap manufactured goods back home. (CNN -- World)

    Obama meets with his half-brother in China  Nov 19, 2009
    President Obama spent five minutes on Wednesday with his half-brother Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, seen hereat the "pre-launch" of his novel "Nairobi to Shenzhen," on November 4, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China ... He made a rare public appearance earlier this month in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, to launch a novel he said drew on his painful childhood under an abusive father. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Inconsistent Chong Wei shown early exit in China  Nov 19, 2009
    In May, Chong Wei was in top form, winning all his matches in the Sudirman Cup world mixed team championships in Guangzhou, including a win over Lin Dan. But in the Singapore Open three weeks later, he was beaten in the second round by Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Chinese shares rise to 3-month high  Nov 19, 2009
    Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd., the biggest Chinese medicine maker in the country, closed at 12. 72 yuan, up 10. (Xinhuanet, China)

    NetEase.com Reports Third Quarter 2009 Unaudited Financial Results  Nov 19, 2009
    0 million), representing a security deposit placed with a court in Guangzhou, China during the second quarter of 2009 in connection with certain arbitration proceedings against the property developer of an office building located in Guangzhou, China, which is occupied by the Company. Cash flows generated from operating activities totaled RMB270. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Obama gets five minutes with half-brother in China  Nov 18, 2009
    He made a rare public appearance earlier this month in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, to launch a novel he said drew on his painful childhood under an abusive father. In an interview with CNN, Obama said he didn't know his half-brother very well, but he did not feel Ndesandjo was betraying private family details in his book. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    TCL setting up new LCD production line  Nov 18, 2009
    These include LG Display Co's $4 billion 8th-generation joint-venture in Guangzhou, Samsung Electronics Co's $2. 3 billion 7. (People's Daily Online, China)

    U.S. Brands Have Special Luster in Chi00004000na  Nov 18, 2009
    Sam's Club is winning customers over in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. A recent store opening - complete with drummers and other festivities - marked the 173rd in China for parent company Wal-Mart in just 13 years. (CBS News)

    Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Web  Nov 17, 2009
    Yang Hengjun, 45, a blogger and novelist based in the southern city of Guangzhou, said he was impressed by Obama's frank admission that some free speech irks him, and by U.S. laws that are intended to keep the government from censoring criticism. "You see, freedom of speech in America is not given to the people by the president but is something that the people use to supervise their government and president, to protect themselves," Yang wrote in an essay titled "Why do I Blog? Obama has answered... (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Mao's legacy lives on  Nov 17, 2009
    In 1923, when Sun Yat-sen started to reorganize the KMT and installed a provisional government in Guangzhou, Soviet advisers A A Yoffe and M M Borodin proposed that the KMT and the CPC form a united front (guo gong hezuo) against the Beiyang warlord regime ... The CPC and the left wing of the KMT moved the seat of the Nationalist government from Guangzhou to Wuhan ... Unsuccessful attempts were made by communists to take cities such as Nancang, Changsha, Shantou and Guangzhou. (Asia Times Online)

    Obama's Half Brother Makes a Name for Himself in China  Nov 17, 2009
    On the streets of Guangzhou and nearby Shenzhen, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo is turning heads ... During the course of TIME's interview in Guangzhou, Ndesandjo, who speaks fluent Mandarin and practices Chinese calligraphy, was overwhelmingly positive about his life in China, the Chinese people and culture ... As a Kenyan-American in China, Ndesandjo is part of a growing community of Africans migrating to cities like Guangzhou to do business. (Time.com)

    China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results  Nov 17, 2009
    We have placed our Company in several large Chinese markets, including the five municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing ... Our network now covers the municipality of Guangzhou, Chinas third largest city, after Beijing and Shanghai and also the province of Shanxi ... Fujian Fenzhong generates revenue by selling advertisements on its network of television displays installed on over 20,000 express buses originating in fourteen of Chinas most prosperous regions,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    * Chinese netizens quiz US president  Nov 16, 2009
    And the US consulate in the southern city of Guangzhou has set up an account on Twitter to post live feeds from Obamas meeting in Shanghai. Twitter is blocked in China, but online users still access it regularly, managing to bypass the so-called Great Firewall of China by using proxy servers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Can Obama Get Around China's 'Great Firewall'?  Nov 16, 2009
    On Nov. 12, the U.S. embassy in Beijing invited a dozen prominent bloggers to a briefing on American policy toward China, both in person and via live Web feeds to the U.S. consulates in Shanghai and Guangzhou. The group included well-known free-speech advocates, as well as Rao Jin, the founder of the nationalist website Anti-CNN.com, which is critical of Western media coverage. (Time.com)

    Chinese online users bombard Obama with questions  Nov 16, 2009
    And the US consulate in the southern city of Guangzhou has set up an account on micro-blogging website Twitter to post live feeds from Obama's meeting in Shanghai. Twitter is blocked in China, but online users still access it regularly, managing to bypass the so-called "Great Firewall of China" by using proxy servers. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Shanghai Symphony hits own, deep tradition i...  Nov 16, 2009
    Yu, who trained in Germany, currently leads the Beijing-based China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Guangzhou Symphony, in addition to running the internationally renowned Beijing Music Festival. Its a big honor, a big job, Yu said of his new position in Shanghai. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Give China an inch and game will grow mile  Nov 15, 2009
    To that end a 12,000-seat stadium is under construction at the University of Technology in the host city, Guangzhou. In a few weeks, too, China is taking part in the Asia Cricket Council T20 competition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Chong Wei considering offers to play in Chinas pro league  Nov 15, 2009
    The world No. 1 said he was considering the offers and that he would prefer to join the Guangzhou club if he were to play in the league. It s hard for me to say which club I will join, but it will be most likely the Guangzhou team because I have more fans there, he told Xinhua news agency during the on-going Hong Kong Open on Friday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Chinese racist? Obama trip spurs talk  Nov 15, 2009
    In the southern city of Guangzhou, where residents refer to one downtown neighborhood as Chocolate City, local newspapers have been filled in recent months with stories detailing discrimination and alleging police harassment against the African community. "In Guangzhou, to be frank, they don't like Africans very much," said Diallo Abdual, 26, who came to China from Guinea a year and a half ago to buy cheap Chinese clothes to ship back to West Africa for sale ... Now, like many Africans here, he... (MSNBC -- International)

    Rising China changing how Americans live  Nov 15, 2009
    Americans have been selling Panax quinquefolius to China since 1784 when the first China-bound trading ship sailed from New York to Canton, today's Guangzhou, weighed down with 30 tons of the root, prized in Asia for medicinal properties. But today the U.S. ginseng industry, centered here in Wisconsin, is on its back, kicked down by bogus imitations from Chinese competitors and state-subsidized crops from Canada. (MSNBC -- International)

    China leads medals at 18th Asian athletics championships  Nov 15, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The 18th Asian athletics championships came to a close on Saturday after five days of fierce competition with the host country topping the medals table ... The 18th Asian Athletics Championships, the final major track and field meet in 2009, commenced in Guangzhou, China, on Tuesday November 10. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Age is no hurdle for Noraseela as she eyes Laos gold  Nov 15, 2009
    KUALA LUMPUR: Noraseela Khalid, still on a high after winning a silver in the women s 400m hurdles at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou on Friday, has set sights on a SEA Games gold medal next ... Had it not been for Noraseela, Malaysia would have ended their ATF campaign in Guangzhou empty-handed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Chinese exporters fear new wave of exchange rate fluctuations  Nov 14, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- When Zhu Bin first showed his handcrafted ceramics at the 2004 China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, he signed export contracts worth more than 200,000 U.S. dollars, in excess of 1. 6 million yuan then. (Xinhuanet, China)

    U.S. President Obama impresses young Chinese  Nov 14, 2009
    "He seems to be a role model to me," said Ding Yi, a 24-year-old graduate student in Guangzhou who has followed Obama since the 2008 presidential campaign. She said she respects the president for his enduring ties with the common man - a stark contrast to the aloofness of many American politicians. (Xinhuanet, China)

    * Sports Briefs  Nov 14, 2009
    Sharjah and Abu Dhabi will host matches of the event from which top three teams will join Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China ... 50 seconds in driving rain in Guangzhou, China. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Hurdler Noraseela delivers Malaysias only medal at ATF  Nov 14, 2009
    KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran Noraseela Khalid saved Malaysia the blushes when she bagged a silver in the womens 400m hurdles in the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou, China, yesterday. It was the countrys only medal after four days of competition. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    China's Song wins women's discus at Asian championships  Nov 14, 2009
    Song Aimin of China competes during the final of women's discus throw at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 13, 2009 ... GUANGZHOU, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's Song Aimin took the win in women's discus event Friday at Asian championships. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Liu Xiang wins his third ATF hurdles title  Nov 14, 2009
    50 in a driving rain in the southern city of Guangzhou. The 2004 Athens Olympic champion led from the start late on Thursday to win his second competition since returning from surgery on an Achilles tendon injury that kept him out of the 2008 Beijing Games. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Insurance Hard to Crack in China  Nov 13, 2009
    "There is a general sense that this industry is in its infant stage and needs to be protected," says Jin Feng, a former government official who now runs CNinsure (), a Guangzhou insurance brokerage listed on Nasdaq. ODD PAIRINGS. (BusinessWeek)

    Roslindas poor season worsens as she fails to defend title  Nov 13, 2009
    KUALA LUMPUR: Pole vaulter Roslinda Samsus poor season just got worse when she failed to defend her title at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou, China, yesterday. The 27-year-old Kedahan could only clear a dismal 3. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Tug-of-war overPearl River Delta  Nov 13, 2009
    It includes over 40,000 square kilometers and is home to the two Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong, and nine cities in Guangdong province, including the capital Guangzhou ... Of the more than 100 million residents in Guangdong, more than 60 million are Cantonese speakers who rarely watch China Central Television (CCTV) channels, which are broadcast mainly in Putonghua, says Li Zhigang, an associate professor at the Department of Urban Regional Planning of the Sun Yat-sen... (Asia Times Online)

    Athletics: China's Liu Xiang wins third Asian hurdles title  Nov 13, 2009
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    Toyota to Exhibit 45 Vehicles at Auto Guangzhou 2009  Nov 13, 2009
    Tokyo, Nov 13, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it will display 45 concept and production vehicles, in separate Toyota and Lexus brand booths, at the 7th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (also known as Auto Guangzhou 2009), to be held at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 23 to 30. The theme for the two booths is "The Environment, Safety, and the Future". (JCN Network, Japan)

    * Universal Vision inks deal with university in Fujian  Nov 13, 2009
    Universal Vision has had personnel exchanges with medical schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou for the past 10 years, and company officials hope cooperation with Fujian Medical University will broaden the companys human resources base, enabling it to move into China in the near term, Ou said. She said the companys expansion plan would be announced by years end without revealing the exact timeline. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    New Report Released on China's 'Black Jails'  Nov 13, 2009
    In 2003 a migrant worker in Guangzhou named Sun Zhigang was beaten to death while in police custody. Sun, who had been stopped for not carrying his temporary-residence certificate, was detained under a system known as "custody and repatriation." That system, a series of detention centers as well as the legal framework to hold people on administrative charges, was used to round up vagrants, beggars and petitioners. (Time.com)

    China's Yuan `Straitjacket' Risks Inflating Asset Bubbles as Growth Surges  Nov 13, 2009
    Commerce Minister said Nov. 1 in Guangzhou that the yuan should be kept relatively stable to aid manufacturers and exporters, state news agency Xinhua reported. PBOC Governor Zhou, ahead of a G-20 meeting in Scotland this month, said international pressure for appreciation was not that big. (Bloomberg)

    Liu Xiang grabs hurdling hat-trick at Asian Championships  Nov 13, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, South China, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Athens Olympic champion Liu Xiang won the men's 110m hurdles here comfortably with 13 ... Liu Xiang of China celebrates the victory with the national flag after the final of men's 110m hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 12, 2009 ... Liu Xiang of China competes during the final of men's 110m hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong... (Xinhuanet, China)

    XSEL Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2009  Nov 12, 2009
    Headquartered in Beijing, the Company employs more than 1,000 people and has offices and affiliates in major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The Company's American Depository Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: - ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    * EDITORIAL : Ma government not a good sport  Nov 12, 2009
    6 million) to sponsor the Asian Games in Guangzhou in November next year outraged many people. So much for creating a positive impression with the public. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Chinese officials find transparency cuts both ways  Nov 12, 2009
    Secrets that officials formerly regarded as "highly classified or "sensitive" is increasingly being aired on local government websites around the country. Information, including fiscal budgets, official work reports and details on the families of officials, is seeing the light of day in the spreading "transparency reform". Overtly aimed at increasing public participation in the running of local authorities, the move is also intended to fight corruption and prevent power abuse. So far, the... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Robani qualifies for 110m hurdles final after clocking seasons best  Nov 12, 2009
    01 to qualify for the final of the mens 110m hurdles in the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou, China, yesterday. The 26-year-old Selangor hurdler came in third behind former Olympic and world champion Liu Xiang of China (13. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Survey finds health gnawed by pollution in S China  Nov 12, 2009
    Zhou Hongyu, 62, a Guangzhou housewife, said that she usually goes to a park near her home every morning to exercise ... Guangzhou experienced more than 110 hazy days last year ... "The growing number of hazy days has resulted in a big increase in lung cancer patients in Guangzhou over the past years," said Xie Qiang, associate professor from the Guangdong armed police force hospital. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Vicious cycle  Nov 12, 2009
    Cycling in Guangzhou is anything but leisurely ... If thats insanity, what can be said of cycling in Guangzhou, the muggy, traffic-clogged city once known as Canton ... Led by a swelling middle class, people in Guangzhou and other cities are ditching bikes for clean, new subway trains. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Vadivellan clocks poor time but still makes it to 1,500m final  Nov 11, 2009
    KUALA LUMPUR: Middle distance ace M. Vadivellan managed to qualify for the men s 1,500m final despite clocking a poor time at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou yesterday. The 23-year-old Perakian clocked 3:50. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Chinese 'Cinderellas' queue up to attend ball  Nov 11, 2009
    BEIJING: Some 1,500 young women have submitted their applications in Guangzhou, capital city of southern China's Guangdong province to attend a ball, which hosts a field of single and wealthy men. Organized by a local matchmaking website, the meeting between lucky girls and multimillionaires would be staged aboard a luxury yacht, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    China aim to build on Doha and Beijing success in Guangzhou Asiad  Nov 11, 2009
    GUANGZHOU: At the last Asian Games in 2006 China demolished all comers and a year out from hosting the multi-sport spectacular on home turf they are working hard to cement that dominance ... In Guangzhou in 2010, organisers plan to take it to the next level with 12,000 athletes and officials converging on China from Nov 12-27 ... Pride will be on the line in New Delhi and big money has been set aside by sports federations to help train the country s athletes so they can perform well on home... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    * Editor of influential 'Caijing' magazine in China resigns  Nov 11, 2009
    Zhang said yesterday that Hu, in her mid-50s, had told her she had accepted a position as head of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University, based in Guangzhou. The SEEC, which owns and publishes Caijing, is a state-supported consortium of non-bank financial institutions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)

    Will Editor's Exit Doom China Free Press?  Nov 10, 2009
    Hu will stay at Caijing for about a month to help with the transition and has been offered a job at Sun Yat-sen University in southern China's Guangzhou which she is likely to accept, Zhang said. The shake-up has raised questions about the future of a deal between Caijing and Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li to start an English-language financial news service focused on China. (CBS News -- World)

    Editor of China's Caijing quits  Nov 10, 2009
    Caijing said Ms Hu would teach at Sun Yat Sen University in the southern city of Guangzhou. Ms Hu could not be reached for comment. (CNN -- International)

    Specter of knockoffs at big China trade fair  Nov 9, 2009
    (11-09) 04:00 PST Guangzhou, China ... But most of the shoppers strolling around the warren of tiny boutiques at the Guangzhou Baiyun World Leather Trading Center were foreigners. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    United Commercial Bank goes to East West  Nov 9, 2009
    East West has four full-service branches in China two in Hong Kong and one each in Shanghai and Shantou and representative offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shangahi and Shenzhen, as well as Taipei, Taiwan. UCB s branch in Shanghai was part of the transaction. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    The Sacrifice Behind China's Economic Boom  Nov 9, 2009
    Seibert's strength is in his long-form documentary storytelling, such as when he follows a Mr. Zhou, a solar-panel-factory worker, on a 35-hour trek from his workplace in Guangzhou to his hometown in rural Sichuan province. A selection of images from Seibert's 2008 book From Somewhere to Nowhere: China's Internal Migrants, will be showcased for two months beginning Nov. 12 at Zurich's Helmhaus Museum. (Time.com)

    Malaysia Palm Stocks to Peak at 2.1 Million Tons in December, Mistry Says  Nov 8, 2009
    Whilst this figure may seem daunting, it will represent less than six weeks consumption, Mistry said in comments prepared for delivery at a conference in Guangzhou, China. It is likely that stocks will decline from January or latest from February onwards. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    China May Slow Imports of Vegetable Oils Amid High Stockpiles, Cofco Says  Nov 7, 2009
    Soybean oil imports will fall 20 percent to 2 million metric tons and palm oil shipments will be mainly flat at 6 million tons, Wang Yinji, deputy general manager, said at a conference in Guangzhou today. Rapeseed imports will more than halve to 1. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    China should pin hope on increasing domestic demand, not global recovery: economist  Nov 7, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's economic growth in the coming year should rely on expanding domestic demand instead of a recovery of the global economy, a senior economist said here Saturday ... At the 4th China International Oils and Oilseeds Conference held in Guangzhou, provincial capital of South China's Guangdong, Yao said external demand for Chinese products was still weak though drop of China's exports had been decelerating over the last three quarters. (Xinhuanet, China)

    * Malaria diplomacy gives China leverage in Africa  Nov 7, 2009
    In a laboratory in Chinas southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin X the best drug to fight malaria X is derived ... Away from its practical application, scientists back in the lab in Guangzhou are also achieving results ... 8, said Feng Liling (R), assistant professor at the Tropical Medicine Institute in Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Disney theme park set for Shanghai  Nov 6, 2009
    Disney has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Share this on. (CNN -- International)

    Two Dutch tourists dead in S China ship collision  Nov 6, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two Dutch tourists were confirmed dead and nine other people were injured, after a passenger ship collided with a coal-carrying vessel in waters off south China's Guangdong Province late Thursday, the local maritime authority said. The identities of the dead Dutch tourists were not immediately available. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Nissan taking feedback from emerging markets  Nov 6, 2009
    For the first time Nissans engineering centre in Japan is taking feedback from customers not in the US or Japan but Gujarat, Ghana and Guangzhou. Bookmark / Share. (India Times)

    Obama's half brother: Dad abusive  Nov 6, 2009
    Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- In a new book, the half brother of President Obama claims the father they shared was often drunk and physically abusive. "My father beat me," Mark Obama Ndesandjo told reporters in China, where he lives. (CNN -- International)

    * Obama half-brother pens novel on life with abusive father  Nov 5, 2009
    REUTERS , GUANGZHOU, CHINA Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, Page 5 ... My mother used to say of my father, hes a brilliant man but a social failure, Ndesandjo told reporters at a press conference in Guangzhou. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    * DPP pans Ma over failed trade promises  Nov 5, 2009
    Cargo flights have also been far below the anticipated numbers, the DPP said, adding that direct cargo flights to Guangzhou were scrapped after less than a month because of low demand. The number of Chinese tourists was also disappointingly low at an average of 1,300 people, compared with the government's promise of 3,000 per day, the DPP said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Obama's Brother Launches Bio/Novel in China  Nov 5, 2009
    GUANGZHOU - U.S. President Barack Obama's half-brother made a rare appearance on Wednesday in southern China, his home for seven years, to launch a novel he says draws on his painful childhood under an abusive father ... "My mother used to say of my father, he's a brilliant man but a social failure," Ndesandjo told reporters at a press conference in Guangzhou, near his adopted city of Shenzhen. (Newsmax)

    Obama's half-brother makes novel debut  Nov 5, 2009
    Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, a half-brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, introduces his first novel "Nairobi to Shenzhen" during a pre-launch news conference held by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou November 4, 2009 ... Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, a resident of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for the past seven years, said at a press conference in Guangzhou that his book is not about his famous sibling but his own life. (People's Daily Online, China)

    Hup Wei will face a strong challenge when he defends his ATF title  Nov 5, 2009
    KUALA LUMPUR: High jumper Lee Hup Wei will face a strong challenge when he defends his Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships title in Guangzhou from Nov 10-14 ... MAAU are also banking on 400m hurdler Noraseela Khalid to win the gold medal in Guangzhou. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Obama’s half brother says president’s success inspired his own book  Nov 5, 2009
    Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, President Obama s half brother, launched his book yesterday in Guangzhou, China ... GUANGZHOU, China - The mixed-race son of a brilliant but troubled Kenyan academic and a white American woman writes an emotionally moving book about his search for identity and self. (Boston Globe)

    * Shanghai confirmed as site of new Disney theme park  Nov 5, 2009
    Disney has gradually expanded its presence in China after opening a theme park in Hong Kong in 2005 and now has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The Hong Kong government, which owns a majority stake in Hong Kong Disneyland, tried to downplay the prospect that the new Shanghai park would draw visitors away. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    * Taiwan Beer licks its lips at taking 1% of PRC market share  Nov 5, 2009
    If that happens, he said, the companys return on an investment of NT$260 million in sponsoring the 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou in November next year will be realized by that time. TTL has been named as the official Bear Partner of the Games. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    * Business Briefs  Nov 4, 2009
    The company, the worlds second-largest flat panel maker, said production from the plant in Guangzhou would begin in 2012 to meet growing demand for one of the worlds fastest-growing markets for flat-screen televisions. A joint venture will be set up, with LG owning 70 percent and the remainder held by Guangzhou and a Chinese LCD TV maker. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Disney says China approved Shanghai theme park  Nov 4, 2009
    Disney has gradually expanded its presence in mainland China after opening a theme park in Hong Kong in 2005 and now has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The park will be a major showcase for Shanghai, the mainland's main financial and commercial center. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Obamas half brother: Our father was abusive  Nov 4, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, China - President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness of domestic violence. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Shanghai goes Disney - green light for theme park  Nov 4, 2009
    Disney is one of the most active foreign entertainment companies in China, with more than 600 employees in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, according to corporate data. Disney products are sold in 5,000 branded, free-standing locations and retail corners in more than 25 Chinese cities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    China electrifies urban transit  Nov 4, 2009
    Currently, Yutong has seven hybrid buses in trial operation in Beijing, the southern industrial center of Guangzhou and Zhengzhou, in central Henan province. Xiamen King Long Motor, a subsidiary of Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry, partnered with Dongfeng Electric Car Technology Group in 2004 to produce two hybrid electric bus models, with one, the XMQ6125GH, already involved in trial operations in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province. (Asia Times Online)

    Carmakers keen on auto finance arms  Nov 3, 2009
    A Beijing newspaper reported last week that Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co has received regulatory approval to set up an auto financing arm, providing financing services to its own brand as well its ventures with Toyota, Honda and Fiat. Seeing the profit potential in the auto financing sector, China's automakers, including FAW Group, Chang'an Automobile Group Co, Brilliance Auto and Jianghuai Auto, are awaiting government approval to set up their own financing arms. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Maybank unveils renminbi service  Nov 3, 2009
    It will enable importers and exporters in the region to settle cross-border trade transactions with eligible companies located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhuhai and Shenzhen as well as external enterprises in designated countries, namely those in Asean, Hong Kong and Macau. Mainland designated enterprises (MDEs), which are registered with the Chinese authorities, are allowed to settle their cross-border trade transactions in RMB.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Fruit bats use oral sex to prolong the deed  Nov 3, 2009
    Scientists at the Guangdong Entomological Institute in Guangzhou, China, and their colleagues investigated bats they captured at a nearby park ... "We did not expect fellatio in fruit bats at the beginning," said researcher Libiao Zhang, a biologist at the Guangdong Entomological Institute in Guangzhou, China. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    * FEATURE : Cycling in Chinese cities is anything but a leisurely ride  Nov 2, 2009
    AP, GUANGZHOU, CHINA Monday, Nov 02, 2009, Page 4 ... If thats insanity, what can be said of cycling in Guangzhou, the muggy, traffic-clogged city once known as Canton ... Led by a swelling middle class, people in Guangzhou and other cities are ditching bikes for clean, new subway trains. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    China's economic policies, RMB exchange rate to remain stable: commerce minister  Nov 2, 2009
    GUANGZHOU, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China is to maintain basic stability and continuity in the economic policies and RMB exchange rate to ensure a foreseeable prospect for its businesses. Minister of Commerce Chen Deming made the remarks Sunday at the Canton Fair, an important barometer of China's foreign trade, in Guangzhou City, capital of southern Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Spring Airlines keen to work with AirAsia X  Oct 30, 2009
    Shanghai-based Spring Airlines flies to almost all major cities in China while AirAsia X has routes from KL to seven Chinese cities Haikou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Guilin. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. Updates Market Regarding Listing Status  Oct 30, 2009
    Fujian Fenzhong generates revenue by selling advertisements on its network of television displays installed on over 18,000 express buses originating in thirteen of Chinas most prosperous regions, including the five municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing and eight economically prosperous provinces, namely Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Sichuan, Hebei, Anhui, Hubei and Shandong which generate nearly half of Chinas GDP.. Forward-Looking Statements. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

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