China jails, fines Beijing Olympics ticket scalper Nov 17, 2008
Xinhua said the man, surnamed He, had agreed to obtain the tickets for two companies in Beijing and Guangzhou -- at a profit of 50 percent to 60 percent of official prices. He was arrested by police on May 13, Xinhua said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
China faces new problem in ridding toxic milk Nov 15, 2008
At a factory in the southern city of Guangzhou, tons of contaminated milk powder were incinerated in 3,000-degree heat. All the remaining substance will be put into cement, said Wang Fan, director of Guangzhous food safety office ... Burning it costs about $100 a ton, said Wang, the Guangzhou food safety official. (MSNBC -- Health)
Brown Clouds Harm Glaciers, Agriculture Nov 15, 2008
Guangzhou is among several cities that have recorded a more than 20 per cent reduction in sunlight since the 1970s. For India as a whole, the dimming trend has been running at about two per cent per decade between 1960 and 2000 - more than doubling between 1980 and 2004. (Science Daily)
The World Looks to Obama Part II Nov 15, 2008
Eddie Leung, president of the Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises in Dongguan, has said 20 percent of the 45,000 factories in Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen could close within the next couple of months, taking some 2. 7 million jobs with them. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results Nov 14, 2008
"Sales of our cornstarch and glucose products during the first quarter were impacted by the events of the Beijing Olympics. Our cornstarch products sales to the food and beverage industry were disrupted, as the Chinese government placed multiple restrictions on manufacturing and transportation during the weeks leading up to the events in August in an effort to reduce pollution," said Mr. Qingtai Liu, Shengtai Pharmaceutical's CEO. "However, we believe these events are temporary in nature and do... (PR Newswire)
Report sees new pollution threat Nov 14, 2008
The report also singled out the southern city of Guangzhou, where soot and dust have dimmed natural light by 20 percent since the 1970s. In fact, the scientists who worked on the report said the blanket of haze might be temporarily offsetting some warming from the simultaneous buildup of greenhouse gases by reflecting solar energy away from the earth. (International Herald Tribune)
China's journey to the dark ages Nov 14, 2008
Up to 25 per cent of the sunlight has disappeared in Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, India's New Delhi and Karachi, Pakistan, the study concluded. In India, the dimming of cities has more than doubled since 1980, it said. (Globe and Mail)
Asian skies poisoned by clouds of pollution Nov 14, 2008
The report also singled out the southern city of Guangzhou, where soot and dust have dimmed natural light by 20 percent since the 1970s. Rain can cleanse the skies, but some of the black grime that falls to earth ends up on the surface of the Himalayan glaciers that are the source of water for billions of people in China, India and Pakistan. (International Herald Tribune)
* US to detain all Chinese milk product imports Nov 14, 2008
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach of the FDA will travel next week to China to open agency offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Months of negotiations were needed for it to gain permission to open offices there. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
China announces multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects, higher export rebates Nov 13, 2008
The infrastructure projects included a gas pipeline from the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the southern economic hubs of Guangzhou and Hong Kong, at an investment of 93 billion yuan. State Councilors also approved the building of the Guangdong Yangjiang nuclear power plant and the expansion of the Zhejiang Qinshan nuclear power plant at a combined cost of 95. (Xinhuanet, China)
China announces new policies to expand consumption Nov 13, 2008
The infrastructure projects include a gas pipeline between China's western region and the economic hubs of Guangzhou and Hong Kong. This will involve an investment of 93 billion yuan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Who Was Following Whom? Nov 12, 2008
I flew an hour away to the city of Guangzhou, then hopped on a bus to the city of Shenzhen. These were evasive maneuvers in the extreme. (CBS News)
CSA International officially opens first certification and testing laboratory in China Nov 12, 2008
" Located in the Guangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, the new lab is operated by the CCIC-CSA International Certification Company Limited, a joint venture between CSA International and the China Certification and Inspection Group (CCIC). "This impressive laboratory signifies 11 years of close partnership and deep friendship with CCIC and is the first CSA International laboratory in the People's Republic of China," said Randall W. Luecke, President of CSA International and OnSpeX and... (Canada Newswire)
Consumer confidence down in most Asia-Pacific markets Nov 12, 2008
Web search enhanced by. Published: Wednesday November 12, 2008 MYT 2:55:00 PM. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Cantronic Executes Binding Agreement to Acquire AEBELL in China Nov 12, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 12, 2008) - Cantronic Systems Inc., (Cantronic or Company) (TSX VENTURE: - ) announced today that it has entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement (the Purchase Agreement) for the acquisition of the 100 percent equity interest in Guangzhou AEBELL Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. (AEBELL) in China ... The majority of the "3111" projects began in 2007 and have continued after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in preparation for the 2010 World's... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Texas Tech Signs Exclusive Outfitter Deal With Under Armour Nov 11, 2008
The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www. (Texastech.com)
How will China pull out of its swoon? Nov 10, 2008
In the industrial heartlands, laid-off migrant workers are leaving Guangzhou in the thousands to head back to the farm. So how will China pull out of the swoon. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Big Names in Web2.0 Sign Up for a Tour of "China2.0" Nov 9, 2008
During six days from November 10-November 16, the international bloggers will meet technology company executives in Beijing and Shanghai, and travel to CNBloggerCon in Guangzhou. Christine Lu, Founder of The China Business Network said, "We were happy to have Web2Asia on board - because of their work in market entry and incubation for western Internet companies in East Asia, they were instrumental in bringing tech executives and international Web 2.0 personalities together." Beijing-based... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Chinese job losses prompt exodus Nov 7, 2008
Tens of thousands of migrant workers are leaving the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou after losing their jobs, railway officials say ... Guangzhou is one of China's largest manufacturing hubs, but many companies who export products have collapsed. (BBC News)
* CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: HK tourism sector worries over cross-strait direct flights Nov 7, 2008
Apart from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing X which were included in the first phase of the cross-strait weekend charter program X the new pact will open services to cities scattered throughout China such as Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Dalian. In the future, a flight between Taipei and Shanghai will take as little as 81 minutes, while a Taipei-Beijing flight will take 166 minutes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Glaxo Trades U.S. For Asia Nov 6, 2008
Following the retirement of former CEO Jean-Pierre Garnier, Witty became chief executive last May and previously worked as an economic adviser to the Governor of Guangzhou, China from 2000 to 2002. "It is clear that Glaxo's future lies in the East as emerging markets represent a huge opportunity to enter partnerships with operators in the region in order to push its branded products," said James Batstone-Carr, an analyst with Charles Stanley. (Forbes -- Markets)
China's fastest-changing cities Nov 6, 2008
But development in Xiamen hasn't been nearly as rapid as in Shenzhen or Guangzhou, two cities on the Pearl River Delta. With dynamic economies based on industry, service, shipping and logistics, they are the fastest-changing Chinese cities by our measures. (International Herald Tribune)
Chinese stocks resume slide amid regional slump Nov 6, 2008
59 yuan, while Guangzhou Iron & Steel Co. shot up the daily limit of 10 percent to 2. 49 yuan. (International Herald Tribune)
Travelling to the dark side Nov 6, 2008
Going to these places is a socially acceptable way to confront death, says Manfred Becker, a Toronto filmmaker whose documentary Dark Tourism recently aired on History Television and will be shown next month at a festival in Guangzhou, China. His documentary covers places such as Cambodia, where a visit to pyramids of skulls can be followed by the thrill of firing an AK-47 or throwing a live grenade. (Globe and Mail)
China's fastest-changing cities Nov 6, 2008
But development in Xiamen hasn't been nearly as rapid as in Shenzhen or Guangzhou, two cities on the Pearl River Delta. With dynamic economies based on industry, service, shipping and logistics, they are China's fastest-changing cities by our measures. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Exports down at China leading trade fair Nov 6, 2008
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sales were down at a major Chinese trade fair which closed here Thursday. Contracts signed during the 104th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, totaled 31. (Xinhuanet, China)
Former PBT dancers to lead Chinese ballet Nov 5, 2008
He and Li had just returned from a stint with the Guangzhou Ballet, where they choreographed a premiere, one that the company hopes to take on a tour to Germany. For his own company, he has been preparing a rock ballet and was constructing a program for the anniversary similar to the mixed repertory programs at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Viewpoints: China and Taiwan deal Nov 5, 2008
XIAN, STUDENT, GUANGZHOU, CHINA. I have always felt that Taiwan was a part of China. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Canton Fair suffers drop in attendance amid global crisis Nov 3, 2008
AP, GUANGZHOU, CHINA Monday, Nov 03, 2008, Page 10 ... But exhibitors and buyers said they have noticed a sharp drop in attendance at the event in Guangzhou ... But at the fairs second five-day session late last month, attendees were able to stroll up and down corridors virtually unimpeded, said Devereux, the Guangzhou-based managing director of Chinasavvy HK Ltd, which matches foreign buyers with Chinese factories. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China's Worst Nightmare: Unemployment Nov 1, 2008
According to estimates by the Dongguan City Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, 9,000 of the 45,000 factories in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen the heart of China's industrial south are expected to close before the Chinese New Year in late January. That could mean up to 2. (Time.com)
Dreams of home profits turning sour Oct 31, 2008
This year the price falls spread north to Guangzhou and along the coast to Xiamen and Shanghai, before heading. up the Yangtze River to Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing, then north to Beijing, Tianjin and Shenyang. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Canton Fair orders plunge Oct 31, 2008
Contracts signed in the first two phases of the biannual 104th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou totaled $24. 76 billion, said Mu Xinhai, a spokesman for the fair, Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hidden beauty of concrete jungle Oct 30, 2008
BEIJING, Oct. 30 -- Guangzhou is definitely not a city you will fall in love with at first sight ... Restaurants in Guangzhou are open for business as early as 6 am and the most popular ones are usually huge, covering several floors, serving about 1,000 people at a time, and full of noise and chaos ... Guangzhou is not only a paradise for foodies, but also a magnet for businessmen from all over the world. (Xinhuanet, China)
State exams are nomonkey business Oct 29, 2008
The power center must launch "a thorough investigation to see if this is just an isolated case. If there are more such cases, then the state exam system is completely a failure," a blogger wrote on the website of Guangzhou Daily ... "I'll have nothing to complain about if I don't perform in the exam as well as others. But the competition must be a fair play," a candidate in Guangzhou said. (Asia Times Online)
* CAA declines to confirm daily cross-strait flight report Oct 29, 2008
A majority of charter flights heading to Taiwan land at Taoyuan and Songshan, whereas those heading to China land mostly in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Also See. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Airil hopes to see an end to his erratic season Oct 29, 2008
Besides Airil, the other top Malaysian pros for the Johor Open are Danny Chia, Ben Leong, Iain Steel and S. Sivachandhran, who recently enjoyed a top-25 finish in the Midea China Classic in Guangzhou two weeks ago. A total of 20 Malaysians will be competing, including the Jamil brothers 17-year-old Ilyia and 21-year-old Hanafiah who earned their tickets through a one-round qualifier held at the same venue earlier this month. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Survey: The World's Next Great Cities Oct 29, 2008
REALTOR Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool. YOUR INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE REALTOR.ORG/realtormag. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Chinese comics find inspiration in traditional culture Oct 29, 2008
BEIJING, Oct. 29 -- Authorities in Guangzhou plan to spend up to 180 million yuan ($24 ... "There is a promising market for the comics and animation industry as the city has introduced a series of preferential policies to support and develop the industries," said Fan Xu, director of the Guangzhou press, publication, and radio and television (copyright) bureau ... Guangzhou is home to more than 120 comics and animation companies, which generate combined annual revenues of more than 10 billion... (Xinhuanet, China)
Dogs hailed by locals for helping with groceries Oct 29, 2008
Three dogs have recently become stars of a housing estate in Guangzhou,after helping their owner lug groceries in baskets ... BEIJING, Oct. 29 -- Three dogs have recently become stars of a housing estate in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, after helping their owner lug groceries in baskets ... (Source: Guangzhou Daily). (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese property stocks plunge to near all-time lows Oct 28, 2008
Chinese property stocks plunged to near all-time lows Monday, with Guangzhou R&F sliding 22 percent and China Overseas Land down almost 13 percent, despite government steps unveiled last week to prop up the housing market ... 3 percent in September from the previous month, but prices in the southern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou had slid 5 ... By the close of trading in Hong Kong, shares in Guangzhou R&F Properties had fallen 22 percent to 3. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Lower profit foreseen at Japanese automakers Oct 28, 2008
Toyota has already announced plans to expand two of its other car plants with FAW. It also has plans to add a second, 120,000-units-a-year line at its factory in Guangzhou with its other local partner, Guangzhou Automotive, in mid-2009, eventually raising the line's capacity to 200,000 units a year. The planned additions and expansions would bring Toyota's annual output capacity in China to 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Chinese lenders hit by lackluster of real estate market Oct 28, 2008
Official figures show that the price of new real estate in Guangzhou in August dropped more than 21 percent to an average of 9,078 yuan per sq m, after peaking last October. Total turnover in the new residential building market fell 11. (Xinhuanet, China)
Full Story » Oct 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Suspect eggs pulled off shelves in southern China Posted: 28 October 2008 1406 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
* Federer wants to make it three in a row in Basel Oct 27, 2008
She has also won two titles this year, in Prague and Guangzhou. Ivanovic dominated the opening set from the baseline, but dropped serve three times in the second after facing nine breakpoints. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Southern Airlines increase flights/routes Oct 26, 2008
For the domestic market, new tourism routes will be opened, and more flights will be added from southern Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. With the upcoming peak tourism season for the country's Hainan Island during winter and spring, the company will run 10 daily flights from Guangzhou to Haikou and eight from Guangzhou to Sanya ... For example, Guangzhou to Sydney and Guangzhou to Melbourne will be changed to non-stop, direct flights this winter and spring. (Xinhuanet, China)
Research and Markets: China's Portable Media Players Industry Will Grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 34.5 Percent from 2008 to 2012 Oct 25, 2008
- Guangzhou Glomarket Trading Co. Ltd. - Highlight Electronic Ltd. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Asia's opportunity forsay in a new order Oct 24, 2008
"The demise of Wall Street Anglo-Saxon model doesnt signify the victory of Chinas financial modus operandi," said a commentary in the 21st Century Business Herald, based in Guangzhou. "Even as we criticize Wall Streets excesses, we should be aware that Chinas model of financial operation is not necessarily the answer," it said. (Asia Times Online)
10 Questions for Wayne Wang Oct 24, 2008
Sophie Li, Guangzhou, China I hope that Princess of Nebraska will be put on YouTube in China and released for free. Thousand Years was originally supposed to be financed by a Chinese company and then it fell apart because there were lines in the movie that they felt very sensitive about. (Time.com)
Southern China to shed millions of jobs as economic crisis bites Oct 24, 2008
Now 9,000 of the 45,000 factories in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen are expected to close before the Chinese New Year in late January, the Dongguan City Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment estimates. By then, the association expects overseas demand for products from the three manufacturing hubs to have shrunk by 30 percent, as the knock-on effects of the US housing market collapse and credit crunch filter down to Chinese workers. (Yahoo! Asia News)
New MasterCard Research Ranks 65 Cities in Emerging Markets Poised to Drive Long-Term Global Economic Growth Oct 23, 2008
With 15 cities ranked in the top 30 and four in the top ten including #1 Shanghai, #2 Beijing, #6 Guangzhou and #10 Shenzhen, China outshone all other countries in the Index ... To assist him in this research, Dr. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Economic Advisor for MasterCard Worldwide, APMEA Region, initially assembled and chaired a panel of leading experts in economics, urban development and social-science from around the world, including the following: -- Professor Fan Gang, Director, National Economic... (PR Newswire)
Crisis plays havoc withChina's toymakers Oct 23, 2008
Trade volume at the October 15-19 first phase of the autumn session of the 104th fair in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) dropped by about 10% year-on-year ... Before Beijing announced the export rebate changes, Wang Zhiguang, vice chairman of the Dongguan Toy Industry Association, told Guangzhou Daily: "Of the some 3,800 toy factories in Dongguan, no more than 2,000 are likely to survive the next couple of years.". (Asia Times Online)
* INTERVIEW: Chinese dissident urges caution on cross-strait ties Oct 23, 2008
E Organized and participated in the 1989 student movement in Guangzhou; put into prison twice between 1989 and 1995; served nearly five years. E First person to provide the UN with evidence that the Chinese Communist Party had forced prisoners undergoing reform through labor to make products for export. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Using basketball to sell city Oct 23, 2008
Several prominent business executives made the trip with the Bucks, who were scheduled to play two exhibition games against the as part of the 2008 NBA China games: Oct. 15 in Guangzhou and Oct. 17 in Beijing ... Hines said he has been impressed with the amount of construction he has seen in Guangzhou. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
How Will China Weather the Financial Storm? Oct 23, 2008
Recent months have seen a first wave of bankruptcies and closures among the tens of thousands of factories in industrial zones from Guangzhou to Shanghai that make toys, jeans and PCs bound for U.S. retailers. Chinese manufacturers are particularly vulnerable to recession right now, partly because of higher labor and commodities costs and partly due to the simple fact that China's boom resulted in the creation of far more factories than global demand could possibly support in a cyclical... (Time.com)
China: Shut plants a big sign of domestic, world woes' impact Oct 22, 2008
"Many toy factories have gone bankrupt this year," says Luo Yunzhang, founder of toy exporter Guangzhou Sixiren Toy, which makes playground equipment for Ohio-based Little Tikes, among other products. "We saw exports start to dip in May, when the government began restricting businessmen's visits ahead of the (August) Olympic Games. Now the global crisis is causing problems. When people are in difficulties, they spend less on things like toys," Luo says. (USA Today -- Money)
China smelters output to fall Oct 22, 2008
Real estate turnover was down more than 60% over the year to September in most major cities including Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Chengdu. "We do not see any V-shaped recovery on the horizon," said Morgan Stanley's Derek Kwong in a research report that predicted home prices would fall 20% in the year ahead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Awareness of China's development requirement urged Oct 22, 2008
GUANGZHOU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A top official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday called for efforts to overcome obstacles to scientific development and to heighten public awareness of development requirements. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said that efforts should be made to get rid of the thinking that is inconsistent with the concept of scientific development and to promote the development of socialist... (Xinhuanet, China)
Economy disrupts China's plans to spiff up factory hub Oct 21, 2008
" It wasn't until 1978 that then-leader Deng Xiaoping opened the Pearl River Delta to foreign investors eager to set up factories.The first in Dongguan was the Taiping handbag factory. Thousands more followed. Dongguan is now home to 7,000 garment factories, 3,000 shoe factories that produce 1 billion shoes a year, 3,000 toy factories and major electronics-assembly plants for companies such as Casio, Sanyo, Hitachi, Samsung, Nokia, Phillips, Kyocera and hundreds of others.Desperate for fast... (Anchorage Daily News)
China shifts course as export demand slows Oct 21, 2008
"I do believe 2009 will be worse than 2008." Corporate executives from cities across China said in interviews last week at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou and the Global Sources consumer electronics show in Hong Kong that while layoffs are rising, joblessness does not yet appear to be a serious problem. Many laid-off migrant workers in export-reliant regions like Guangdong Province have returned to their home villages, since high food prices have made farming more remunerative. (International Herald Tribune)
* South Koreas Noh wins in Guangzhou, Taiwans Lu is third Oct 20, 2008
South Koreas Noh wins in Guangzhou, Taiwans Lu is third. AFP, GUANGZHOU, CHINA Monday, Oct 20, 2008, Page 20. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Korean teen Seung-yul lands China Classic by one shot Oct 20, 2008
GUANGZHOU: South Korean teenager Noh Seung-Yul won the US$500,000 Midea China Classic here yesterday with a one-shot victory over Australias Terry Pilkadaris. Noh, at aged 17 the third youngest winner on the Asian Tour, fought off a spirited challenge from Pilkadaris by posting a three-under-par 68 for a 17-under-par 267 total. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Chinese animal rights victory takes cats off the menu Oct 20, 2008
Jan 31 2008: Hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers rush to board trains, causing chaos in the southern city of Guangzhou. . (Yahoo News -- Animal Rights & Welfare)
Sunken treasure Oct 19, 2008
" Magically, everything was perfectly preserved by a layer of silt. Raised from the seabed more than a millennium later, the gold cups and bronze mirrors, silver boxes and ewers look as fresh as the day they were created. In 2005, the Singapore government paid more than 20m to acquire the treasure as the centrepiece for a new maritime museum. But it is not just about bling. The Belitung wreck is a time capsule that has revolutionised our understanding of two ancient civilisations that fill the... (BBC News)
* Taiwans Lin races up the leaderboard, teen Noh in top spot Oct 19, 2008
AFP, GUANGZHOU, CHINA Sunday, Oct 19, 2008, Page 20. South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul continued his remarkable run at the Midea China Classic yesterday by taking a two-stroke lead over Australias Terry Pilkadaris and compatriot Park Jun-won. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Korean teen edges closer to maiden title Oct 19, 2008
GUANGZHOU: Korean teenager Noh Seung-Yul continued his remarkable run at the Midea China Classic yesterday by taking a two-stroke lead over Australia s Terry Pilkadaris and compatriot Park Jun-Won. Noh posted a four-under 67 to take the lead on a 14-under-par 199 total with Pilkadaris and Park trailing on matching 201s after the third round of the US$500,000 Asian Tour event. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
