Archive for February, 2010
Zhejiang facing worst labor shortage in 7 yrs
East China’s Zhejiang province is facing the most severe labor shortage since 2003, with an average of 383 jobs for every 100 registered job seekers after the Spring Festival, the local Hangzhou Daily newspaper said ... Read More
A necessary try for IMF
The appointment of Zhu Min, deputy governor of the Chinese central bank, as a special adviser to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), highlights China’s increasing influence in the global financial ... Read More
China oil company inks gas exploration deal with Thailand
A State-owned oil company from Northwest China’s Shaanxi province has inked a deal with Thailand to explore for natural gas in parts of the Khorat Basin, an oil-rich region 280 kilometers from Bangkok. The agreement was ... Read More
China, Cambodia sign Consular Treaty to strengthen cooperation ties
China and Cambodia on Thursday signed here the Consular Treaty, aimed to further strengthen the cooperation relations between the two friendly countries. Long Visalo, secretary of state of Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry and ... Read More
‘Clean’ coal power to go online next year
China’s first self-developed integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power station is scheduled to go online in Tianjin next year, joining an elite group of such efficient power plants in the world. Construction on ... Read More
Chinese in Niger return home as situation calms down
As the situation in the capital gradually calmed down after the coup, the more than 100 Chinese who have been living in Niger’s Chinese embassy began to return home on Monday. An embassy official told Xinhua, the Nigerian ... Read More
Three Gorges Dam champions clean energy program
Long before climate change became a global issue, inspiring reams of editorial coverage and the Copenhagen Summit, the Three Gorges Dam, the largest construction project in China since the building of the Great Wall, was ... Read More
‘China Model’ needs Chinese wisdom
The riddle of the “China Model” has become the most exciting research topic for social scien-tists worldwide: How has a populous country without a “democratic” political system managed to transform ... Read More
China seeks mutual benefits and win-win results in ACFTA
China will support the development of ASEAN-China free trade agreement (ACFTA) steadily and elaborately through close communication and negotiation with ASEAN, so as to seek mutual benefits and win-win results, said ... Read More
China taps more Saudi Arabian crude oil than U.S.
According to the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports to the United States fell to below 1 million barrels a day for the first time in 20 years. At the same time, China’s oil imports from Saudi Arabia ... Read More
China Unicom confirms involvement with bidder for Nigerian Telecommunications
China Unicom last night released a report, confirming its involvement in the recent privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc. China Unicom (Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, got in touch with the ... Read More
Chinese voice concerns on-line ahead of annual parliamentary season
“Livelihood issues” are Chinese people’s top concerns as shown in on-line polls ahead of the annual parliamentary and political advisory sessions. Chinese netizens have voiced their complaints on-line and hope ... Read More
China hopes for early restoration of Niger’s constitutional order
China hoped the constitutional order in Niger could be restored as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing Tuesday. China was concerned about the situation in Niger and always maintained that ... Read More