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Beijing to greatly develop ecological industrial park to promote energy saving and emission reduction One official from Beijing Government expressed on July 27 in Beijing that Beijing was trying hard to build ecological industrial parks with the latest principles applied and ...
Mall developers see potential of Chinese consumer market From: China Daily Star Mall Group, a real estate and investment company in Turkey, announced a plan on Monday to open 10 shopping mall projects in China over the next 10 years. "The 10 projects are expected to involve a ...
China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy From: China Daily China has overtaken Japan to become the world s second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Depending on how fast its exchange rate rises, ...
PMI for manufacturing sector falls to 51.2% in July From: China Daily The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for China s manufacturing sector stood at 51.2 percent in July, down 0.9 percentage points from the previous month, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said here ...
China won t relax property measures From: China Daily China won t relax property measures until they have effectively controlled home prices, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday, citing Wang Juelin, deputy director of the policy research center at the Ministry of ...
Luxury products win mass appeal in China From: China Daily Luxury brand makers are struggling to find the right sales strategy in China after the country was named the second largest market in the sector. Debate is raging over whether to maintain their exclusivity or to allow ...
PBOC stresses effective implementation of monetary policy From: Xinhua The People s Bank of China, China s central bank, has asked its branches to effectively implement a moderately loose monetary policy in the second half of the year. The bank urged maintaining the continuity ...
China s land supply up 135% in H1 amid worries on property prices From: Xinhua China provided 56,000 hectares of land for residential use in the first six months of 2010, up 135 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources. A significant ...
Social networks become integral part of retailing Can you remember a time before Facebook, Google and Twitter were a part of everyday parlance? It s amazing how the internet has gone way beyond being a channel of communication and source of information to become integral part of ...
Retail jobs jump by 22,000 in UK in a year The retail sector has seen a boom in employment with over 22,000 more people taking up jobs than a year ago. In the second quarter of 2010, full-time equivalent employment was up by 3.6% compared with the same time last year. The British ...
What, precisely, constitutes mobile commerce? The question follows Amazon s announcement that it hit $1 billion in mobile commerce. When Amazon.com Inc. last week announced it hit $1 billion in mobile commerce sales in the last 12 months, retailers and industry experts knew it ...
NRF: Further Federal Action Needed to Control Swipe Fees The National Retail Federation (NRF) said a new Federal Reserve study showing credit card swipe fees result in a transfer of income from low-income individuals to wealthy individuals is evidence of the need for further ...
China s first-half fiscal revenue rises 27.6% From: China Daily The Chinese government s fiscal revenue rose 27.6 percent in the first six months of the year to 4.3 trillion yuan, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance s website. Fiscal spending for the first half ...
WTO lauded China for its significant role in reviving global trade From: Xinhua The World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 23th lauded China for the significant role it has played in reviving global trade growth and said in its annual report that the nation has more than ...
Chen Deming: Thriving China is ever more open for business For the last year, China has expanded domestic demand and worked to attract foreign investment, contributing to the global recovery. However, concerns have recently been floated, not least among foreign businesses, that ...
IMF hails China s policy response in financial crisis From: Xinhua Chinese authorities quick, determined and effective policy response has helped mitigate the impact on the economy and ensured that China has led the global recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on ...
Finance Minister: China to continue proactive fiscal policy in H2 From: Xinhua China will continue its proactive fiscal policy in the second half of the year, focusing on speeding up economic restructuring, Finance Minister Xie Xuren said Tuesday. Xie made the statement at a ...
E-commerce committee fights poor practices in Beijing The Beijing E-commerce Industry Collaboration Committee has been established to encourage resource sharing and industry self-regulation, and to resist unhealthy competition. Chinese e-commerce and industry websites, including ...
More small businesses are entering franchise market From: Los Angels Times Firms are exploring franchising as a way to grow amid lower rents at many prime locations and as Southern California s economy shows signs of improvement. The Leelin brothers, Mendrick and Michael, are ...
Online retailers look to improve site search 57% of companies plan to spend more on site search technology this year. Online companies in the U.K. and other areas recognize the benefit of making it easy for visitors to search for content on their web sites, and 57% say they plan ...
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