Archive for the 'Economy' Category

Inside China Today – Sunday 15th August

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, August 15th, 2010
 
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- Gansu mudslide due to over development
- Regime diverts relief funds into its own coffers
- Huang Huahua to visit Taiwan, offers no help to Taiwanese investors
- No place for petitioners in Beijing
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Gansu mudslide due to over development
Over 1100 people have been killed and more than 2,000 are missing after a mudslide in China’s Zhouqu County, [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 11th July

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, July 11th, 2010
 
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- Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
- New law firm to fight injustice
- CCP Secretary selling off village properties
- ‘Global Quit the CCP’ day draws response from mainland Chinese
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Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
Greenpeace is suing global retail giant Wal-Mart for illegally selling transgenic rice in China. An attorney for the organization filed the complaint on the 28th of June, at [...]

Inside China Today – Saturday 26th June

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
 
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- Chinese wage hikes cause headaches in Hong Kong
- Greedy companies send pharmaceutical costs soaring
- Mudslides in southern China kill hundreds
- Renowned doctor pursues justice at Supreme Court along with petitioners
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Chinese wage hikes cause headaches in Hong Kong
Unease sweeps through mainland China as Hong Kong businesses along the Pearl River Delta are impacted by workers strikes over pay rise [...]

Inside China Today – Friday 30th April

Posted by Daniel Teng on Friday, April 30th, 2010
 
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- World Expo nestled in by heavy security
- Hand, foot and mouth disease ravages Guangdong
- Tang Jitian: “…the Justice Bureau is standing on truly wrong foundations”
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World Expo nestled in by heavy security
The world may be looking forward to Shanghai’s World Expo officially opening this coming Saturday, May 1st, but local residents are fed up with paying the high [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 28th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, March 28th, 2010
 
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- South-west drought worsens, farmers fuming
- Chinese judicial independence a pipedream
- Human rights lawyers speak about US Resolution 605
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South-west drought worsens, farmers fuming
The continuing drought in south-western China has affected over 50 million people in the Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guizhou Provinces. Resentment is mounting amongst farmers over many issues, including rising inflation, the loss of fertile [...]