China is being dramatically attractive to American students. Based on the data from the American Centre for Educational Exchange (ACEE), interest in China among American students increased 25.3% this year, compared with last year.
Frank Mork, educational resource coordinator of the ACEE told a press meeting in Beijing that China is emerging as an ever popular destination for American students, with numbers steadily rising over the past few years. Read more…
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Last week, the highest standards of food of imports, exports and domestic consumption have been unveiled by the government.
According to the senior officials, in order to check imports from the United States strictly, China will send food and drug quality control officials to the country—as US FDA has opened its offices in China.
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Although remain almost unknown for its involvement in Business, education and culture, British business has actually played an active role in China’s economic development. There are more than 6,000 UK-invested projects that worth $15 billion in China, making it the first ranked country among European countries in volume and actual realized value of investment.
Since 2002, China has been the UK’s fastest growing market for exports of goods and now is the largest outside the Unite States and Europe. Moreover, with a 2-to-1 surplus in the UK’s favour, the services trade is also growing. This year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his counterpart in China Wen Jaibao set a formal target of $60 billion in bilateral trade by 2010 at the Read more…
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It is worthy and winning for the companies and individuals who were recognized at the inaugural British Business Awards held on Nov 6 in the new Westin Chaoyang Hotel.
Organized by the British Chamber of Commerce in China, the British Business Awards rewarded innovation, education and corporate social responsibility to highlight the strong Read more…
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After the sharp fall to surge more than 6 percent yesterday, the major mainland index began to rally, mainly boosted by heavy weight stocks in the energy and financial sectors.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index and Shenzhen Component Index both soared several percent especially Shanghai Composite Index had 884 stocks closing higher.
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According to the municipal government official, in addition to the 500-billion-yuan plan introduced last Friday, the government will launch a 160-billion-yuan ($23.4 billion) economic stimulus package. The plan was approved by Shanghai Han Zheng on Monday. It will be spent in the coming two years on such areas as transportation, scientific innovation, industrial upgrading, environmental protection and projects regarding the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
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To better guarantee the safety of increasing Chinese food imports, the US Food and Drug Administration opened its first overseas office in Beijing on November 19.
“A permanent FDA presence in China will help us address the challenges presented by globalization,” FDA commissioner Andrew Von Eschebath said at the opening ceremony. They want to cooperate with the Chinese government and manufacturers to make all the FDA standards are met before the food shipment to the United States. Read more…
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Even though China is becoming the No. 1 holder of US bonds, it is still likely to continue increasing holdings of US treasury bonds because it is the best way to deploy its $1.9 trillion foreign exchange reserves, economists say.
According to US treasury data on Monday, China has taken Japan’s place to become the top holder of US treasury debt in September. Its overall holdings Read more…
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The Gartner China Outsourcing Summit 2008, which began the day before yesterday in the Shangri-la Hotel in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province come to an end today.
Jointly held by the Ministry of Commerce and Gartner Inc, a leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, it is the Read more…
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Three offices will be opened in China by the US Food and Drug Administration this week to help guarantee the export safety to America. According to the office of US Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt, the new offices are the first offices outside of the United States, and it will promote the effectiveness in protecting consumers from America and China.
Leavitt, together with Andrew Von Eschenbach, the agency’s Food and Drug Commissioner, will open the first office in Read more…
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China is being dramatically attractive to American students. Based on the data from the American Centre for Educational Exchange (ACEE), interest in China among American students increased 25.3% this year, compared with last year.
