2008 July
Trade & Supply Chain
Shipping sector rides wave of boom in trade
The Times, 25/07/2008
Rapid economic growth in China and India has led to a boom in world trade, which in turn has brought good times for the shipping industry.
Freight rates have soared as Asian demand for...
Industry and Manufacturing
City basks in hi-tech summer show
China Daily, 11/07/2008
Through partnership with the giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held each January in Las Vegas, the 2008 China International Electronics Show (SINOCES) in Qingdao is now attracting the...
Politics and Economics
Foreign Direct Investment in China Jumps 45.6 Percent
Bloomberg, 11/07/2008
By Li Yanping and Nipa Piboontanasawat
Foreign direct investment in China rose 45.6 percent in the first half from a year earlier, swelling inflows of cash that may stoke inflation in the...
Politics and Economics
35 Chinese firms make Fortune list
Xinhua, 11/07/2008
Yan Zhonghua
China's largest refiner Sinopec, together with 34 other Chinese companies, made it to this year's Fortune 500 list released Thursday, the best-ever showing by...
