Investment Returns of the Shanghai World Expo？

For China, Shanghai World Expo is the biggest international carnival after Beijing Olympic Games. It was nearly 150 years ago when the first World Expo was held in United Kingdom in 1851, and now it＇s China＇s turn to be the host country to exhibit the future development of mankind. However the large-scale investment of World Expo 2010 is controversial so far, followed by a question： what is the return of investment of the Shanghai World Expo？     

How Do China＇s Economic Policies Work？

All the indicators of China＇s economic data in the first half of 2008 have shown that the fast growth is not going to translate into overheating. But given the complicated economic .situation now, it remains a headache to maintain a steady economic growth. What challenges will there be in China＇s economic development in the second half of this year＇？ And what policy would be the key to the problems＇？     

Latest Highlights on Olympics

Who will take the Olympic Torch Relay？
The list of torchbearers for the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay is to be published shortly after the candidate＇s qualifications are confirmed. The selection of the torchbearers has completed,as China＇s provinces,     

Italy and China： Trade, Culture and History——An Interview with Antonino Laspina, Commissioner of the Italian Trade Commission＇s Beijing office

Italy is a modern, industrialized nation which has managed to preserve its traditional culture intact. It is China＇s old friend, and its long-time trade partner. In 2006, the Year of Italy in China, various measures were taken to broaden the scope of China and Italy＇s relationship, not only in terms of economic cooperation and trade, but also concerning historical and cultural awareness. What sort of new opportunities for cooperation will we be seeing in the new year？ China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Antonino Laspina, Commissioner of the Italian Trade Commission＇s Beijing office, about this question and more.     

Beijing Parks:Greenery and Tranquility in the Metropolis

Beijing can sometimes seem a bustling city of gray buildings but in fact there is a surprising amount of green,tranquil parks in it to afford rest and relaxation to local residents and visitors to China's capital. There are over 300 parks to explore in Beijing,many of which were built by China's past emperors.In ancient times,they were not open to the public and were used by emperors for sacrifices to gods or leisure activities.Nowadays,Beijing's parks are a great place to relax,take the kids to play or watch the locals flying kites or practicing their morning tai-chi. Now let's look at some of the best parks in Beijing.     

HARBIN The Snow Fairy Tale

Heilongjiang. Province, the most northeast part of China, when viewed on a map has the shape of a swan. Its capital city is Harbin, which is located south of Heilongjiang. Not only for its special position, but also as the center of Heilongjiang＇s political, economic, educational and cultural life, Harbin is described as the pearl beneath the swan＇s neck.     

汉语鲜词

嘛去？
What are you up to？ It＇s the expression short for 干嘛去 （gan ma qu）, but 干（gan, means do） is often omitted in daily language, especially in northern part of China. It＇s used as greeting when two friends meet each other, but it＇s not necessary to answer it seriously. Because people who asked this question don＇t really want to know where are you going, just a way to say＇ Hi＇, or ＇Good morning＇, ＇Good afternoon＇.     

Go up or down?——Look into the Real Estate Price After the Olympics

2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the Chinese is not only a unique event, but also will influence many aspects of China. To the real estate industry, the effect of the Olympic Games will play an important role in a short period. How about the effect to Beijing＇s housing price？ Does it continue to go up or turn down？ This is the main concern for majority of those in this industry and consumers.     

投资首选地-北京天竺空港工业区

Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone was established in January 1994 approved by Beijing Municipal Government with an entire construction area of 6.6 square kilometers.It is located one kilometer west to the Capital International Airport.After near ten years‘ development it has formed a modern scientific and technological zone with electronic information and modern logistics as the main body,characterized by foreign oriented economy and relying on the new high technological enterprises.It is well known for its large investment scale,optimized industrial structure and high export proportion among the development zones in Beijing‘s suburbs.Up to now,284 domestic and oversea enterprises from 18 countries and regions have settled down in the industrial zone and the total investment has exceeded US＄2.4 billion.     

New Trend Likely to Emerge in Steel Product Mix

China steel industry experiences swift growth in past several years, satisfying the development of national .economy by providing substantial long products for infrastructures and buildings construction and flat products for machine, ship and auto making. The flats output has been on the rise in the same period, while that of the longs has been on the decline. The capacity of HR and CR sheet plate and other high value added products swells and even exceeds market demand, as Mysteel （China＇s top indicates. Due to the economic steel information provider）＇s data downtown, industrial experts expect that a change in product mix is looming： more longs would be produced, but fewer flats would be.     

China''s Environmental Protection Industry:A Promising Future Ahead——Exclusive Interview with Mr.Luo Jianhua,Secretary-general of CESIA

On June 15, 2009, at the 2009 China Beijing International Energy Saving and Environmental Protection High-level Forum -- EMC and Energy Conservation Service Industry, there were 12 enterprises par-ticipating in the contract signing ceremony for EMC programs. All the contracted energy conservation companies are member units of Beijing Commission for Promotion of Energy Saving and Environmental Protection （Beijing CPPESEP）. And the total amount of cooperation intention is up to tens of millions RMB. It seemed that the EMC mechanism oriented by the market and serving the energy conservation was thriving again. So what is the EMC？ How is it developed and applied in China right now？ And what difficulties does the EMC mechanism confront in China？ Let＇s see.     

英文概要

Special Report Spring for Urban Complex？
The development and operation of urban complex will be the main stream in the process of China＇s future urban development that lead by all levels of government. In other words ,China＇s complex competition is a sign of China＇s future urban development competition.     

China＇s Cultural Industry Development in Governments＇ Eyes

The implementation of the Cultural Industry Promotion Plan will have a very significant impact not just on China＇s cultural development, but also the entire national economic and social development. The impact will be in four aspects： first, changing the way of economic development andadjusting the economic structure; second, expanding domestic demand, increasing employment, and actively responding to the current financial crisis; third, achieving prosperity of socialist culture and better meeting people＇s cultural need; last, promoting Chinese culture and enhancing our country＇s cultural soft dower.     

Welcome to Czech Art Festival in Beijing!

A glimpse of exoticism from Czechia in golden Beijing! Czech Embassy will give a panorama of natural environment, history and relics, cultural fruits and industrial development of the Czech Republic to everyone. Distinctive fashion show, Czech contemporary design exhibition and introduction to relevant businesses and tourism will also be provided. This is a dazzling demonstration that you should not miss! Here are the the upcoming activities at the Festival.[第一段]     

展会连四海 经贸谈五洲—会展经济

Exhibition economy is a potential rising industry. Langfang is traditionally described as “golden area linkage between Beijing and Tianjin”. Frequent hosts of some big inter- national trade and cultural activities will boost Langfang＇s fame, enhance its foreign exchange and cooperation, and imporve the economic and social development.     

Shaanxi Impressions

Ancient, but longing to be modern
In most people＇s eyes, Xi＇an, the capital of Shaanxi, a province in western China, is an alias for ＂Ancient China＂, which is also what Patricia from Arizona, U.S., who was sitting next to me on my Xi＇an flight thought as well. ＂My husband and I managed to spend one precious day there in our busy China trip schedule, just to have a look at the great Terra Cotta Warriors,＂ Patricia＇s eyes were glimmering as we set off flying towards history. The Terra Cotta Warriors are the masterpiece of the First Qin Emperor, whose dynasty dates back to BC 221 - BC 207. Actually, I would prefer to refer to the city as ＂Chang＇an＂, which used to be the city＇s name in the Tang dynasty （AD 618 - 907） when it served as China＇s capital during the most prosperous period in ancient Chinese history.     

ART ＆ GALLARY

Art Beijing 2010： Art Across Asia
This year＇s event comes at a crucial time for the contemporary art market. ＂rhe global financial crisis has waned, and the art market is emboldened with a new vitality. At this moment, we can begin to see whether the Chinese art market is on track and what its development trends for the near future will be. As one of Asia＇s most important art fairs, the Art Beijing Contemporary Art Fair is a special annual meeting place for galleries, artists, critics and collectors.     

Potential Await for Tapping——Insight to cultural consumption in China

Just a few days ago, People＇s Forum Magazine and People＇s Daily made a China-based nationwide questionnaire survey on public cultural consumption inclination. The result of the survey indicated that the public cultural consumption level is low and so is the enthusiasm of public for cultural consumption. Given the international practice, since China＇s income per capita has exceeded US$3000, the total cultural consumption should be more than RMB 4 trillion. However, at present the real consumption is less than RMB 800 billion, which means that most of the cultural consumption potential was not brought out.     

Beijing prime land to set market record

A 49,000 sq m space of land for commercial development in Beijing is expected to be sold for more than 10 billion yuan （1.47 billion U.S. dollars） in early March, a record for the capital city＇s land market.     

CHITEC, Innovation Changes the World

Platform to show
Pablo Molina Petrovich, general manager architect of Architectural Office Association of Chile, is satisfied with what he has achieved by displaying a promotion booth for his newly-established China office at the 12th CHITEC. ＂Our Beijing office was just established at the early January this year, so it＇s high time to promote ourselves to be more familiar with Chinese. China now is full of opportunities here,＂ he said.