Management of Land Resource Put under Social Supervision

Recently the Ministry of Land Resources promised to the public that from March 1,2004, the executive affairs of the land resources management system will be open to the     

M＆A Activity Slows in 4Q

The fourth quarter proved to be the best quarter for US venture-backed companies to achieve public market exits in2006, with 18 initial public offerings （IPOs） completed--according to the Quarterly Liquidity Report from Dow Jones VentureOne. The IPOs raised an aggregate total of $1.23 billion.     

Foreign enterprise is not allowed to undertake design project in China alone

In case a foreign enterprise undertakes construction design project, the enterprise must choose one Chinese partner of the qualification for the construction design of China. The Construction Market Management Sector of the Ministry of Construction will draw up Proposals on Temporary Regulations on the Management of Construction Design of Foreign Enterprise in P. R. China, which will be published at the website: www.cein.gov.cn to solicit suggestions.     

The Chinese Media Market Is Facing Reshuffle

China ranks No. 6 worldwide in terms of total advertising expenditures. We estimate that China＇s media and ad vertising was an $11.4 billion industry in 2005, having grown 32% annually since 1991. During that period, advertising spending as a percentage of do- mestic GDP has increased from 0.57% to 0.63%. Still, China＇s advertising spending as a share of GDP is well below that of the United States （2.2% of GDP） or Japan （1.4% of GDP）.     

Introduction to the Media Road

International Media Street is located in the central part of Xuanwu District. Its northern end is Xuanwumen and the southern end is Road Nanbinhe. Its whole length is 3.2 kilometers, with total areas about 220 hectares and total construction areas about 5.60 million square meters. The main functions of the international media street is to service the media organizations and institutions at home and abroad, promoting the developing operating of the modem media industries, showing modern media technologies and products, collecting and distributing developing information about modern media industry.     

Government Faces New Challenge

The second quarter data of venture investments in China can only lead someone to conclude, ＂This Pig is pretty.＂ The first full quarter in the Year of the Golden Pig has clearly shown that the venture ind.ustry will not be deterred from continuing to invest in the right opportunities across China.[第一段]     

Laws on Foreign Trade Expected to Issue in the Early Half of the Year

Mr. Yu Guangzhou, Vice Minister of Commerce disclosed on 2004 Seminar of China Development Top Forum that Laws on Foreign Trade was expected to be issued in the early half of the year, which would promote the healthy and standardized development of foreign trade.     

Nasdaq To Start China Index

The Nasdaq Stock Market will begin tracking the performance of Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges with the Nasdaq China Index. The Index will be listed under the symbol CHNX. The exchange plans to have the Index operational before the end of the second quarter.     

iPhone, New Smartphone Champion in China

The shock wave caused by the Apple iPhone has been spreading from the U.S. to China at an unbelievable rate. Savvy entrepreneurs have been purchasing hundreds of thousands of iPhones in the U.S. and Europe, then ＂cracking＂ the operating system to allow the device to be used on any GSM network. According to China Mobile, there were about 400,000 cracked iPhones using its cellular network service at the end of 2007, representing one out of every 10 iPhone shipments announced officially by Apple. We have never doubted that the iPhone will achieve greater success than iPod in China if Apple teams with China Mobile to launch its Chinese version. There are two reasons. Firstly, different from the U.S. where the smartphone market is fairly limited, appealing primarily to business users, the smartphone market in China, though, is an entertainmentoriented individual consumer market,     

英语角

IPO Year in Review2005 was a bumper year for initial public offerings. Record commodity prices, a resurgent interest in the internet and the growing importance of China as an economic force made 2005 the most valuable year for IPOs since the dot-com boom. France, whose politicians are renowned for their anti-capitalist rhetoric, witnessed the largest IPO for 20 almost five years. A record number of French men and women rushed to buy shares in Electricité de France. Gaz de France added t…     

Will the Three New Markets Enter Into OTC?

One of the key words in theTwo Conferencesthis year is to promote establishment of multi-hierarchy capital markets. Mr.Fan Fuchun,a member of the national committee of CPPCC, and vice chairman of China Security Regulatory Commission, declared that OTC should be established after introduction of     

The Hard Argument for China''''s Soft Landing

The world has at last embraced the Chinese growthmiracle.But in doing so it may be missing an important realitycheck.Two problems have recently emerged in the Chineseeconomy:a credit bubble and inflation.The good news isthat China is already coping with these issues.The bad newsis that the world may be unprepared for the impact of aChinese slowdown.     

Guidelines for Manuscripts Submitted to The China Journal of Accounting Research

正The China Journal of Accounting Research"CJAR"(ISSN 1755-3091)publishes quarterly.It contains peer-reviewed articles and commentaries on accounting,auditing and corporate governance issues that relate to the greater China region.We welcome the submission of both theoretical and empirical research papers pertinent to researchers,regulators and practitioners.Authors should note:1 Submissions must be original     

The Hard Argument for China''s Soft Landing

The world has at last embraced the Chinese growth miracle. But in doing so it may be missing an important reality check. Two problems have recently emerged in the Chinese economy: a credit bubble and inflation. The good news is that China is already coping with these issues. The bad news is that the world may be unprepared for the impact of a Chinese slowdown.     

China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue Declared a Success

China and the United States agreed to beef up collaboration in the f inancial services sector. Under agreements reached at the concluding day of the Third China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), qualif ied foreign-invested companies, including banks, will be     

Delhi ready to relax rules on foreign ownership of media（印度拟对外资开放媒体业）

New Delhi has given its clearest signal yet that it is to liberalise its print media industry by allowing foreign newspapers to publish in India and permitting foreign institutional investors to buy stakes in local media.The recommendations are certain to lift the hopes of foreign investors and media groups keen to tap into one of the world‘s fastest-growing newspaper markets.     

SEC Changes Section 404

The Securities and Exchange Commission （SEC） issued in August, to grant smaller pub lic companies （including foreign private issuer） further rellef from compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Moreover, SEC suggested that the new public companies could not compliance with the requirements of Section 404 when they declare their first annual report. According to the former items of Section 404, the public companies have to refer their financial report to assess their internal controls＇validity.     

Double-Blade Sword

fter parted from ePlanet, DFJ turned to Dragon Venture, DFJ speeds up its pace in China in 2006. Draper could be another name of venture capital, like a sharp hatchet in the investment field which controls people＇s sight. In Silicon Valley, Tim Draper like a star on the stage, who could not be met every day.     

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enicity, mutagenesis and so on, malachite green has been exciting extensive solicitude of the public. This review presents the research state of mala     

A Promising Golden Pig Year

The Year of the Dog saw strong economic performance of over 10%, the record-setting IPO boom and phenomenal in M＆A activity. Foreign direct investment continued to be strong at around $60 billion, and PE and VC investing more than doubled over 2005. Although in Western countries venture capitalists associated the term ＂dog＂ as slang for a poor performer, China continues to surprise the World.