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Airbus: Made In China
The first Airbus made in China was revealed at the Paris Air Show this week. "The Airbus A320, which was assembled at a plant in Tianjin that is 49%-owned by a Chinese consortium, will be delivered to a leasing... Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas
" Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice. Its location on a... China, the new masters of the universe? Airbus production line opened
Chinas growth expected still, at 8 or 9% in 2008 and the same in 2009. The upcoming chinese middle class will fly. Airbus wants half of the market, invested $600m in a plant. " The most prominent European... China, Singapore together to make Tianjin an eco-city
Post-Olympic China stays in the headlines by announcing their intentions to revamp Tianjin as an self-sustaining eco-city with their partner country, Singapore. "China and Singapore on Wednesday pledged a joint...
created by jessica.lam | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Reporters tour China's new high-speed train
On Tuesday, the Chinese government gave reporters a chance to test-ride the new Beijing-Tianjin high-speed train before its official opening next Friday. One Reuters correspondent was impressed, noting that the... Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins
"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory... China to close plants over Games
China has now ordered that 40 factories be closed in Beijing in the run-up to the Olympic Games, but many are doubtful that it is actually going to make a difference."The plants in the eastern port city of... Facebook Blocked in China
This doesn't bode well for 08.08.08 and beyond: just a few weeks after launching its service in China, Facebook has been blocked.As of 4:26pm EST, are any NowPublic members in China able to access it?"Danwei...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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9068 views | 10 recommendations | 22 comments
China to crack down on illegal use of the Olympics logo
In a place like China, it is going to be impossible for them to crackdown on the illegal usage of the logo. There is going to be street vendors or just random stores having it up. All they can do is prevent... 1 million Olympic tickets remain unsold
There are still unsold tickets to the Beijing Olympics. I do not know if this is the norm when we are two months away and there are still 1 million unsold tickets or people are staying away for miscellaneous...
created by JeffHuang | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1597 views | 48 recommendations | 16 comments
Huaneng to Boost Renewable Energy
"Huaneng to Boost Renewable Energy 2008-03-26 07:52:13 China Daily ...EADS 'to produce outside Europe'
"The head of European aerospace company EADS has given his strongest indication yet that some Airbus manufacturing will be moved outside Europe. "We don't have a choice," its chief executive Louis Gallois told...Wall of Qin - Wall of Han - Wall of Ming
This URL has plenty of history plus 76 good photographs.The Great Wall of China
The Chinese started building their Great Wall to defend themselves against the Huns. The Huns were a nomadic people originating from the general region of Mongolia.NowPublic on Facebook
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