Oct 2002
    CHINA BY THE NUMBERS
Per-Capita GDP Expected to Hit US$1000 by Year's End

(September 25, 2002) Sources from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show China's GDP in 2002 is expected to exceed US$1.3 trillion, meaning that the per-capita GDP will reach US$1000 by the end of this year... [More]


China's Exports Expect a Growth of 15 Percent This Year

(September 25 2002) China's exports are likely to stage a record monthly high of US$30 billion for September, according to a report from the General Administration of Customs (GAC)... [More]

    CHINA BUSINESS HEADLINES
China Listed as No. 1 in Attracting FDI

(September 24, 2002) China has become the most attractive FDI nation, surpassing the United States for the first time, the latest survey result shows... [More]


WTO Brings Foreign Retailers Bigger Market Share

(September 25, 2002) Competition among foreign retailers in China has heated up since China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) nine months ago... [More]

Economists Advise Foreign Businesses to Stay Put in China

(September 04, 2002) Business leaders attending a major economic conference were encouraged to keep their capital and investment in China Wednesday due to China's outstanding cost- effectiveness when compared to some other Asian countries... [More]

China's SMEs Seek Venture Capital

(September 25, 2002) Fast-growing small and medium enterprises (SME) in China are seeking venture capital from abroad in an effort to expand channels of financing... [More]

Logistics Sector Shows Great Potential

(September 25, 2002) China's logistics sector has a bright future, according to over 100 high-ranking business people attending Tuesday's China Supply Chain and Logistics Roundtable... [More]

Shanghai to Launch 10 More IC Production Lines

(September 18,2002) China's total market demand for integrated circuits (IC) will allow Shanghai to establish 10 more IC production lines, officials of the Shanghai IC Industry Association revealed at yesterday's forum held during the 1st Pudong Innovation and Incubation Week... [More]

    QUOTES OF THE MONTH
"While the global economy is slumping, China is still maintaining rapid growth and has become a focus of world economic development, particularly in the communications industry," said Motorola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Galvin. "We encourage our foreign suppliers to invest in China while we help potential Chinese market suppliers to develop the skills to enter the international market," Galvin added. [More]

    DID YOU KNOW?
Sleeping Buddha

The Sleeping Buddha is Sakyamuni on his death bed entering nirvana. It can be seen in temples, grottoes or frescoes all round China, varied from stone engraving, wood cutting, jade carving, clay sculpture, coloured drawing to metal moulding. Its size can be so long as to tens of meters or as small as a grain of rice.
Mr. Zhao Puchu, the president of China Buddhism Association, such described the authentic sight of Sakyamuni's nirvana in the book of "General Knowledge of Buddha":... [More]

   COMPANY IN ACTION
Overseas Manufacturers Speed up Shifting Purchase, R&D Center to China

(September 06, 2002) Recent years have seen new trends of overseas manufacturers shifting their production to China, including purchasing and research and development... [More]  

Goldman Sachs to Invest in Semiconductor Industry

(September 24, 2002) The world's leading investment bank Goldman Sachs said it has planned to invest a "considerable" amount of funds into the Chinese mainland's semiconductor industry... [More]

Cisco, China Telecom Team up

(September 6, 2002) Cisco Systems announced yesterday that it was selected by Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, to supply networking technology for the creation of a city-wide multimillion-US-dollar broadband network... [More]

FedEx Offers Money-back Guarantee in China

(September 24, 2002) FedEx Express (FedEx), the world's largest express transportation company, yesterday announced that it will offer its money-back guarantee to customers throughout China. It will be the first and only international express carrier to offer a money-back guarantee in the China market... [More]


Coca-Cola Has over 50 Percent Market Share in China

(September 04, 2002) Coca-Cola (China) Beverages Limited announced recently that its product series have had a share of over 50 percent on the Chinese beverage market, according to latest poll results of ACNielsen, an established market investigation institution... [More]


   MAGNIFYING GLASS
Chipmaking's New Capital: Asia

Demand is now strongest in the region, and S&P thinks China has the greatest potential for semiconductor producers ... [More]