Monthly Archives: November 2016
Table of Contents of November 2016
- Cover story
China-US jointly support African Disease Prevention and Control Center
- Economy outlook
Reports on China’s Foreign Trade 2016 Autumn
- Financial strategy
Offshore wind turbines to transformTaiwan’s energy industry
- Legal spotlight
China publishes Catalogue for Key Areas of Service Export
- Point of interest
IRONMAN 70.3 Xiamen wrap up successfully
- Portrait
Wang Jianlin ranks 1st on the Hollywood Reporter’s China Power List
- Remark from editor
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China-US jointly support African Disease Prevention and Control Center
Nov. 23 (US time), on the sidelines of the 27th China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, with the witness of Chinese Premier Wang Yang and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, Deputy China International Trade Representative Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director of National Health and Family Planning Commission Wang Hesheng and Head of U.S. Agency for International Development Smith, Assistant Minister of United States Department of Health and Human Services and Assistant Director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention jointly signed a MOU on Supporting African Disease Prevention and Control Center among Chinese Ministry of Commerce, National Health and Family Planning Commission, and U.S. Agency for International Development, United States Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
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Reports on China’s Foreign Trade 2016 Autumn
The Comprehensive Department and Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of China’s MOFCOM jointly issued the Reports on China’s Foreign Trade (2016 Autumn) (hereinafter referred to as the Reports). The Reports reviewe the operation situation of China’s foreign trade in the first three quarters and predicts the development situation of China’s foreign trade in the whole 2016 and 2017. Continue reading
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Offshore wind turbines to transformTaiwan’s energy industry
Taiwanese government is actively developing offshore wind power, which will be an important factor in transforming Taiwan’s overall energy structure. While inspecting the nation’s first two offshore wind turbines in Miaoli County, just completed in October, Premier Lin Chuan pledged that the government will also safeguard neighboring ocean and fishery resources. Continue reading
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China publishes Catalogue for Key Areas of Service Export
Approved by the State Council, Chinese Ministry of Commerce published the Catalogue for Key Areas of Service Export (No.58 (2016) Announcement of the MOFCOM) on October 25 . Continue reading
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IRONMAN 70.3 Xiamen wrap up successfully
The coastal city of Xiamen provided a scenic and challenging setting for athletes at the first-edition of the Xiamen Bank IRONMAN® 70.3® Xiamen on November 13. In sunny and hot conditions, thousands of spectators helped cheer Josh Amberger (AUS) and Jeanni Seymour (ZAF) onto exciting victories at the inaugural race in the Fujian province. Amberger bested the men’s field with an overall time of 03:56:51, while Seymour took top honors in the women’s race with a time of 4:24:03. Li Pengcheng finished as the top athlete from the host country of China, crossing the line with a time 04:30:53, good for 16th place overall. Continue reading
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Wang Jianlin ranks 1st on the Hollywood Reporter’s China Power List
Hollywood’s most prestigious magazine the Hollywood Reporter published its inaugural China Power List on November 2, 2016. Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin ranks first on the list, followed by Alibaba’s Jack Ma, Tencent’s Ma Huateng and China Media Capital’s Li Ruigang. Continue reading
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Nothing hurts economy more than epidemics
Cheming Yang
When we talked about the impact of epidemics on economy, the most frequently cited example would be the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic in 2003. Almost 14 years have passed since SARS, many young people around 20 years old cannot even recall this experience. But there is no lack of new incident. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic in South Korea last year is an economic disaster for real. Continue reading
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