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China won't guarantee Web freedom over
Olympics. May 8, Guardian.co.uk
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Employment for the
masses in China. May 5, 2008 smh.com.au
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China Discovers the Permissive Society. AP 08-03-02
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Life in China's Suburbs. Time
Magazine
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Religion flourishes in China. ITN UK
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China Official Explains Religion Policy. AP.
08-02-21
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In China, Collecting Income Tax Proves
Problematic. WSJ
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Rules tightened for
China workers. BBC
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China woman in legal first
over abortion case. Telegraph
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A voice for rural women of China. Los Angeles
Times. Jan. 2
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Rural-urban income gap
continues to widen in China. Times of India
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Dog Owner Takes On China's Web Censors. Washington
Post. Dec.26
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Ageing 'threatens China economy' BBC
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China
'forced Miss Tibet to quit'. BBC
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China accuses Dalai
Lama of violating
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Buddhist traditions. Times online. Nov. 22
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China's fuel-supply crisis. The Economist.com
Nov. 22
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Beauties and Cars (A photo show)
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Consumers In China Deal With Inflation Their Own
Way. Forbes.com Nov.15
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Six killed after elevator plummets 34 floors. China
Daily. Nov. 14.
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Olympic charm school is
'beauty bootcamp' Telegraph, Nov. 12.
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Record number of twin
pandas born in China: report. AFP Nov. 14,
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China to
discuss making traditional festivals legal holidays
Xinhua Nov. 7
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Traditional wedding
ceremony in Anhui attracts visitors (Photo Show)
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China's New Wealth Underscores Inequalities
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Millions more must relocate from
Three Gorges Oct. 11, 2007
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Baby
boom for the Beijing Olympics Oct. 10, 2007
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Per capita housing floor space for
urbanites reaches 27 square
meters
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Grey areas in China's one-child policy,
BBC Sep. 21, 2007
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Beijing young couple host traditional wedding ceremony (photos)
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Wu No. 2 Among Powerful Women by Forbes Sep. 1, 2007
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China has 37 million more males than females
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Chinese couple tests property law, CNN Mar. 27, 2007
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- "Stay-behind children"
need education and guidance
September 23 – The number of juvenile dilingquents have leapt by 13% every
year since 2000, many of them being stay-behind children, the children of
migrant workers. "More and more juvenile delinquents in China are involved
in violent acts or mafia activities, besides, quite a large number of them
have used intelligent methods when committing offences, " said Shao
Wenhong, the director of the research laboratory of the Supreme People’s
Court.Currently there are 150 million migrant workers nationwide, who
leave 29.9 million children back home. Without proper guardianship and
family education, it is easy for stay-behind children to be misguided by
bad information from the society. (Chinanews, Nanchang)
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China warned of risks of imbalanced sex ratio, aging society
Aug. 24, 2007 - Sex ratio for newborns
aged zero to four had reached 163.5 boys to 100 girls by the end of
2005 in Lianyungang, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province.
A total of 99 cities had sex ratios
higher than 125 and the national average figure reached 119 in 2005.
..China's working population,
men in the 16-59 year age bracket and women in the 16-54 age bracket,
will peak at 932 million by 2013 and stand at around 930 million by
2020, the CFPA said, noting finding enough jobs for them is an
important and arduous task. People aged above 60 now accounted for
more than 11 percent of the total population and will grow to 16.1
percent by 2020, which means the government will have to support 234
million aged people by that time and meet serious challenges in social
security, social welfare and service. (Click the title of this news
for full coverage.)
- 'Wife shortage' to hit
nation in 2020s
Today's boys may face a major problem when they become tomorrow's
men - they will find it very difficult to get hitched, simply
because there won't be enough women. Sociologists are calling for
swift measures to be taken to address the nation's growing gender
ratio imbalance. China now has 37 million more males than females,
the People's Daily reported on Friday, without giving the source.
And the number of males below the age of 15 is 18 million more than
females in the same age group, the report said. (Click
for full report on ChinaDaily.net)
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Facts and Figures |
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Total Population:
1.29533 billion (about 22% of total population in the world)
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The
most populated administrative region: Henan Province (92.56 million)
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The
least populated administrative region: Tibet (Xizang)
Autonomous Region (2.62 million)
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The
province with the fastest increase in population during the past decade:
Guangdong Province (37.5% increase);
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University
graduates in every 100,000 people: 3,611 (Compared with 1,422 in 1990)
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The
yearly average net increase of population: 12.79 million
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The
percentage of those who are over 65 years old: 6.96%
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Total Number of
Military Service Personnel: 2.5 million
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The
average lifespan: Male: 69 years; Female: 73 years
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Religions in China |
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China's Leader Puts Faith in Religious.
Washington Post
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China has about 5.5 million Protestants
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3.5 million Catholics (not
include underground house churches)
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Number
of Christianity: Official statistics on Christianity in China
show there are 16 million believers, whose numbers are expanding in the
Communist nation which also has 18 theological schools, with about 1,800
students.
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Adoptions |
 Top 5
countries where Orphan Visa were issued by US Government between
1996-2006
(Source: National Geographic Jan. 2007)
- China 6520
- Guatemala 4093
- Russia 3710
- South Korea 1380
- Ethiopia 711
Note: So-called
orphan visas are required for US adoptees from other countries.
Intercountry Adoption: China (U.S. Department of State.)
China
Adoption
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China's 56 Nations |
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China is
a unified, multi-national country, comprising 56 nationalities.
The Han people make up 91.02 percent of the total population,
leaving 8.98 percent for the other 55 ethnic minorities.
They
are Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Uygur, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Bouyei,
Korean, Manchu, Dong, Yao, Bai, Tujia, Hani, Kazak, Dai, Li, Lisu,
Va, She, Gaoshan, Lahu, Shui, Dongxiang, Naxi, Jingpo, Kirgiz, Tu,
Daur, Mulam, Qiang, Blang, Salar, Maonan, Gelo, Xibe, Achang, Pumi,
Tajik, Nu, Ozbek, Russian, Ewenki, Benglong, Bonan, Yugur, Jing,
Tatar, Drung, Oroqen, Hezhen, Moinba, Lhoba and Gelo. All
nationalities in China are equal according to the law. The State
protects their lawful rights and interests and promotes equality,
unity and mutual help among them. (Click for
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China staggers under soaring grocery bills. The Globe and Mail. Nov.14
-- The food crunch
- 55%.
PORK: Prices soared after farmers cut production because of increased feed costs
and outbreaks of blue ear disease, which killed 70,000 animals and prompted the
government to destroy thousands more.
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EDIBLE OILS: Three people were killed last week in a stampede for cut-price
cooking oil in Chongqing. Prices for edible oils have risen on reduced oil seed
crops.
- 30%
VEGETABLES: Bad weather has led to poor vegetable crops and pushed up prices.
Rising food costs threaten to fan unrest, spur wage demands and undermine the
stability of an economy that grew 11.5 per cent in the third quarter.
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World's tallest man holds traditional wedding ceremony
The world’s tallest man, 56-year-old Bao Xishun, holds his bride’s
hand during a traditional wedding ceremony on Thursday, July 12, 2007,
in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.(Click
the title of this news for full report and pictures.)
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Official: Single-child parents in China
can have second child
July 10, 2007 - A Chinese spokesman confirmed on Tuesday that in all
Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, except for
Henan Province, couples in which both parents are only children can
themselves give birth to two children. (Click
the title of this news for full report.)
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China has 162 mln Internet users
July 19, 2007 - The number of
Internet users in China hit an estimated 162 million by the end of
June, with nearly 100 people a minute going online for the first
time, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC)
announced on Wednesday.
(Click the title of
this news for full report.)
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715 people killed in natural disasters
so far this year
July 19, 2007 -
China''s death toll from natural disasters is 715 so far this year,
and 129 people are missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported on
Thursday. The figures compiled to July 16 also showed 200 million
people were affected by natural disasters, including floods,
landslides, droughts, gales, snowstorms and earthquakes, while 4.45
million people were forced to leave their homes. (Click the title of
this news for full report.)
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China has 37 million more males than females
July 10, 2007 -
China has become the most imbalanced country in gender ratio of newborn
babies in the world. This period of imbalance is also the longest time
in the world. In 2005, the ratio between newborn girls and boys was
100:118.88, far from the average ratio of 100 to 104-107. In Jiangxi,
Guangdong, Hainan, Anhui and Hunan provinces, the ratio is even higher-
100:130. (Click
title of this news for full report.)
| Year |
New-burn Girl vs. Boy |
| 1982 |
100 to
108.5 |
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1987 |
100 to
110.9 |
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1990 |
100 to
111.3 |
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1995 |
100 to
115.6 |
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2000 |
100 to
116.9 |
| 2005 |
100 to
118.88 |
In 2005, the ratio between
newborn girls and boys was 100:118.88, far from the average ratio of 100
to 104-107. In Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Anhui and Hunan provinces, the
ratio is even higher- 100:130.
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Woman tops rich list after
IPO
hina Daily, April 20, 2007 -A
25-year-old woman became the richest person on the mainland on Friday
following the debut of the Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd on the Hong
Kong stock exchange. Huiyan Yang saw her wealth surged to HK$66.64
billion (yuan) after the Guangdong-based giant property developer
opened at HK$7.01 per share in the Hong Kong stock exchange, an
increase of 36 per cent over the IPO price of HK$5.38. (Click
for full coverage.)
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Forbes Cancels China
Philanthropy List
US magazine Forbes announced last Tuesday that it will cancel the China
Philanthropy List this year and gave no timetable for resumption.Forbes compiled
its first China Rich List in 1999, the first of its kind in China, and has
released the China Philanthropy List annually since 2004.Ms. Zhang Xiaohua,
marketing director for Forbes China, attributed the cancellation to the
immaturity of charity in China, Chongqing Business News
reported."Chinese entrepreneurs haven't reached a consensus on charity and
therefore it is immature to make such a list," she said.Traditionally, Chinese
people don't want to show off their wealth, so entrepreneurs seldom publicize
their donations. (Click
for full report.)
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Women gain more say in China's politics
Xinhua
News, May 15, 2007 - Chinese women have more say in politics, with more than 200
of them now in positions of the governors, cabinet ministers or holding posts
equivalent to that level. The proportion of female officials at various levels
of government and state institutions has been raised to 40 percent, said Huang
Qingyi, vice-president and first secretary of the Secretariat of All-China
Women's Federation, at a press conference on Tuesday. "The participation of
women in politics has increased enormously," Huang said, noting that currently
there are nine female "state leaders" -- a term described people with a post
equal to or above the vice-premier level. These important females include Wu Yi,
vice-premier and Political Bureau member of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee, He Luli, Gu Xiulian and Uyunqimg, all vice-chairwomen of the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress, or top legislature, and Chen Zhili,
State Councilor. Five women have been promoted to state leaders in less than six
years since 2001, Huang added. At the end of 2005, there were 241 women in the
ministerial posts across China, which means they are key decision-makers in a
province and ministry, or equally important state agencies.
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Average urban marriage cost
hits 560,000
China Daily, April 20,
2007 - The average wedding cost in urban China hits a record of
560,000 yuan (US$72,572), and young couples are heavily depending on
parents' financial aids to pave the way for their marriages, reported
the Jiefang Daily Friday. The 560,000 yuan is based on some 60,000
valid questionnaires of a recent survey conducted by the Committee of
China Wedding Expo. According the survey, the wedding related expense,
honeymoon, new house and car are prime contributors to the soaring
marriage cost in the urban area. (Click
for full report.)
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Only 1% Shanghai Residents
Want to Be Blue-collars
CRI April 9, 2007 - A recent survey in eastern China's Shanghai
municipality showed only 1% of the interviewed would like to be
blue-collars. Xinhua News Agency reported the survey covered 4,000
local households. Most people preferred to seek posts in the
government or at government-run institutions, monopolies, banks and
insurance companies. "The figure shows that Chinese people are still
greatly affected by traditional values in job hunting. It also
indicates there are problems in the government's work in human
resources development," said Lin Zeyan, an official with the human
resources department under the development research center of the
State Council.
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Housing, Medicine, Jobs --
Chinese Dreams for 2007
Xinhua News, Jan. 2, 2007 -
Four years working as a white-collar worker in
China's largest city of Shanghai, Liu Xiaoqiang feels he's far from
being able to afford his own apartment there.
He makes 5,000 yuan (US$640) a month as an IT
engineer, but that's only half the average price for a square meter of
housing in downtown Shanghai. When Liu
finished college study in 2002, he had vowed to buy an apartment in
three years at most so that his parents would leave their countryside
home in central Hubei Province and live with him.
"They spent up their savings to finance my
education through college while other villagers had moved into bigger
houses," said Liu. "I just hope houses in Shanghai would be more
affordable for home buyers like me." A
recent survey made by the Shanghai government shows 33 percent of the
new settlers in the city think they'd need at least10 years of hard
work to buy an apartment, 32 percent said they would need six to 10
years and 20 percent said five years. (Click
for full report)
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China fires official for
having too many children
China
Daily, Apr. 9, 2007 - China's Communist Party has fired a local
official for having too many children -- both with his wife and a
mistress -- in violation of strict family planning policies, a state
newspaper said on Monday. Qin Huaiwen, who headed a construction
bureau in Yulin in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, had three
daughters with his wife and a son and a daughter by his mistress, who
was almost 20 years his junior, the Beijing News said. Most urban
Chinese couples are only allowed to have one child. One of his
daughters by his wife was registered as being his wife's sister's,
while the two children he had with his mistress took their mother's
surname and lived with their grandparents, the report said. The family
ties only came to light after the mistress began complaining about a
lack of child support and her second-rate position to Qin's wife, the
newspaper added. Qin denied his mistress' children were related to
him, but DNA tests proved otherwise, it said. Qin was also charged
with adultery, and was expelled from the party as well as losing his
job, it said.
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China's family planning policy
helps prevent 400 million births by 2005
Xinhua News, May 3, 2006 - The family planning policy has helped
China prevent 400 million births by the end of 2005, Zhang Weiqing,
minister in charge of the National Population and Family Planning
Commission, has said. In an interview with "Qiushi" (Seeking Truth From
Facts) magazine, he said thanks to hard efforts in the past three decades,
China has curbed fast population growth and recorded low birth rate,
reducing 300 million births by 1998 and 400 million births by 2005.
Government statistics show that there are 1.8 children for a Chinese
couple on average, while the number of children for each couple came to
six in the early 1970s when the family planning policy was just
introduced. The 400 million births, if not prevented, would postpone
China's drive to build a well-off society, said Zhang. Such an achievement
should be recognized as many developed countries spent over a century
before reaching low birth rates, he said.
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30% of couples abandon sex
for stress
China
Daily, April 2, 2007 - With constant pressure from families and
careers, a staggering 30 percent of middle-aged couples give up on
sex, according to a new survey. The survey, the first of its kind to
measure intimacy between middle-aged couples in China, was conducted
by American pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly Company and the
Beijing-based China Population Communication Center. Interviewing
32,906 people in 10 big cities including Beijing and Guangzhou, the
poll found that middle-aged couples in the Chinese mainland seldom
communicate in their daily life, and often rate their sex lives
poorly. (Click
for full coverage.)
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Population hits 1.30756 bln by 2005: Survey
People's Daily, Mar. 17, 2006 - The National Bureau of Statistics
released Thursday the results of a 1 percent sample census conducted in
2005. At 0am Nov.1, 2005 China's population in 31 provinces, autonomous
regions, municipalities directly under the central government and active
army was 1.30628 billion (excluding those in
Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan). Prediction based on
the results shows that China's population would hit 1.30756 billion by the
end of 2005 (excluding those in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). (Click
for full report)
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China
adheres to family planning policy: Premier Wen
Dec. 28, 2006 - The Chinese government will adhere to the basic policy
of family planning with improved services and stronger leadership,
said Premier Wen Jiabao at a national conference. Family planning was
crucial to China's modernization and the building of a harmonious
society, Wen told the national conference on population and family
planning held on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Click
for full report)
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Population:
13.819 million (3 million increase during the past decade, increase
rate: 27.7%, average annual increase rate: 2.4%)
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Total
number of families: 4.176 million
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Average
number of family members: 2.9
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Men Vs.
Women: 52.1:47.9
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The
group of 0-4 years old: 1.878 million, shares 13.6% of total city
population; The group of 15-64 years old: 10.786 million, shares 78%
of total city population; The group of 65 and older: 1.155 million,
shares 8.4% of total city population.
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Census |
Year |
Total
Population |
Male
Vs. Female |
| 1 |
1953 |
582 million |
107.6:100 |
| 2 |
1964 |
695 million |
105.5:100 |
| 3 |
1982 |
1.008 billion |
106.3:100 |
| 4 |
1990 |
1.134 billion |
106.6:100 |
| 5 |
2000 |
1.266 billion |
106.7:100 |
Woman with
'Unfavorable Looks' Settles with Employer
Xinhua News, Feb. 10, 2007 -
A 23-year-old woman, who has accused a Shanghai education training
company of firing her because of her "unfavorable looks", settled with
her employer on Friday and will continue to work in the company. The
two sides reached an agreement after mediation on Wednesday and
Friday. Qiu Zi will stay in the company, not as a teacher, but in a
role where she promotes the company's charity work, according to the
company. Qiu appealed to the Xuhui District labor disputes arbitration
office and asked Shanghai Jiaotong University Only Education Group to
pay 10,000 yuan (US$1,288) for rupture of contract and to refund a
training fee of 260 yuan (US$33). (Click
for full report)
Survey: China's
salary hike tops world three
China View, Feb. 8 - Chinese can expect huge salary increases in 2007,
said a survey conducted by the human resources consultant ECA
International. Benefiting from the growth of the economy, from human
resource shortages and the decline of the inflation rate, workers in
China will see a wage increase of 6 percent in 2007, ranking third in
the world wage hike record. (Click
for full report)
China bans illegal trade
in human sperm,eggs
Feb.
2, 2007 - China's Ministry of Health has banned trade in human sperm,
eggs, zygotes and embryos and laid down new regulations for assisted
reproductive therapy (ART). A statement from the ministry said it had
appointed a panel of specialists to examine and deliberate on licence
applications to carry out assisted reproduction operations and open
sperm banks. "China bans all forms of trading of sperm, eggs, zygotes,
embryos, and will not brook any illegal collection of sperm and eggs.
Violators will be severely punished," said the statement. (Click
for full report)
Population hits 1.30756 bln by 2005: Survey
People's Daily, Mar. 17, 2006 - The National Bureau of Statistics
released Thursday the results of a 1 percent sample census conducted in
2005. At 0am Nov.1, 2005 China's population in 31 provinces, autonomous
regions, municipalities directly under the central government and active
army was 1.30628 billion (excluding those in
Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan). Prediction based on
the results shows that China's population would hit 1.30756 billion by the
end of 2005 (excluding those in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). (Click
for full report)
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