As a temporary measure, the odd-even license number driving rule drastically reduced air pollution and traffic jams during the Beijing 2008 Olympics and last month's Asia-Pacific Economic Conference conference.
The Beijing municipal government is discussing whether the odd-even license number driving rule should be made permanent. A recent Beijing Normal University report shows that on average a Beijing resident spends 97 minutes traveling between home and office and that frequent occurrence of smog in many cities is threatening public health.
What makes a brand "global?" According to the former head of marketing for Starbucks and Nike, a global brand "can travel worldwide, transcend cultural barriers, speak to multiple consumer segments simultaneously, create economies of scale, and let you operate at the higher end of the positioning spectrum - where you can earn solid margins over the long term".
Editor's Note: China's economy is in transition. So is every part of it. But what does that mean? Higher productivity, less waste, and more dependence on the domestic consumer market - the answer commonly goes.
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS USING ADDITIONAL money, in direct investment projects and in credit, to boost the economy's short-term growth, after some latest data showed weakening signs.
Even slowing down, the annual GDP growth rate of 7.4 percent is still among the highest in the world and the Chinese economy has entered a new era of stable growth.
On Tuesday, the Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced to quit the party chairmanship in a gesture acknowledging responsibility for the unprecedented recent election defeat the KMT suffered.
The introduction of the bank deposit insurance system in China will cause significant changes in the banking sector, increasing big banks' savings and putting small banks at a disadvantage. The move also signifies a fundamental change in the regulatory mentality.
The rapid graying of the world's population is the subject of many newspaper columns and scholarly articles.
Face is very important for many Chinese people, and saving face is mostly related to money. Many Chinese people, especially those living in big cities, are stressed, not because of work but vanity.
The public should respect teaching methods as long as they are reasonable and condemn those that are irrational, says an article in Yangtze Evening News. Excerpts:
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