Long rail journey: UBS report predicts investment shortfall of 200 billion yuan

The railway sector will see an annual investment shortfall of 200 billion yuan ($28.60 billion) in three years, said UBS Securities in Shanghai, according to China Securities Journal.

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Motorola eyes research, 3G market

Cellphone maker Motorola Inc yesterday said it will continue to increase its research and development (R&D) investment in China.

Tianjin pioneers new model of green growth

Tianjin and its Binhai New Area carry high expectations not only as the next growth engine for China, but also as a model of sustainable development.

Sustainable development now a required task of all countries

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai yesterday called on the entire world to share responsibility for sustainable development in the 21st century.

Jet Li: 'One Foundation' passes along funds and hope

He started his speech with a slow, deep bow to the audience and also ended that way.

Tianjin sets for financial innovation

As the growth engine of China's third wave of economic development, Tianjin aims to build itself into a financial innovation base in the country rather than a financial center, a senior city official said yesterday.

'Eco-city' to reclaim wasted land, water

If 2007 was a year of exploration to find a feasible sustainable mode of development, 2008 will mark the start of practicing that considerable promise.

Sino-Singaporean vision for blue skies and green grass

The Sino-Singaporean Eco-city project in Tianjin can serve as a reproducible model for other regions in China while greatly benefiting Tianjin in the next 30 to 40 years, a senior Singaporean official said.

Incentives could clean up energy use

China needs regulations to encourage energy saving and promote clean energies to reach its goal of a sustainable economy, said Shi Zhengrong, chairman of a flagship solar company, at the sidelines of the Asia Society's corporate conference in Tianjin.

TEDA fulfills Deng's promise

"There are tremendous hopes hiding in development zones" - such was the characterization given by Deng Xiaoping, designer of China's reform and opening-up policy, as he stood on saline land in Tianjin Municipality more than two decades ago.

Alcoa helps fuel growth in Tianjin

Editor's Note: The Asia Society is holding its 18th Asian Corporate Conference at Tianjin Binhai New Area this week with the theme of sustainability and global business development.