China Economic ReviewHeavy rainstorms in July caused the Huai River to flood in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces. The floods killed at least 16 peo-ple and caused more than Yn18bn damage much at it when the authorities opened the rivers' dykes in order to divert floodwater onto farmland and away from industrial -. cities such as Bengbu and […]
The International Organising Committee has decided to put back the start of the 2008 Olympic Games by two weeks.. Originally due to be held from July 25 to August 10, the rescheduling was in response to a request from the Beijing local organising committee that the start be defeated to August 15, in order to […]
China and Spain have set up a special forum to help improve bilateral exchanges between the two countries in politics, economics, cul-ture and sports, Xinhua reported. The forum was founded to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of political ties between the two countries and the opening ceremony in Beijing was attended by the […]
Vincent Siew, appointed by Taiwan's president Chen Shui-hian as his economic adviser in May, has called for Taiwan to present pro-posals for direct transport links with mainland China. Talks have been held up because President Chen said he was not ready to offer a blueprint for direct links to the mainland unless Beijing agreed to […]
President Hu Jintao has assumed executive control over Beijing's relations with Taiwan from former president Jiang Zemin, reported the Financial Times. According to sources quoted by the newspaper, Hu now heads the Communist Party's leading group on Taiwan affairs. The second-ranked member of the group is Jia Qinglin, a former governor of Fujian province. Hu […]