China Economic ReviewForeign expertise is in demand for infrastructure projects such as those associated with the Beijing Olympics, but bidders should consider how to structure their projects before they decide to submit a proposal. The decision to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympic Games precipitated much media coverage of the business opportunities resulting from the city's need […]
Away from the provincial capitals, the outlook for cities in western China has improved. These emerging markets are increasingly able to take advantage of new infrastructure and government-directed incentives. According to official classification, China has more than 660 cities, of which 159 are in the 12 provinces that make up western China. Most are unknown […]
Motorola has won four contracts worth US$108m to expand and upgrade wireless networks for China Mobile. Under the contract, the US group will expand GSM 900 and 1800 networks in the provinces of Hubei and Yunnan and the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. The expansions will increase subscriber capacity by 1.2m users when the work […]
Warner Bros, a unit of media giant AOL Time Warner, is waiting for regulatory approval to buy a stake in one of Shanghai's biggest cinemas, South China Morning Post said. The 1,490-seat, nine-screen complex in the Xijiahui shopping district has already started trial operations. The joint venture was agreed earlier this year, but the cinema […]
A fire at an internet caf?in Beijing’s university district on June 17 caused 24 deaths. According to official reports, the fire broke out at 2am-3am in the Lanjisu internet caf? a converted residential apartment that was operating illegally. Most of the victims were said to be teenagers or students from the nearby Science and Technology […]