Hong Kong's Asia Television said it had won the right to broadcast in neighbouring Guangdong province, although it said that negotiations were continuing on revenue-sharing issues. Currently ATV, along with the SAR's other free-to-air station Television Broadcasts, are routinely and illegally broadcast in the province. However, local cable operators insert their own advertising space and […]
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China produces 83 per cent of the world's tractors, 70 per cent of its silk and half of its television sets, according to a recently published report by the Great Wall Company Research Institute. It also makes 29 per cent of the world's colour televisions, producing 39.4m units, and 14.4m washing machines, 24 per cent […]
Predictions that WTO entry would lead to the demise of the domestic auto industry have proved wide of the mark. Instead, foreign carmakers, particularly Japanese, are eyeing China as a low-cost production base. Predictions that WTO membership would lead to the sudden collapse of China's auto industry seem to have proven false, at least for […]
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New horizons
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.
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Look before you leap
Foreign 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.