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The growth of arbitration in China is offering greater choice to foreign investors in how they choose to settle disputes there. But with local bodies now vying for international cases, there are concerns about enforcement and jurisdiction of arbitration bodies.

The on-time river closure at China’s two major hydropower sites was a significant technical achievement. However, there are manv obstacles which still have to be overcome.

Statistics released by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television in Beijing showed yet again the dominance of China in any quantitative picture of Asian media trends, writes Andrew Green of Zenith Media. In announcing that the number of cabled households had risen from 35m in 1995 to 51m in 1996, the ministry forecast that some 60m would have signed up by the end of 1997.

China’s industrial parks and zones are facing a difficult period as inward investment levels slow. The development area in Tianjin, not content with being voted the best managed domestically-run zone, is looking overseas to improve its services.

Pollution costs China the equivalent of eight per cent of its GDP every year, but government action is improving matters.