China Economic ReviewEncouraged by China's adherence to World Trade Organization rules, more and more US firms are making plans to expand their China activities, a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce has found. According to the report, more than 61% of US businesses said WTO-inspired changes were having a positive impact on their business and were […]
Chinese space scientists are hoping to win government approval this year to begin building the country's most powerful rocket to date, state media reported. The new rocket would be used to kick-off China's program of lunar exploration, as well as offering new services in the commercial satellite launch business. Expected to take eight years to […]
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways is seeking ways of bringing forward clearance to begin flights on the lucrative Hong Kong-Shanghai route. Under an aviation pact between the SAR government and the mainland, Cathay is not allowed to begin service until 2006. However, airline management is pressuring Hong Kong officials to meet with their mainland counterparts […]
Western-style democracy is a "blind alley" for China and one that it will not go down, Chinese President Hu Jintao has said. In a major televised speech ahead of a key meeting of the Central Committee in Beijing, Hu also said China's leaders would fight official corruption and abuses of power " issues that have […]
Beijing will likely get a second international airport within the next 10 years, senior aviation officials told state media. Current plans are to build the new facility within the Beijing municipality, around 90 kilometers southwest of the existing Beijing Capital International Airport and close to the city's Daxing District, an official from the General Administration […]