Membership in the upper ranks of the Chinese Communist Party has always had a few undeniable advantages. There are the state-supplied luxury sedans, special schools for the young ones and even organic produce grown on well-guarded, government-run farms. When they fall ill, senior leaders can check into 301 Military Hospital, long considered the capital’s premier medical institution.
Saturday, 5 November 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011
China needs property tax to get out of bind
High prices cause anger, while stop-gap actions create new problems
House prices could fall by 45pc
Slowing economy makes for grim reading as Barclays report sketches out likely scenarios for Hong Kong market under both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ landings
Price war starts on mainland
Buyers flock back to market as major players knock a third off properties in bid to clear books, with experts predicting half-price bargains next year
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Super-rich want to leave the mainland
Half those with assets of more than 10 million yuan are considering emigration, survey finds
Monday, 31 October 2011
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Drunk policeman’s crash sparks protest in China
Chinese authorities have arrested a police officer suspected of drunk driving after he crashed a vehicle and killed five people, setting off protests by local residents, media reports said on Sunday.
What to do about Europe’s debt prompts soul-searching in China
There’s quite a mixture of views in the domestic press over how the country might help the euro zone
Unease over police’s cosy ties with triad
Multiple arrests in Qingdao shine a light on a longstanding problem across the mainland - collusion between law enforcers and criminals
Fears over new rules on ID and ‘terrorism’
Mainland rights advocates are alarmed by the passage yesterday of new national rules that expand police powers of detention and define what constitutes terrorism.
China should not help Europe
China should not help Europe. Let the Europeans rot. Don't forget the Eight-Nation Alliance humiliation, and don't forget those hypocrites Catholic Christians.
Atrocities
A U.S. Marine wrote that he saw German and Russian troops, bayonet women after raping them.
In Beijing, Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier posted a bulletin: in the first 8 days after August 18, Catholic Christians may steal life necessities, and declared that robbing within 50 taels of silver need neither reporting nor compensation.
On December 14, 1900, a French newspaper quoted a soldier's statement: "We are open to the Church from the North palace, the priests go with us, ... they encourage us murder, robbery, robbing ... we are doing for the priests. We were ordered to do whatever we want in the city for three days, kill if want to kill, take if want to take, and the actual looting of the eight days.
Atrocities
A U.S. Marine wrote that he saw German and Russian troops, bayonet women after raping them.
In Beijing, Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier posted a bulletin: in the first 8 days after August 18, Catholic Christians may steal life necessities, and declared that robbing within 50 taels of silver need neither reporting nor compensation.
On December 14, 1900, a French newspaper quoted a soldier's statement: "We are open to the Church from the North palace, the priests go with us, ... they encourage us murder, robbery, robbing ... we are doing for the priests. We were ordered to do whatever we want in the city for three days, kill if want to kill, take if want to take, and the actual looting of the eight days.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Property fund eyes profit in squeeze
Singapore-based fund is ready to take advantage of small firms on mainland facing cash crunch
Sales in Shanghai plunge to new low
The central government’s continued austerity measures targeting the property market are taking a toll on sales in the major cities, with Shanghai seeing average monthly sales of private homes from January to September falling to the lowest level in seven years.
Hard times ahead as cooling efforts kick in
Analysts say only the strongest brands among 200 Hong Kong-listed mainland developers will survive
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
China Largest Real Estate Developer Warns of Price Falls
China’s largest real estate developer believes the country’s property market, a key driver for the economy, has turned and expects conditions to worsen in the coming months as sales prices and volumes decline further.
Positions at foreign firms less attractive
Vincent Chen is ready to change jobs, moving from a world-famous foreign aircraft manufacturer to a State-owned aviation group. And three colleagues are going with him.
China police arresting runaway bosses
Chinese police have begun arresting debt-laden entrepreneurs who have gone into hiding to avoid repaying bank loans and their workers' salaries.
Beijing looks to ancient sages
With compassion seemingly in short supply, the central government hopes a Taoist forum will encourage a more humane outlook in society
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Chinese steelmakers could shun Vale
Expensive pricing at the Brazilian iron-ore miner may lose it market share in China, as buyers increase purchases from cheaper rivals like BHP
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