Qingdao Haiwan Bridge
The 26.4 minle long Qingdao Haiwan Bridge would easily span the English Channel and is almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in the American state of Louisiana. (Pics and video)
China opens National Intelligence College on the campus of Hunan University.
China opened its eighth National Intelligence College on the campus of Hunan University in the central city of Changsha last week. Since January, similar training schools have opened inside universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Qingdao and Harbin.
When Chinese children are born in America, they automatically become U.S. citizens.
An increasing number of well-off Chinese women are going to the United States to give birth to their children. Having an American passport can certainly be beneficial, it can also be more of a hassle than one might expect.
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Researchers discovered several small regions in online addicts’ brains shrunk.
There are more internet and gaming addicts in China than in any other country. China also conducts more research on the issue than anyone. Chinese researchers think that excessive gaming and internet use can permanently alter brain function, according to a new study.
Continue reading… “Addictive internet use rewires the brain: study”
NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini warns that a “perfect storm” could hit the global economy.
Nouriel Roubini, a Professor at NYU has seized the headlines again this morning. Roubin is warning that a “perfect storm” of economic disasters may clobber the global economy in 2013.
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Chinese military academy scholars urge tougher policing of the Internet.
On Friday, the Chinese military accused the U.S. on of launching a global “Internet war” to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.
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China’s working-age population has plateaued in size and will begin getting smaller.
The large labor force in China has been central to its rise as an economic power. It has allowed companies to tap a seemingly endless pool of workers willing to move from their home towns, often live at the factory site and accept comparatively low wages.
Continue reading… “China’s Workforce Will Start Shrinking in the Next Five Years”
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in China.
China is starting to see the costs of its rapid march towards industrialization. Air pollution from heavy industry, coal-fired power plants, and numerous factories have saturated the air and now cancer has officially become the number one cause of death. Almost 25% of deaths in China are now attributed to cancer. The Earth Policy Institute gleaned as much from China’s own Ministry of Health — and tragically but unsurprisingly, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in China.
China has become the fastest-growing market for Airbus’ private jet business.
China’s soaring economy is creating a class of wealthy entrepreneurs who have plenty of money to spend on one of the ultimate symbols of success: the executive jet.
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China launched a pilot pension program as part of efforts to narrow the standard-of-living gap between rural and urban residents.
China plans to expand a piloted pension program to 60 percent of its rural areas this year, an increase from the original target of 40 percent, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang said Friday.
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2015 global manufacturers will view the U.S. as equal to if not better-than China.
In March, U.S. exports hit a record $173 billion, up 15% from a year-ago and 37% from 2009. According to a new study from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the good times for “Made in America” are just getting started. (video)
Continue reading… “‘Made in America’ Making a Comeback: Study”
China introduces a smoking ban.
More than a million Chinese die each year from smoking related diseases, according to the China Centre for Disease Control. China has the world’s most serious smoking problem so China has banned smoking in public places in an attempt to placate the World Health Organization, however, there are no penalties for those who flout the rules.
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