Category Archives: Business and Finance

Low price Fox DVDs

Posted on 2006-11-13 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Rupert Murdoch is in Beijing. He is assumed to be here in connection with MySpace’s attempt to set up in China, but perhaps the news below is also part of the reason for his visit: From The Financial Times: “The … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch and Wendy in town for a shmooze

Posted on 2006-11-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

You can’t do it your way Rupert Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendy Deng are in Beijing for a little shmoozing, perhaps connected with News Corp’s increasingly frequent noises about wanting to bring MySpace.com to China. This is how the … Continue reading →

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Chinese and South African billionaires hook up

Posted on 2006-11-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

欢迎光临！The Diamond Building in JohannesburgImage source: SouthAfrica.info From The Financial Times: Chinese billionaire takes stake in Anglo The third richest man in China has bought an $800m stake in resources group Anglo American held by the Oppenheimer dynasty, a landmark … Continue reading →

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More rumbles from MySpace about entering China

Posted on 2006-11-10 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Here comes China Internet comedy show of 2007 — MySpace still wants to come to China. The is from Austalian IT: News ponders MySpace China NEWS Corp said it could launch a version of its popular MySpace internet social network … Continue reading →

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Chinese company to operate Zambia Tanzania railway

Posted on 2006-11-07 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese-operated trains coming soon? Photo from CharlesFred In 1976, Chinese construction crews completed the 1,860-kilometer-long Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) which runs from Kapiri Mposhi just north of the Zambian capital Lusaka to the Tanzanian capital and major east African port of … Continue reading →

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China Businesscast: The Future of Chinese Media

Posted on 2006-11-05 by Robert Ness

Earnshaw talks about running a lifestyle magazine in China and believes the death of magazines is imminent. The Chinese expression 从无到有（cong2wu2dao4you3), to emerge from nothingness, would be a fair way to describe how traditional and new forms of Chinese media … Continue reading →

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China’s African commitments

Posted on 2006-11-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Hu Jintao meets with African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare – Image from Xinhua Judging from the Xinhua headlines today, China is going to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to Africa. At the end … Continue reading →

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China to build and finance Guinea Bissau infrastructure

Posted on 2006-11-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

From the website Macau Hub: The Chinese government has pledged to build a military hospital and the ‘Palace of Justice’ in Guinea Bissau’s capital, during an official visit to China by Guinean President João Bernardo “Nino” Vieira , Guinean officials … Continue reading →

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Nigeria and China railway deal: $8.3 billion

Posted on 2006-11-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, China and Nigeria signed an 8.3 billion US dollar railway construction contract. China will build 1315 kilometers of railroad in the west African state; this is the biggest infrastucture project abroad for a Chinese … Continue reading →

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Sexy Beijing: Weddings Gone Wild

Posted on 2006-10-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In this episode of Danwei TV series Sexy Beijing, Su Fei puts on her bikini and heads to Qingdao for a holiday. But the beach is full of nuptial surprises. Click on the arrow below to play. Keep watching after … Continue reading →

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