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Kids forgo fake iPhones for cheap bogus virtual tags
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/01-03/43382.shtml
Jan 3rd 2013, 05:13
2013-01-03 14:13 China Daily Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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Zhang Xinlong spent two days begging his father for 6,000 yuan ($962) to buy the latest iPhone - to no avail.
The 16-year-old was crushed.
"Many of my friends have one, and it's really awesome to see your instant messages and micro blog posts with the tag informing others it came from an iPhone client server," says the high school student in Liaoning's provincial capital Shenyang.
But his disappointment was alleviated when he found a solution - a 5 yuan per month service that provides fake iPhone tags.
"This way, I earn a lot of face and spend only a little money," Zhang says.
Inputting "iPhone client server tag" brings up more than 120 results on Taobao.com, one of China's biggest online shopping platforms.
More than 100 online stores provide the service for 1 yuan a day, and about 20 stores offer packages that cost 5 yuan per month.
In Jiang Yuhai's store, more than 300 two-day service plans, priced at 1 yuan each, have been sold in the past month.
Jiang says he also provides services in which he uses his own iPhone and buyers' accounts to post micro blog messages or send virtual gifts to customers' friends. The charge ranges from 1-20 yuan depending on the time spent rendering the service.
Jiang bought more than 20 iPhones to meet demand.
He says he requires customers' account information, including their passwords, to access their accounts and send messages with "from an iPhone client server" tags.
"It's a time-consuming business, and the profit margin is not high, but I promise you that the service is safe," he says.
"I won't give your password to anyone else."
Jiang says he opened this business mainly to attract more customers to his store rather than to earn money from it. He hopes the increased traffic the service brings to his online store will also boost sales of his other services, including online game account recharging and virtual gift trading.
Xu Qiong, who also offers the service, says most of his clients are in middle and high school. Some are in primary school.
Many parents say they understand their children's desire for the service because the kids face peer pressure.
"It's like adults buying fake brand name bags with Hermes or Gucci labels," 38-year-old mother Wang Juan says.
"It's better to buy the real thing for the young kids to flaunt."
Some say such consumption is silly — even dangerous.
"Such services enable kids to cheat themselves and others," says Tao Jingjing, a middle school teacher in Shanghai.
"They learn to enjoy cheating. It's no different from fabricating academic records."
Zhang Lianjun, a lawyer with Shanghai Datong Law Firm, points out it's unlikely such services are legal or safe. Because the account passwords must be given to the buyers, customers might not be able to protect their rights if there are disputes about the accounts' use.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: China's winter swimmers welcome new year
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China's winter swimmers welcome new year
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Jan 3rd 2013, 05:59
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Winter swimmers perform diving in queue in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Over 2,000 tourists from home and abroad watched the winter swimming performance here on Tuesday, the New Year's Day. (Xinhua/Liu Yang)
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China's winter swimmers welcome new year
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Winter swimmers perform diving in queue in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Over 2,000 tourists from home and abroad watched the winter swimming performance here on Tuesday, the New Year's Day. (Xinhua/Liu Yang)
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Fatal N China explosion covered up: authorities
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Fatal N China explosion covered up: authorities
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/01-03/43387.shtml
Jan 3rd 2013, 05:49
2013-01-03 14:49 Xinhua Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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A subsidiary of the China Railway Tunnel Group purposefully concealed a fatal railway tunnel explosion that occurred on Dec. 25 in north China's Shanxi Province, the State Council's Work Safety Committee said Thursday.
Eight people were killed and five were injured in the explosion, which occurred on a section of railway tunnel that was under construction, the committee said in a statement.
Authorities confirmed the explosion on Dec. 30, one day after it was revealed online by netizens, the statement said.
An initial investigation singled out illegal blasting operations as the cause of the accident, as well as revealed that the explosion was concealed by the construction project's manager.
An investigative team has been set up to probe the accident, local authorities said.
The statement said authorities will step up crackdowns on the concealment of fatal accidents and implement greater punishments for those found responsible.
The statement also mentioned three other workplace accidents that occurred over the last week, including a platform collapse in a parking lot that was being built to support a metro line in Shanghai. The accident left five dead and 18 others injured.
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Fatal N China explosion covered up: authorities
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Jan 3rd 2013, 05:49
2013-01-03 14:49 Xinhua Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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A subsidiary of the China Railway Tunnel Group purposefully concealed a fatal railway tunnel explosion that occurred on Dec. 25 in north China's Shanxi Province, the State Council's Work Safety Committee said Thursday.
Eight people were killed and five were injured in the explosion, which occurred on a section of railway tunnel that was under construction, the committee said in a statement.
Authorities confirmed the explosion on Dec. 30, one day after it was revealed online by netizens, the statement said.
An initial investigation singled out illegal blasting operations as the cause of the accident, as well as revealed that the explosion was concealed by the construction project's manager.
An investigative team has been set up to probe the accident, local authorities said.
The statement said authorities will step up crackdowns on the concealment of fatal accidents and implement greater punishments for those found responsible.
The statement also mentioned three other workplace accidents that occurred over the last week, including a platform collapse in a parking lot that was being built to support a metro line in Shanghai. The accident left five dead and 18 others injured.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: 74 Chinese cities release real-time PM2.5 data
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74 Chinese cities release real-time PM2.5 data
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Jan 3rd 2013, 05:29
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A map showing PM2.5 intensity in China's 74 major cities is displayed at the website of China National Environmental Monitoring Center (CNEMC), Jan. 2, 2013. Starting from Tuesday, real-time air quality monitoring data on PM2.5 intensity and other air quality information in China's 74 major cities can be available at the website. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)
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74 Chinese cities release real-time PM2.5 data
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A map showing PM2.5 intensity in China's 74 major cities is displayed at the website of China National Environmental Monitoring Center (CNEMC), Jan. 2, 2013. Starting from Tuesday, real-time air quality monitoring data on PM2.5 intensity and other air quality information in China's 74 major cities can be available at the website. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: The wall calendar's days are numbered
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The wall calendar's days are numbered
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/01-03/43383.shtml
Jan 3rd 2013, 05:18
2013-01-03 14:18 China Daily Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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Personalized calendars are gaining popularity and are replacing traditional wall calendars. [Photo by Hao Qunying / For China Daily]
Traditional wall calendars are disappearing from the market, as more personalized calendars and calendar smartphone apps have been growing in popularity.
Traditional calendars' limited functionality and consumption behavior shifts are responsible for the change, a Chongqing Economic Times report says.
The industry will take an additional hit next year, as 2013 is the Year of the Snake - a Chinese zodiac animal that's much less beloved than many others, such as the dragon, the report says.
Some retailers have decided to stop selling wall calendars next year.
Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the shift. A growing number of online and print shops have been offering calendar customization services in recent years.
The online print shop Kachayu, for instance, provides 12 backgrounds. Clients can upload their own photos and decide the layout. The shop then prints them and delivers them for free.
More than 19,000 customized calendars are offered on Taobao.com, China's largest online retailer. The website's records show it sells more than 10,000 DIY calendars a month at an average price of 25 yuan ($4) apiece.
A print shop in Beijing's Chaoyang district offers an increasingly typical service in which customers receive personalized calendars within two hours of placing their orders.
Traditional calendars' waning popularity is partly caused by the advances of the Internet and proliferation of smartphones, the Chongqing Economic Times report says.
Web and smartphone users can easily find useful calendar software and applications. The Apple Store alone offers more than 500 Chinese calendar apps for the iPhone.
Some apps integrate schedule reminders, calendars, weather forecasts and other services, providing more options for customers.
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The wall calendar's days are numbered
http://www.ecns.cn/2013/01-03/43383.shtml
Jan 3rd 2013, 05:18
2013-01-03 14:18 China Daily Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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Personalized calendars are gaining popularity and are replacing traditional wall calendars. [Photo by Hao Qunying / For China Daily]
Traditional wall calendars are disappearing from the market, as more personalized calendars and calendar smartphone apps have been growing in popularity.
Traditional calendars' limited functionality and consumption behavior shifts are responsible for the change, a Chongqing Economic Times report says.
The industry will take an additional hit next year, as 2013 is the Year of the Snake - a Chinese zodiac animal that's much less beloved than many others, such as the dragon, the report says.
Some retailers have decided to stop selling wall calendars next year.
Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the shift. A growing number of online and print shops have been offering calendar customization services in recent years.
The online print shop Kachayu, for instance, provides 12 backgrounds. Clients can upload their own photos and decide the layout. The shop then prints them and delivers them for free.
More than 19,000 customized calendars are offered on Taobao.com, China's largest online retailer. The website's records show it sells more than 10,000 DIY calendars a month at an average price of 25 yuan ($4) apiece.
A print shop in Beijing's Chaoyang district offers an increasingly typical service in which customers receive personalized calendars within two hours of placing their orders.
Traditional calendars' waning popularity is partly caused by the advances of the Internet and proliferation of smartphones, the Chongqing Economic Times report says.
Web and smartphone users can easily find useful calendar software and applications. The Apple Store alone offers more than 500 Chinese calendar apps for the iPhone.
Some apps integrate schedule reminders, calendars, weather forecasts and other services, providing more options for customers.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Foreign investment record as Shanghai bucks national trend
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Foreign investment record as Shanghai bucks national trend
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2013/01-02/43334.shtml
Jan 2nd 2013, 01:07
2013-01-02 10:07 Shanghai Daily Web Editor: Mo Hong'e
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Shanghai attracted a record amount of foreign investment in 2012, bucking the trend of shrinking foreign direct investment nationwide, powered by growing financial services and the number of business headquarters.
The city took US$15.2 billion in FDI in 2012, up 20.5 percent from a year earlier, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce said yesterday.
That compared to a 3.6 percent decline in China in the first 11 months of last year from the same period in 2011, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
"Investment in the service industries made up 83.5 percent of the city's total FDI, highlighting the city's enhanced economic focus on the service sector," the commission said.
Investment in the financial sector in Shanghai surged 70 percent from the previous year, while investment in headquarters of multinational companies jumped 30 percent from 2011.
By the end of 2012, the city was home to 265 investment companies and 403 regional headquarters of multinational companies, leading all other Chinese cities.
Shanghai has issued a package of new policies, including subsidies and duty exemptions, to encourage more MNCs to set up corporate headquarters and research and development centers.
Management resources
Wang Xinpei, deputy director of the commerce commission, said the city aimed to use the policies to encourage foreign-funded companies to divert their management and innovation resources to Shanghai in order to transform the local economy amid the global recession.
Shanghai's growing attractiveness in aspects ranging from quality of life to the business environment has drawn entrepreneurs and foreign companies to settle in the city, Shanghai Daily found in a survey on 26 top regional officials of multinational organizations and enterprises in December.
"Shanghai has evolved into a modern, cosmopolitan metropolis, providing not only a good environment for residents to work and live, but also a strong and sound infrastructure for businesses to thrive and prosper," Andrew Au, CEO of Citi China, said.
Shanghai ranks first among 25 global financial centers in attracting FDI, both in the number of projects and the amount of capital invested, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report in November.
The city came fifth in terms of economic clout, but improvement is needed in the quality of life, such as the environment and education, to retain talents, according to the report.
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Foreign investment record as Shanghai bucks national trend
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2013/01-02/43334.shtml
Jan 2nd 2013, 01:07
2013-01-02 10:07 Shanghai Daily Web Editor: Mo Hong'e
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Shanghai attracted a record amount of foreign investment in 2012, bucking the trend of shrinking foreign direct investment nationwide, powered by growing financial services and the number of business headquarters.
The city took US$15.2 billion in FDI in 2012, up 20.5 percent from a year earlier, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce said yesterday.
That compared to a 3.6 percent decline in China in the first 11 months of last year from the same period in 2011, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
"Investment in the service industries made up 83.5 percent of the city's total FDI, highlighting the city's enhanced economic focus on the service sector," the commission said.
Investment in the financial sector in Shanghai surged 70 percent from the previous year, while investment in headquarters of multinational companies jumped 30 percent from 2011.
By the end of 2012, the city was home to 265 investment companies and 403 regional headquarters of multinational companies, leading all other Chinese cities.
Shanghai has issued a package of new policies, including subsidies and duty exemptions, to encourage more MNCs to set up corporate headquarters and research and development centers.
Management resources
Wang Xinpei, deputy director of the commerce commission, said the city aimed to use the policies to encourage foreign-funded companies to divert their management and innovation resources to Shanghai in order to transform the local economy amid the global recession.
Shanghai's growing attractiveness in aspects ranging from quality of life to the business environment has drawn entrepreneurs and foreign companies to settle in the city, Shanghai Daily found in a survey on 26 top regional officials of multinational organizations and enterprises in December.
"Shanghai has evolved into a modern, cosmopolitan metropolis, providing not only a good environment for residents to work and live, but also a strong and sound infrastructure for businesses to thrive and prosper," Andrew Au, CEO of Citi China, said.
Shanghai ranks first among 25 global financial centers in attracting FDI, both in the number of projects and the amount of capital invested, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report in November.
The city came fifth in terms of economic clout, but improvement is needed in the quality of life, such as the environment and education, to retain talents, according to the report.
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ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: Hike along Qinghai Lake aims to promote low-carbon lifestyle
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Hike along Qinghai Lake aims to promote low-carbon lifestyle
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Jan 2nd 2013, 01:47
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Hikers walk along Qinghai Lake, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Over 700 people attended a 13-kilometer hike along Qinghai Lake to celebrate the New Year and promote the idea of low-carbon lifestyle. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
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Hikers walk along Qinghai Lake, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 1, 2013. Over 700 people attended a 13-kilometer hike along Qinghai Lake to celebrate the New Year and promote the idea of low-carbon lifestyle. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
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