Huawei Technologies Co said Monday that it posted 179.7 billion yuan ($26.8 billion) in
lents, instead of regulating the property market. The aim is to attract skilled residents to optimize the demographic mix and boost
the economy, said Yan Yuejin, director of the Shanghai-based E-house China Research and Development Institution.
While these measures could actually stimulate the property market, real estate speculation should be avoided, Yan said.
Up till now, more than 60 cities have introduced talent introduction
and settlement policies, according to data from Centaline Property Research Cente
r. Preferential policies, unprecedented in terms of quality and quantity, including household reg
istration and home purchase subsidies, have sprung up in China, especially in second- and third-tier cities.
Cities such as Changzhou, Haikou, Xi’an, Nanjing and Shijiazhuang have lowered the
ir thresholds for household registration and implemented specific housing p
The service sector, IT and media industries have
overtaken the education industry as major job sources for expat
s in China, according to figures from the 2019 Job Fair for Foreigners in Beijing.
The job fair was organized on Sunday by the Foreign Talent Research Center and the State Administration of Foreign Exper
ts Affairs, attracting more than 500 expats with nearly 1,000 jobs available in a range of professions.
The expat job market, once dominated by language teachers, has seen a major shift. Approximatel
y half the jobs available at the fair were in the sales, media, marketing and IT sectors, including ope
nings for journalists, brand and communication managers and software engineers.
“A certain level of Mandarin proficiency is an advantage,” said Yang Jiayin, project manager of the research center. “The be
st-paying jobs generally require the ability to speak Mandarin. Positions that require fluent spoken and written Ma‘
’ndarin tend to pay more than the same jobs without the language requirement.”
Foreign investors have been increasingly active in Beijing’s property market this year,
with their transactions projected to reach a record high in 2019, industry experts said.
“We see an increasing proportion of foreign investors’ participating
in Beijing’s property market this year, and we are expecting another round of brisk inves
tment this year,” said Liu Bing, deputy managing director of DTZ China’s capital market department.
“This is mainly due to the appreciation of the dollar since last year and tightening financing channels for domestic players.”
According to DTZ foreign investors have reached 10 block deals valued more than 25 billion y
uan ($3.7 billion) in Beijing’s property market from the beginning of 2018 till the first quarter of 2019.
Statistics from JLL indicate that foreign investors continue to show interest in the market this year.
going session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
The emphasis on objectivity and impartiality was suggested after the drafts’ se
cond readings, as legal experts pointed to the importance of procurators to objectively collect evidence.
The new drafts also stipulate tighter supervision over judges and procurators and give th
em more responsibilities such as keeping business secrets and personal privacy infor
mation. There will be legal consequences if they fail to do so, according to the drafts.
Chinese technology company Xiaomi on Satur
day opened its first official store at a shopping center in Bucharest, capital of Romania.
Hundreds of Romanians formed long lines for hours to atten
d the opening ceremony for the first official Xiaomi store in the country.
technology in China and people’s heavy use of online shopping, mobile payment and
banking services have allowed e-visa services to take root quickly in the country.
“Such services, which save the time and trouble of sending passports and paper documents back and fort
h, suit the young groups, who usually don’t plan for a trip far ahe
ad of time,” said Li Ailing, founder of lvyouquan.com, which provides tourism information to agencies.
Objectivity and impartiality were emphasized in the latest draft revisions to the Jud
ges Law and the Procurators Law submitted to China’s top legislature for review on Saturday.
According to the drafts, judges should adjudicate based on facts an
d the law, guided by objectivity and impartiality. Procurators should do the same.
Procurators must strictly ensure that crimes are punished only
under the law, and protect human rights. They must prosec
ute criminals while protecting the innocent from criminal prosecution, the draft revisions say.
Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, among others, joined the mechanism as observers, and will have advisory roles.
Expanding tax dispute resolution activities, increasing transparency, streamli
ning compliance and digitizing filing are some of the key tasks that the mechanism will
act upon going forward. To help facilitate these goals, an office will be opened in Beijing.
Members agreed that the mechanism is in response to calls by
G20 leaders for a fair, transparent and modern tax system that ultimately contrib
utes to the fulfillment of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Wang Jun, commissioner of China’s State Taxation Admin
istration, was elected chairman of the mechanism‘s council. He suggested that mem
bers jointly enhance tax administration capacity and build a growth-friendly tax environment.
the ALS patients’ thoughts through identifying the patien
ts’ eyeballs movements to collect information, and then move the wheelchair automatically.
It can also move safely at night. Further improvements will be made to the system to correct for
minor deviations when operating under bright light.Zhang Wei operates the wheelchair at a residential commu
nity in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, April 17, 2019. Zhang has climbed two of China’s Five Great Mountains on his han
Beijing plans to add more kindergarten slots and strengthen security measures to make sur
e children can receive an affordable and safe preschool education, officials said on Thursday.
Feng Hongrong, deputy inspector of the Beijing Education Co
mmission, said the city plans to enroll another 30,000 kinder
gartners through renovating and expanding existing operations, and to support
State-owned and private enterprises, institutions, communities and individuals in building of new ones.
followed by Baidu and ByteDance, according to the employment-oriented social networking platform LinkedIn.
The ranking list is based on feedback from LinkedIn’s more than 40 million users in China, taking fo
ur aspects into consideration — interest in the company, engagement with employees, job demands and employee retention.
Qualified companies must have had at least 500 employees as of Feb 1, 2018, and demonst
rate flat or positive employee growth over the following 12 months, based on LinkedIn’s data.
Among the top 25 companies to work for in 2019, 15 of them are technology companies, as the results showed.
Here is the top 10 list for best employers in China.
A traditional craft maker in Qinzhou, a city in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous
region, found a clue to boost popularity of its more-than-1,300-year-old workmanship. That is tourism.
Long Shaorong, vice-general manager with Qinzhou Nixing Pottery Arts Co Ltd, bets big on
tourism to beef up sales of Nixing pottery, one of the top four potteries in China, which originates from Tang Dynasty.
see three panda cubs frolicking behind a green fence and climbing the fence, along with two h
