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Monthly Archives: January 2012
SONY LAUNCHES CORPORATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN SINGAPORE
Japanese electronics and media industry giant Sony has launched a corporate university campus in Singapore, The campus will be used to train middle and senior executives for positions in Asia Pacific and emerging markets such as India, China, Vietnam and … Continue reading
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GrokChina News
GrokChina is pleased to announce that, as of February 1, 2012, James Aldridge will be joining GrokChina, LLC as our new Executive Director for China. James will assume responsibility for all program office activities, projects and development work undertaken in … Continue reading
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BEIJING VOWS TO ATTRACT 180,000 OVERSEAS STUDENTS IN 2020
Beijing plans to attract more than 180,000 exchange students in 2020, an increase of 112 percent over the current number, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal educational bureau. The plan aims to explore a new way to … Continue reading
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ONLINE GAMING MARKET REPORTS 32% REVENUE INCREASE
China’s booming online gaming market raked in 42.85 billion yuan ($6.79 billion) in 2011, a 32.4-percent year-on-year increase, said Sun Shoushan, deputy head of the General Administration of Press and Publication, at an annual symposium on digital gaming. The mobile … Continue reading
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CARTOON INDUSTRY GETS MORE ANIMATED
The Chinese government announced at the end of 2011 that the nation will continue offering value-added tax (VAT) refunds to the animation industry in 2012 in its efforts to boost cultural development. Source: China Daily URL: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-01/09/content_14406748.htm Editor’s Note: China … Continue reading
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FOREIGN AUTO INVESTMENT NO LONGER ‘ENCOURAGED’
In a bid to limit overcapacity and improve the strength of domestic automakers, regulators will no longer encourage foreign investment in vehicle manufacturing in China. Jointly formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) – the country’s top economy … Continue reading
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AUSTRALIA: A STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN
Australia’s public universities face an uncertain year in 2012 when, for the first time, the government will lift the quotas it sets on the number of undergraduate students each can enroll. How this ‘demand-driven’ policy will play out is uncertain … Continue reading
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GLOBAL: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHOICES CHANGING
Not only are more students than ever before travelling abroad to realise their higher education ambitions, they are also increasingly gravitating away from traditional educational hotspots and this trend looks set to continue, with competition for international students growing worldwide. … Continue reading
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JIANGSU TO SPEND $78 MILLION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Jiangsu province will spend 490 million yuan ($78 million) on environmental protection, local authorities said on Jan.4. The project will start in July with a construction period of five years, and it includes landform reshaping and hydrological improvements, which will … Continue reading
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