Features

air pollution

Goodbye Blue Sky

Air pollution is nothing new to people living in China, but the recent extreme conditions witnessed across the eastern provinces placed the issue under the scrutiny of international media

water pollution

Managing Water for More Desirable Cities

A decent sewer system is one of the most important infrastructure elements of a city without which civilised, healthy living and protection from flooding is just not possible.

Water

China’s Water Quality

The issue of water quality in China was highlighted in the media after the contamination of the water supply in Handan, Hebei province in January. It made headlines for two principle reasons

solar panel

The solar cells case: The elephant in the room

In September 2012, the European Commission launched an antidumping investigation into the import of Chinese solar panels and key components.

China’s Superbank

China Development Bank reinvented the rules of financing for local government projects, before rolling this model out to domestic Chinese companies

Beijing United Family Hospital

Health, Wealth and Happiness

When China’s new leadership designated improvements to public healthcare as a priority it was made clear that private hospitals would need to play an important role

The Executive Interview: Yuan Xiaoyu, Director Corporate Relations, UPM, China

When UPM entered China nearly 15 years ago they brought with them a wealth of experience drawn from more than a hundred years of paper production in Europe.

Galileo in-orbit validation (IOV) satellite

Out of This World

November 7th 2012, saw the GNSS.asia consortium reconvene in Beijing to discuss EU-China cooperation on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) initiatives.

Intellectual Property Rights Protection

To Have and to Hold — Copyright Protection in China: Part I

At the GNSS.asia Workshop in early November, it was perhaps unsurprising to hear the issue of IPR raised as one of the potential obstacles that needs to be overcome

Guo Jiadong, HR Specialist

Trends in China’s HR Service Industry Beyond 2012

Gu Jiadong started working at FESCO in 1982, rising to become CEO in 1993, a position that he held for 15 years. He is now the Honorary Chairman of Shanghai Human Resources Consulting Association (SHRCA)