2010/12/22
"Hello Hong Kong" from The Economist
"When it comes to the rule of law and the transparent, clean government, Hong Kong remains in a class of its own in China. Among Chinese friends drawn to Hong Kong, the intangible appeal of freedom appears to play a big part: the curious, causal freedom to buy any book you want, to surf the net without having to scale the Great Firewall. Paradoxically, though Hong Kong depends on China's economic robustness for its continued success, its appeal lies in capitalising on the mainland's weaknesses."
2010/12/15
"Rail Container to boost trade with Russia" from South China Morning Post
"Rail Container, the joint venture between Russian state-controlled TransContainer and China Railway International Multimodal Transport, which comes under the Ministry of Railways, was launched on Monday. TransContainer owns 50 per cent plus one share of the joint venture, while the Chinese partner owns the rest. On the same day, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced plans for a US$14 billion extension of the Trans-Siberian Railway that will increase trade with China, according to Russian media reports."
2010/12/12
"Cathay cargo venture set to take off" from South China Morning Post
"An air-cargo venture expected to increase Cathay Pacific Airway's presence on the mainland could take off as early as next month, chairman Christopher Pratt said yesterday."
"The airline said the joint venture would help it gain cargo traffic in the Yangtze River Delta, where cargo throughput has grown neck and neck with that in the pearl River Delta.
Kelvin Lau Wai-kin, transport analyst of Daiwa Capital Market, said the deal may be more beneficial to Air China than Cathay.
"Obviously Cathay's major cargo business would still come from Hong Kong. It does not rely solely on the venture for its mainland cargo business as it has its own freighter routes there," Lau said. "Air China, on the other hand, could learn a lot from Cathay about the management and operation of the trade as few existing mainland airlines can handle the competition from experienced market players like UPS." "
"The airline said the joint venture would help it gain cargo traffic in the Yangtze River Delta, where cargo throughput has grown neck and neck with that in the pearl River Delta.
Kelvin Lau Wai-kin, transport analyst of Daiwa Capital Market, said the deal may be more beneficial to Air China than Cathay.
"Obviously Cathay's major cargo business would still come from Hong Kong. It does not rely solely on the venture for its mainland cargo business as it has its own freighter routes there," Lau said. "Air China, on the other hand, could learn a lot from Cathay about the management and operation of the trade as few existing mainland airlines can handle the competition from experienced market players like UPS." "
2010/11/19
"Reliability issues mar satellite industry" from South China Morning Post
"China had just successfully launched its second lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, which is orbiting the moon, and only days later the space community celebrated the launch of the sixth satellite of an eventual 35 that will form a home-grown satellite navigation and positioning network aimed at rivalling the US-made Global positioning System.
It seems a good time for the Chinese space industry."
"So, not only is China offering satellites at a cheaper price than their Western rivals, it is also offering countries the loans they need to cover almost the entire cost of the projects.
When the deal to manufacture and launch Pakistan's first communication satellite was announced in August 2008, with a projected cost of US$212 million, news also broke that the two countries had simultaneously signed a deal for a US$200 million construction loan. Likewise, when the Bolivian deal was announced in April this year, media around the world reported that a Chinese loan would cover 85 per cent of the US$300 million project's costs, with the rest of the funding to be provided by the Bolivian government."
It seems a good time for the Chinese space industry."
"So, not only is China offering satellites at a cheaper price than their Western rivals, it is also offering countries the loans they need to cover almost the entire cost of the projects.
When the deal to manufacture and launch Pakistan's first communication satellite was announced in August 2008, with a projected cost of US$212 million, news also broke that the two countries had simultaneously signed a deal for a US$200 million construction loan. Likewise, when the Bolivian deal was announced in April this year, media around the world reported that a Chinese loan would cover 85 per cent of the US$300 million project's costs, with the rest of the funding to be provided by the Bolivian government."
"First, there shoud be a high degree of synchronisation between the economic cycles in Hong Kong and the mainland." from South China Morning Post
At present, Hong Kong's economic cycle is more affected by flows of trade between mainland and the advanced economies, rather than domestic demand on the mainland. As a major international financial centre, Hong Kong's economic cycle is to a large extent influenced by the global economic and financial market conditions.
2010/11/16
"To pay their respects, the Portuguese ordered a salute fired by their ships' guns. Unfamiliar with European etiqutte, the Chinese officials on shore concluded the city was under attack, and when the Portuguese landed they ordered a number to be seized and executed as pirates." from South China Morning Post
2010/11/15
"India's plan to revive production of rare earths makes sense as a long-term strategic move but the country will only be able to plug a fraction of the gap in the market left by China's falling exports." from South Chima Morning Post
"The United States made a point of securing assurances from China at a summit last month that it would be a "reliable supplier" of the minerals - as US President Barack Obama starts an Asian tour with three days in India.
India wants partners such as the United States and Japan to help build its technological capability to convert the ore into metal, the big challenge in expanding output of rare earths, which are not as hard to find as the name suggests.
"We are looking at partnering with countries which have technological capabilities to help us," one Indian government official said. "You will probably not see much happening if you take a short -term view. This is a long-term game."
India wants partners such as the United States and Japan to help build its technological capability to convert the ore into metal, the big challenge in expanding output of rare earths, which are not as hard to find as the name suggests.
"We are looking at partnering with countries which have technological capabilities to help us," one Indian government official said. "You will probably not see much happening if you take a short -term view. This is a long-term game."
2010/09/08
福岡と重慶の業務提携
ある雑誌の記事の中に重慶市の発展している様子を記述している部分があった。重慶住民は次々と新しいビルが生まれ、発展している重慶を「垂直都市」と呼び、中でもNew York, New York tower という２２８ｍのビルが知られているようで、他にも福岡タワー並(２３４ｍ)のビルが数年の間に多数登場している。
ニュースによれば福岡商工会議所は本年度中に福岡の「食」をPRする展示会を重慶市で開くみたいです。
気になる代表選考ですが、ストライカー格の「明太子」、「博多ラーメン」、「モツ鍋」は代表入り確定するはず。でもいわゆる「全国ネット組」だからと言って約束はされてません。そして近年の急成長ぶりは誰もが認めざる得ない「あまおう」は代表入り間違いない。そして「八女茶と千鳥屋の千鳥饅頭」という「和の連携」なら他を圧倒するこのコンビが代表入りすれば強力な切り札となる。ここで「博多通りもんは？博多通りもんは代表入りせんと？」という声が聞こえてきそうですが、博多通りもんは「おみやげ」なので試合の展開の中では使いづらく、ベンチ入りするかどうかだと思います。
2010/08/31
台湾と香港の深まる協力関係
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