China Manufacturer News

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC)announced Monday that it is to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on food additives imported from Thailand and Indonesia.

The Chinese government said on Monday that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020.

Whole year auto sales for the U.S. auto giant General Motors (GM) in the Chinese market topped 1.82 million units, up 66.9 percent from a year earlier, the company said Monday in an annual business report.

Shanghai’s first modern streetcar line begins operation in the east China city on January 1, 2010. There are 15 stations along the 9.8-kilometer route with a flat ticket fare of 2 yuan. It connects with Shanghai Metro Line 2 at Zhangjiang High Tech station.

With 500 days to go before the start of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, the organisers have announced that one million tickets will be issued for worldwide purchase.

Hong Kong will begin settling certain business transactions in yuan next month after China approved use of its currency for cross-border trade with Hong Kong.

Guangzhou has broken ground on “the largest and most ambitious new architecture project in China,” which will provide renewable energy for the 2010 Asian Games, the organisers have announced.

As is palpably obvious to anyone with even a casual acquaintance with the travel industry, the 2009 crop of end-of-year surveys, reports and summaries must be taken with a large dose of salt. The entire industry – from airlines and hotels to tour operators and travel management companies – has had a rotten 12 months, and few expect 2010 to be much better.

Organisers of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou have announced that two Asian Games Torch designs, named The Tide and Exploit, have been shortlisted for official use before and during the event, which takes place in November next year.

Taipei, Dec. 30, 2009 (CENS)–Prices of health-care drinks may drop considerably, due to the exemption of 15% commodity tax starting from October this year, which will affect a market worth over NT$40 billion in value annually.