Today's Links: New highs for FDI, new lows for the Yellow River, and corruption charges for Chinese billionaire

FDI keeps pouring into China, despite tough economic times. China's already received $3.29 billion (USD) in venture capital, breaking the $2.88 billion record set in 2001. [WSJ]
The air and water in China has been cleaner in 2008, but the Yellow River has been getting dirtier and dirtier. [Reuters and Xinhua]
Huang Guangyu, China's richest man and owner of the electronics chain Gome, is up on corruption charges.[Business Week]
Cabbies strike again, this time in Guangzhou and Shaanxi. [Shanghai Daily and SCMP]
Beijing plans a new $17 billion (USD) rail line out to Xinjiang. [Straits Times]
Temporary school buildings are being built in Sichuan--out of paper.[PingMag]
Snow has just passed Bud Light as the world's top selling beer. The Chinese beer started out in 1994 with just one factory in Shenyang. [The Guardian]

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Comments (2) [rss]

[1] | James Creegan

Snow and Bud Light are the World's top selling beers?

I have no words.

Reply | November 26, 2008 9:57 AM

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[2] | nanheyangrouchuan

I'd love to know by whose metrics China's air and water are getting "cleaner"?

Reply | November 26, 2008 10:05 AM

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