Article: UN agency honors two Chinese cities for improving living conditions

Article: China exclusive: "slums" sting Chinese cities, ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... exclusive: "slums" sting Chinese cities, hamper building of harmonious ... nowadays commonly seen in Chinese cities, even Beijing, the center ... are stinging the growth of Chinese cities and hampering the nation ... social security. "The bad living conditions not only harm ...

Article: Real estate prices in 70 Chinese cities climb 6.7 ...
China Business News;  October 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Real estate prices in 70 Chinese cities climb 6.7 pct during first ... estate sale prices in 70 major Chinese cities climbed by 6.7 percent year ... to higher demand for better living conditions." "Another reason is the ...

Article: Migrant workers have a hard time in Chinese cities: ...
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  October 22, 2006 ;     577 words ... ... Migrant workers have a hard time in Chinese cities: survey Beijing, Oct 22 (PTI ... per cent of migrant labourers in Chinese cities toil more than eight hours a day ... their children and substandard living conditions.

Article: Tsinghua Professor: Big Chinese cities need slums ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 14, 2008 ;     481 words ...Tsinghua Professor: Big Chinese cities need slums for migrant workers BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua ... build houses in some designated areas, and improve their living conditions", said Qin. He pointed out that migrant workers are not ...

Article: The road to (inland) China: as companies move westward into ...
HRMagazine;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... individuals and offer the best support and incentives. Business Pioneers Employees moving to second- and third-tier Chinese cities are in for both good and bad news, says Riley, who spends up to two months each year in China researching the business ...

Applying negative cost of living indices
China Staff;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... a rise in quality-of-living conditions in Chinese cities is making expatriation in ... COL, the COL indices of Chinese cities have generally decreased ... to 2004, COL indices of Chinese cities compared to New York as ...

Article: Domestic news items from Xinhua -- March 13
Xinhua News Agency;  March 14, 2005 ;     434 words ... ... report Highways lead farmers to better living conditions Air quality of major Chinese cities -- March 13 Lunar Near Year holidays ... display in HK Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- March 13 Weather forecast for major ...