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Tourism Bilateral Gathering Between Malaysia And Henan, China Draws Positive Outcome

Business — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:27:34 +0000

Kuala Lumpur and Zheng Zhou, (the capital of Henan Province) have agreed to extend cooperation in the field of tourism and accessibility. This is agreed upon during the bilateral meeting between Tourism Minister, the honourable Dato` Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen with the Executive Vice Governor of Henan Provincial People’s Government, Dr Li Ke.

Henan is the origin of China’s civilization and is the most populated state, with over 100 million population and GDP 2008 of RMB19,500. Tourism between the two nations can be accelerated with the introduction of direct flights. Meanwhile, the government of Henan has allocated RMB100 million as incentives for direct flights to Henan.

Dr. Ng stressed that with a population of about 100 million, Henan has a huge potential tourism market and as such, she hopes that Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia could cooperate with Chinese travel agencies here.

“We must seize this opportunity. Malaysia and our beautiful Islands are the most magical tourist attractions for the Chinese tourists. And Henan, with the rich historical background and tourist products, I believe tourist arrivals can be further enhanced” said Dr Ng, when she met with all her old acquaintances from her early days as Deputy Minister of Tourism from the years 1999 to 2003.

Accompanying her at the bilateral meeting were Minister Counselor (Deputy Chief of Mission) of Malaysia to Beijing, Mr Lim Juay Jin; Tourism Malaysia Director of Beijing, Mr Zulkafli Yahya and Minister Counselor (Economy), Mr See Chee Kong.

Meanwhile, Dr Li Ke confirmed to organize a Henan Government Study Group to Malaysia next year to mark the beginning of the working relationship between both parties. He was accompanied by Assistant Governor, Mr Lu DaWei and Ms He Lin , the Henan Provincial Tourism Bureau Deputy Director,

Fast Facts:

1. Malaysia was declared in as one of the “Top Five Most Popular Outbound Destinations” for South China residents by Guangzhou Daily.

2. On 7 September 2009, Malaysia also won the “Best Travel & Leisure Destination (short-haul) contest, organised by readers of Travelweekly China.

Malaysia recorded a total of 2,030,337 tourist arrivals for the month of August 2009. It characterized an increase of 10.4% from 1,839,235 tourist arrivals for the same month in 2008.

Cumulatively, tourist arrivals recorded from January to August 2009 were 15,380,505, representing an increase of 4.4% compared to 14,730,437 for the same period in 2008.

2009 were Singapore (1,091,651), Indonesia (181,634), Thailand (114,555), China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (104,473), Brunei (68,838), the United Kingdom (44,519), Australia (42,969), India (42,332), Japan (41,707) and the Philippines (37,681).

For the same month, double-digit growth was cataloged for tourist arrivals from Poland (59.9%), Italy (49.7%), Iran (47..9%), Cambodia (40.4%), Russia (33.4%), France (31.2%), Taiwan (30.4%), Finland (27.0%), Netherlands (26.7%), Australia (26.6%), Myanmar (25.2%), Vietnam (24.0%), Laos (23.3%), Singapore (22.0%), Switzerland (21.5%), Germany (21.4%), New Zealand (17.4%), Denmark (17.0%), the United Kingdom (16.5%), China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (14.8%) and Sweden (14.5%).

The top ten tourist generating markets from January to August 2009 were: Singapore (8,261,037), Indonesia (1,522,388), Thailand (969,610), Brunei (687,065), China (including Hong Kong & Macau) (660,940), India (376,313), Australia (323,218), the Philippines (295,896), the United Kingdom (290,060) and Japan (258,387).

This article is provided by www.Malaysia-Travel-Info.com. An up-to-date guide to Malaysia travel and Malaysia. Providing current and relevant information about visa, airlines, hotels, resorts, Malaysia tourism, scuba diving, travel, health and wellness.

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China National Day Celebration

Business — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:38 +0000

Since 1949 when the People’s Republic of China was founded, at intervals of 10 years, China regularly holds a large-scale Anniversary Celebration on National Day. In Chinese convention, it is the big time for nationwide fellowmen to hold diversity of celebrations for the birthday and prosperity of this great nation. Naturally, a large series of well-rehearsed programs and themed activities are also solemnly performed and staged to realize the targeted effect. In this grand gala all over China, .

Military Parade in 1949 was the first time China’s National Day Tiananmen Square Parade and declared the world that a new China was born and independent. That was the fascinating historic event in Chinese modern history. And Tiananmen Square(Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing city. It is the heart of China. Tiananmen Square covers 44 hectares. It is the largest downtown square all round the world. The main buildings include Tiananmen, China’s National Museum, The Great Hall of the People , Memorial of Chairman Mao, and Monument to People’s Heroes. The feeling of magnificence will be aroused when you stand in the center of this square, because you stand in the heart of China.Generally, Tiananmen Square is the beginning of PRC’s architecture history, because it was born several hours earlier than this young republic country. On September 30 1949, the eve of ceremony of PRC foundation, Chairman Mao erected the first footstone for Monument to People’s Heroes with all the commissioners of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
According to Chinese traditional ideas, the monument should face the south. However, Premier Zhou Enlai suggested the architects that the monument should face the Tainanmen and Changan Avenue, for the majority are used to entering the square from the north.The architects accepted his suggestions
) Military Parade in 1999 National Day also had a worldwide influence, and via this parade, the world learnt a powerful and dynamic China since the implementation of reform and opening policy in 1978. In 2009, Chang’an Avenue, the exclusive road of 2009 National Day Military Parade, has an absolutely new look highlighted with festive jubilance after five months’ face-lift work to widen and resurface the road. Today, the whole Beijing is decorated in red and attired to welcome this national day. All relevant jobs are systematically done, and all make sure it will be a record-breaking grand parade in history of New China.

By the way, during the National Day Holiday, Chinese people also enjoy Mid-Autumn Day, another important traditional festival on October 3rd. Two big festivals meet in October surely will bring a different festive and joyous atmosphere to holiday and China. Probably, many Chinese culture and travel lovers can see a true and fascinating China at the time. Welcome to China during time of Double Happiness!

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MIIT: Telecos Spend RMB 80B on 3G in H1

Asia Business — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:48:38 +0000

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) disclosed July 22 that China's three telecom operators invested RMB 80 billion in 3G in the first half of 2009. Fixed asset investment in the telecom industry totaled RMB 129.14 billion in the half-year period, up 13.6% year-on-year. Telecom revenues in the first six months grew 2.3% year-on-year to RMB 417.1 billion, including a 2.7% year-on-year increase year-on-year in the second quarter and a 3.3% year-on-year increase in June.

China added 43.52 million phone users in the first six months to total 1.025 billion, and added 10.6 million broadband

Average telecom charges in the period dropped 8.5% year-on-year.

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Lost iPhone Drives Foxconn Man to Suicide

Asia Business — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:15:20 +0000

Sun Danyong, a 25-year-old employee of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn's Shenzhen subsidiary, jumped from the twelfth story to his death on July 16 after he was investigated by company departments for losing one of 16 iPhone prototypes, which was in his possession before being mailed to Apple. University classmates who examined Sun's chat history from the hours before his death said he had been unlawfully searched, detained and assaulted during the investigation, the report said.

According to sources in mid-july, Foxconn's Shenzhen subsidiary has begun mass production of China Unicom's customized 3G Apple iPhone version.

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China Telecos Release June User Stats

Asia Business — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:57:43 +0000

China Mobile added 5.02 million new subscribers in June to reach a total of 493.12 million users. The company added 5.12 million new users in May.

China Unicom added 862,000 GSM users in June to reach a total of 140.38 million GSM subscribers. The company gained 980,000 broadband users to reach 34.91 million during the month, while fixed-line users fell by 255,000 to 108.45 million. The company had recorded 108.71 million fixed-line users, 139.52 million GSM subscribers and 33.93 million broadband users by late May.

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GDP Grows 7.1%; CPI Down in H1

Asia Business — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:39:19 +0000

China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached RMB 1.4 trillion in the first six months, up 7.1% year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) July 16.

The country's consumer price index (CPI) decreased 1.1% year-on-year in the period. Of the total, living costs fell 3.9%, while transport and communications lost 2.5% year-on-year. China's producer price index fell 5.9% on an annual basis, with raw material costs falling 8.7%.

Total retail sales climbed 15% year-on-year to RMB 5.87 trillion.

Overseas trade in the period decreased 23.5% year-on-year to $946.1 billion, of which exports accounted for $521.5 billion and imports $424.6 billion, representing falls of 21.8% and 25.4% year-on-year, respectively, in the period.

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) China's non-financial overseas investments in the first half of the year stood at $12.4 billion, down 51.7% year-on-year.

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China Mobile Moves Wireless Music In House

Asia Business — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:01:33 +0000

China Mobile plans to centralize management of its wireless music business and has announced that its wireless music platform 12530.com will take charge of introducing and distributing all color ringback tones (CRBT) and regionally customized content beginning January 1, 2010.

China Mobile will complete the transition between July 1 and December 31, 2009. As of May 2009, China Mobile's music center had 1.1 million songs, including 230,000 in Chinese.

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China Teleco Giants Sign Ericsson Contracts

Asia Business — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:18 +0000

MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Ericsson announced that it has won contracts to provide fixed broadband to China's three telecom operators, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. The initial contract will provide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks for services including high-definition TV and high-speed broadband in Shanghai and eight provinces: Anhui, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Liaoning, Shandong, and Sichuan.

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China Mobile Doles Out RMB 23B in Shaanxi

Asia Business — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:09:47 +0000

China Mobile promised to invest RMB 23 billion over the next five years in the construction of information industry infrastructure in Shaanxi province in a framework contract signed with the provincial government on June 27. The project will create more than 30,000 jobs. China Mobile's 2009 investments are expected to exceed RMB 4 billion.

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Telenor Selects Huawei for LTE Network Trial in Norway

Asia Business — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:48:02 +0000

Norwegian operator, Telenor, the world' s 7th largest provider of mobile communications, has chosen Huawei to provide LTE (Long Term Evolution) radio access and EPC (Evolved Packet Core) equipment for its LTE trial in Oslo, Norway.

Aimed at testing services and applications, such as VOD (Video-On-Demand), VOIP (Voice-Over-Internet Protocol), network handover and network throughput, the LTE trial will involve Telenor' s Group Business Development & Research as well as several operating companies within the Group.

Yogesh Malik, Senior Vice President, Head of Technology & Sourcing, Telenor, said: "This is a milestone and an important step in better understanding the LTE capabilities and the LTE position in the overall broadband offering. We are very pleased to be working with Huawei on this trial."

All the necessary equipments have been shipped to Oslo and installation has begun.

Wan Biao, President of Wireless, Huawei, said: "We are honored to support the LTE trial for Telenor, and we are fully confident in meeting performance expectation in the upcoming trial in Norway. With the most cutting-edge technologies and customized solutions based on LTE, Huawei is dedicated to enabling operators worldwide to smoothly evolve to high-quality LTE networks and achieve continuous success."

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