Chinese Forum: Oei tells China firms to venture abroad
TYCOON Oei Hong Leong has urged Chinese firms to go global because China's rapidly diminishing resources cannot sustain them for long. The country's resource drain is beginning to give it 'a sense of crisis', he told the Third Overseas Chinese Forum Worldwide in Beijing last week.'China's resources such as energy, minerals and agricultural resources, which were once regarded as a source of pride, are getting...
Chinese Forum: Arab-Chinese commerce forum to be held in Beijing in April
A delegation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will attend a two-day Arab-Chinese Businessmen Forum due in April in Beijing, China, the Khaleej Times reported Sunday.The forum, bringing together Arab and Chinese financial institutions and government representatives, will explore economic cooperation between China and Arab countries and means to enhance investment.Both sides might agree to create an Arab-Chinese forum as a platform for...
Chinese Forum: Chinese trade minister urges overseas Chinese to benefit from WTO Entry
Shi Guangsheng, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, attended the "2000 World Chinese Forum" in Qingdao today. In his speech entitled "Accession to the World Trade Organization [WTO] and Participation in Economic Globalization," he pointed out that with the acceleration of economic globalization and China's imminent accession to the WTO, overseas and ethnic Chinese can further bring their advantageous position into play,...
Chinese Forum: CHINESE SOFTEN STAND ON HUANG
THE Sunnybank-based Queensland Chinese Forum has backed away from a campaign against Taiwanese-born Liberal candidate for Sunnybank Steven Huang.Forum president Michael Yau said last week members had ``embarked upon a journey to encourage everyone in the Chinese community to withdraw any form of support from the Liberal Party''.The statement was a protest against the party's stance on allocating preference to One Nation...
Chinese Forum: China's Suzhou to host 27th World Heritage Conference 29 June-5 July
Suzhou, 20 February: China is scheduled to host the 27th World Heritage Conference in Suzhou city, east China's Jiangsu Province, from.It will be the first time for the picturesque city of Suzhou to hold such a very important international meeting, which is expected to draw more than 500 participants from around China and overseas, said Yang Weize, mayor of Suzhou.A series of events, including world heritage exhibitions for the Asia-Pacific region and a Chinese forum on...