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2012-12-21 | Beijing, Shanghai

21st December, 2012

 

 

1. Laws, Regulations and Notices

AQSIQ: Notice on the Sampling Result of Supervising the Quality of Waterproofing Membrane Products in 2012

质检总局:《关于2012年建筑防水卷材产品质量联动监督抽查结果的公告》

为加强产品质量监督,维护消费者的合法权益,根据《中华人民共和国产品质量法》和《产品质量监督抽查管理办法》等法律法规,2012年5月至10月,国家质检总局组织地方质量技术监督局开展了建筑防水卷材产品质量联动监督抽查。现将结果予以公布。

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MOHURD: Notice on the Statistics Report of 2012 Construction Surveying and Design

住建部:关于报送2012年工程勘察设计统计报表的通知

根据《国家统计局关于批准执行建筑业企业主要指标月度快速调查制度等三项统计制度的函》(国统制[2011]112号),2012年全国工程勘察设计统计工作继续执行现行《工程勘察设计统计报表制度》(以下简称《统计报表制度》,见附件1)。现就做好2012年工程勘察设计统计工作的有关事项通知如下:

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MOHURD: Notice on the Connection Pilot Work of the Information System of Construction Market Supervision

住建部:关于做好建筑市场监管信息系统连接试点工作的通知

为加快以建筑市场监管信息系统为重点的建筑市场监管体系建设,更好的发挥建筑市场监管信息的使用效能,推进中央数据库与地方数据库建设工程企业、注册人员信息数据的互通共享,做好建筑市场监管信息系统的连接试点工作,现将有关工作通知如下:

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MOHURD: Notice on the Online Application of the Construction Enterprises and the Approving System Pilots

住建部:关于开展建设工程企业资质网上申报和审批系统试点工作的通知

为推进建设工程企业资质申报和审批电子化进程,减轻企业负担和社会成本,提高资质审批效率,经研究,决定在上海等部分地区开展建设工程企业资质网上申报和审批系统(以下简称“新系统”)试点工作,现将有关事宜通知如下:

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MOHURD: Notice on Construction Cost Consulting Enterprises Promoted to A-Class Qualification

住建部:关于工程造价咨询企业晋升甲级资质的公告

根据《工程造价咨询企业管理办法》(建设部令第149号)的规定,我部组织了工程造价咨询企业晋升甲级资质的审核工作。现将核准的北京润恒国金工程咨询有限公司等44家甲级工程造价咨询企业名单予以公布。特此公告。

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MOHURD: Notice on the Guidelines of Enhancing the Protection and Development of Traditional Villages

住建部:关于加强传统村落保护发展工作的指导意见

为贯彻落实党的十八大关于建设优秀传统文化传承体系、弘扬中华优秀传统文化的精神,促进传统村落的保护、传承和利用,建设美丽中国,住房城乡建设部、文化部、财政部(以下称三部门)就加强传统村落保护发展工作提出如下意见。

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2. Industry News

China Exclusive: China invests big in ecological progress

A viaduct built over a wetland in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to make way for wildlife has been described as a "green bridge" by local residents.

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New Eco-City Forges the Future in China

Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF) has released a master plan for a new sustainable city in Meixi Lake in Changsha, China.Built entirely from scratch, the urban development is set to cover 120 million square feet and house up to 180,000 residents.

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Cultivating a natural lifestyle at Green City

GREEN City in Jinqiao, Pudong, has established itself as a popular international community favored by many foreign residents, and seeks to promote quality lifestyle and culture through continual improvements.

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Chinese Developer Plans to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build a New City

One of the largest developers in China, the China Pacific Construction Group, is planning to invest 22 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) to flatten some 700 mountains in the Lanzhou area.

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Analysis: China's smart city plan to boost regional economic upgrading

China's latest pilot program for establishing smart cities nationwide is expected to not only boost the development of emerging industries including the Internet of Things and cloud-computing, but also open a window for economic transforming and upgrading across the country.

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Beijing protests: Chinese in uproar over environmentally harmful construction

On Sunday, roughly 300 protesters staged a march against plans to construct a high-speed rail line through their neighborhood in the eastern district of the capital. Carrying signs saying “my loved ones want a healthy environment,”

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China is top dam builder, going where others won't

Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the protests of villagers and activists.

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3. Publications

 

European Business Confidence Survey 2012

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European Business in China: Position Paper 2012/2013, September 2012

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EURObiz, July/August 2012

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Business Directory 2012

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Overcapacity in China: Causes, Impacts and Recommendations

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4. Upcoming Events

 

Beijing

9th January - China’s Approval Process for Inbound Foreign Investment Report

Xi’an Room, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center | Beijing

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11th January - One Day Training: Empowering Secretarial Staff

French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China | Beijing

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16th January - Book Presentation: China's Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence - How China Development Bank is Rewriting the Rules of Finance

Hangzhou Room, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center | Beijing

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Shanghai

10th January - HR Management Excellence Seminar (2 days)

European Chamber Shanghai Office | Shanghai

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30th January - Save the date: Evolution of Retail Trends and E-Commerce in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta

tbc | Shanghai

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27th March - Full-Day Training: Finance for Non-Finance Managers

European Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai | Shanghai

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