Guangzhou Informer

Bustling Guangzhou is a city on the rise FAMISHED after celebrating "tomb-sweeping" day, when the Chinese honour long-gone ancestors by tidying their graves and restricting themselves to only cold food, hundreds of Guangzhou residents have woken early and rushed to the city's famous Male … Full News here – Read more on Courier Mail

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Guangzhou sanitation workers' pay to rise by 400 yuan The salaries of sanitation workers in Guangdong will likely increase 20 percent, or 400 yuan ($ 64) a month on average this year in Guangzhou, following protests last month demanding higher pay. The two sides reached a consensus to improve the … Full News here – [...]

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Minimum wage to rise 19pc in Guangzhou The latest adjustment would bring the monthly salary of a general worker to 1,550 yuan (HK$ 1,928) in Guangzhou, 1,310 yuan for so-called second-tier cities including Zhuhai, Foshan and Dongguan, and 1,130 yuan for third-tier cities like Shantou and … Full News here – Read more on South [...]

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Workers at a Honda supplier in Guangdong during a 2010 strike. GUANGZHOU, China—Political fortunes can change quickly in China. This year, the fall of Bo Xilai, a party leader, appears to have given one of his longtime rivals an inside track for … Full News here – Guangzhou – Bing News

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The government of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is planning to increase the personal payment for medical insurance of urban residents by 50 percent to 108 percent to meet a shortfall in the fund. Minors and school students, for example, will pay 120 yuan … Full News here – Guangzhou – Bing News

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War on graft: Zero tolerance for corruption fuelled Beijing's rise CHINA / GUANGZHOU: China's zero tolerance for corruption has helped it to replace Japan as the second largest economy of the world. The three most effective tools in China's war on corruption are monitoring, transparency, and the most lethal deterrent … Full News here – [...]

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HONG KONG – Beijing and the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou topped the global charts for increases in prime office occupancy costs in the first quarter, according to a survey released Tuesday by CBRE. Two districts in Beijing took the top … Full News here – Guangzhou – Bing News

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China cities lead in office lease costs rise: CBRE HONG KONG (MarketWatch) – Beijing and the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou topped the global charts for increases in prime office occupancy costs in the first quarter, according to a survey released Tuesday by CBRE. Two districts in Beijing took the … Full News here – [...]

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