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By: Normandy Madden
Published: July 12, 2006
China has surpassed U.K. to become the fourth-largest economy in the world, according to the World Bank. It has pegged China's economic output at $2.26 trillion, $94 million or 0.004% more than Britain, but still trailing the U.S., Japan and Germany. Source: China Economic Review
By: Normandy Madden
Published: September 06, 2006
Three million families in China now possess at least $100,000 in financial assets. Source: Shanghai Securities News, McCann Worldgroup
By: Normandy Madden
Published: January 31, 2007
The number of digital TV users in China exceeded 10 million at the end of last year, double the number at the end of 2005, and the number is expected to reach 20 million by the end of 2007. Source: China DTV Media, Xinhua
By: Normandy Madden
Published: August 09, 2006
A recent survey showed that 90% of white collar workers in China have faced a career crisis. Fewer than 10% of respondents remained optimistic about their job and occupation. Source: McCann Worldgroup, Chinanews
By: Normandy Madden
Published: June 21, 2006
Almost half of Chinese planned to follow World Cup matches "as much as possible," with 43% following at least "some." More men (65%) than women (30%) felt strongly about watching the World Cup, according to a survey in early June among internet users aged 15-54. Brazil was by far the favorite team. Source: ACNielsen
By: Normandy Madden
Published: March 21, 2007
The number of privately-owned cars on the road in China rose 18.8% last year to 22 million. New car sales surged 25% to 7.22 million in 2006, in year-on-year sales, 60% of which were purchased by individual buyers, rather than companies and government offices. Even so, there are only three cars for every 100 Chinese, compared to the global average of 12. Source: Xinhua News Agency
By: Normandy Madden
Published: May 16, 2007
China's market for professional skin care products grew to $720 million last year, a 15% increase over 2005. That growth rate is expected to continue for the next five years, allowing China to overtake the U.S. market, now worth $870 million and growing at 9% annually, by 2011. Source: Kline & Company, Gale Group
By: Normandy Madden
Published: July 19, 2006
Fortune magazine's Global 500 list released this month includes a record 20 Chinese firms, including four newcomers. The largest Chinese company on the list was oil giant Sinopec, which rose to 23 from 31 last year, followed by State Grid, up to 32 from 40, and China National Petroleum, up to 39 from 46. Source: Fortune, China Economic Review
Published: May 31, 2006
China's smoking population exceeds 350 million. Two million Chinese will die of smoking-related illnesses by 2020, double the number in 2000, if the number of smokers continues to grow at the present rate, overtaking the number of Chinese killed by AIDS, tuberculosis, traffic accidents and suicide combined. Source: Xinhua, McCann Worldgroup
By: Normandy Madden
Published: April 25, 2007
More than 150 million Chinese are expected to travel during the first week of May. The holiday, which celebrates International Workers' Day in Communist China, is one of three annual "golden weeks" in the mainland, alongside the Lunar New Year and the first week of October, which commemorates the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The three holidays generated a total of $19.4 billion in tourism-related revenues last year. Souce: Xinhua, McCann Worldgroup
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