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George Botos

Chinese healthcare spending up 50% - FiercePharma - 0 views

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Life-Science pharma chinese

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  • In 2009, the Chinese central government spent $18.75 billion on healthcare up 50 percent year over year. For 2010, spending is forecast at $20.36 billion, which would be an 8.8 percent increase year over year
  • George Botos on 10 Mar 10
     
    In 2009, the Chinese central government spent $18.75 billion on healthcare up 50 percent year over year. For 2010, spending is forecast at $20.36 billion, which would be an 8.8 percent increase year over year
Tim T

Beijing plays hardball with Washington - thestar.com - 0 views

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shared by Tim T on 06 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Western countries were preparing for a more assertive China to emerge over the next decade. No one thought it would happen virtually overnight.
  • "Before the (Beijing) Olympics everyone believed it was going to be gradual. People would have time to adapt. But over the past 18 months things have just developed so rapidly."
  • China's ability to survive and thrive through the financial crisis left many Chinese feeling their system is just better, says Stubbe Ostergaard
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  • While many Western countries experienced negative growth last year, China registered a jaw-dropping 8.7 per cent increase. Though much of it was achieved by a generous stimulus package, it maintained jobs and, in the end, helped fuel feelings of superiority.
  • Economic power is inexorably shifting away from the U.S. and towards China, he says, and coming with it is power and influence. "China is stronger now. It's more influential," says Yao. "And the Chinese banking sector looks better than the Western banking system."
  • "Saving face matters to the Chinese," he says. "But if you slap the Chinese face once, twice, three times, four times – that's too much." That language underlines the stark differences in the two nations' perception of issues such as Taiwan, Tibet and the Dalai Lama.
  • "China has risen to a different place. ... It's clearly an unsettling stage in U.S.-China relations, a new paradigm. No one is really sure how it's going to shake out."
Cathy Bogaart

Top Chinese-Canadian businesses pick up hardware - Financial Post, April 2, 2011 - 0 views

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 05 Apr 11
     
    The Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs presented its 15th annual awards on April 2, 2011, including one to Vincent Cheung of Shape Collage. Shape Collage, a MaRS client, won Best Start-up for their web application that creates collages in shapes using digital photos.
Sarah Hickman

Canada Business Podcasting | Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre - 0 views

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  • Sarah Hickman on 04 Sep 09
     
    This Government of Ontario site provides business advice to several groups of individuals, including youth entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs. Information tools such as Business Guides, Interactive Business Planners, and Event Workshops are offered. Users can also subscribe to Podcasting sessions such as the Canada Business Audio Workshop. While all documents can be accessed in English and in French, some are now also translated to Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Punjabi and Chinese.
George Botos

Deal Suggests Bright Solar Future In China : NPR - 0 views

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  • George Botos on 20 Jan 10
     
    The Chinese government has pledged that 15 percent of its energy will come from renewable sources by 2020. To that end, China announced a contract with California's eSolar to build one of the biggest solar plants in history. Bill Gross, CEO of eSolar, discusses the project.
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