BUSINESS WEEKLY - Monday August 25,2008
MAIN SECTION
Forget the medal tally. The real winner of this year's Games is Beijing.
Memory Lane
In 2002, 20-year-old Xie Ning took part in an international study exchange program as a student from Peking University to study in Europe. He also decided to take the chance to travel across the continent during summer vacation.
Cover
When Chinese gymnast Yang Wei finished his last move in the final all-round competition in National Stadium in Beijing on August 14, everyone knew that the competition was his to lose because he already held a significant lead.
Energy and Environment
Editor's note: As growing energy demands and tight supplies are constrained China's further development, the country has taken measures to cut total energy consumption by 20 percent during 2006-10 from the 2005 level. However, the results from the previous two years show no leeway should be allowed if China wants to finish the difficult task.
Companies and Industry
In Jean-Pascal Tricoire's office in Paris sits a framed historical treasure, a well-marked French work certificate given to the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.
Charity China
Volkswagen was the first and is also one of the biggest carmaking joint ventures in China, with a 24-year history in the country. To further develop in this most competitive auto market, the auto giant values social responsibly as much as profits.
IPR Special
The long dispute between music labels and search engines may come to an satisfactory conclusion for all parties as Google Inc recently launched a new service in China that enables users to search and download licensed music for free.
Local
"If you missed the chance to cash in on the fast development in Shenzhen in the 1980s, you can grab the opportunities in Tanghai now."
World News
This spring, with some nations close to panic over global rice supplies, Japan confronted a different problem - huge swathes of paddy fields lying fallow due to a 37-year-old price support policy that limits planting.
Up Close
Guo Songsen, chairman of Anshan Senyuan Road and Bridge Co Ltd in Liaoning province, is a typical northeastern man with a powerful frame, chubby face and deep eyes, who speaks with a deep, grave voice.
