| MOONCAKES - Price Watch - September 28 - BONTV Posted: 28 Sep 2012 08:39 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com mooncake tickets were a hot new futures market in China. Luxury mooncake brands have thrived, stuffed in ever-grander packaging to increase the value of the gift given. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 03:06 | More in News & Politics |
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| Price cap on cigarettes - China Take September 28 - BONTV Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:29 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Recently Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan Province, released a notice that puts a cap on price. The notice, jointly issued by Changsha's Price Bureau and Tobacco Monopoly Bureau states that the marked price and actual retail price of a carton of cigarettes shouldn't exceed 1000 Yuan, or the equivalent of about 160 dollars, and the price of a cigarette pack should be kept under 100 Yuan, or about 16 dollars. The local government said the limits on price are a means to prevent corruption. | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 02:32 | More in News & Politics |
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| HK's minimum wage increases by 7.1% - Biz Wire September 28 - BONTV Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:48 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Hong Kong Minimum Wage Commission has agreed to increase the hourly minimum wage by slightly over 7%. The minimum wage will increase to $30 Hong Kong dollars from 28. And it is estimated that over 320 thousands citizens will benefit from the change. According to the Commission, the wage adjustment will be put in place in May. Mai-cui, a professor from Hong Kong Baptist University says raising the minimum wage is necessary to adjust itself the raising inflation over the last two years. But the operating costs of some services may increase for the cost of laborers. If front-line service staffers wage were to increase, it would result in a ripple effect - the middle manager's wage would also increase as well. But, the professor also says that the actual income of some employees who received minimum wage may be reduced, because employers who want to reduce expenses may cut working hours. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:18 | More in News & Politics |
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| Haining gears up for world's largest tidal bore Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT Roaring tides along the Qiantang River in east China?s Zhejiang Province are gaining momentum, as the gravitational pull of the moon is strengthening before the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| South Africa's Braai Day Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:31 PM PDT South Africa has commemorated its Heritage Day to celebrate the numerous cultures that make up the Africa?s Rainbow Nation. |
| Mid-Autumn culture cherished by Chinese Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:17 PM PDT Mid-Autumn festival is one of the big traditional events celebrated by Chinese people. |
| Preview: Mid-Autumn Festival Gala Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:06 PM PDT The Chinese Mid-Autumn or Moon festival is just two days away now, and there's certainly excitement in the air here in China, as people look forward to the holiday. |
| Insurance Claims Reach A Record In August- China Beat September 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:37 PM PDT | China Insurance Regulatory Commission reported that China's property and casualty insurers paid 3.90 billion in August, reaching a record high this year. Due to the frequency of natural disasters last month, the country's non-life insurers paid 3.89 billion dollars in claims, up 30.6 percent year-on-year. Compared with July, they paid 236.6 million more. | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 02:15 | More in News & Politics |
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| Weibo reaction to Presidential campaign ads - Microblog Buzz September 20 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:37 AM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter Weibo users react to Presidential campaign ads aired in the United States. | Views: 10 0 ratings | | Time: 03:58 | More in News & Politics |
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| Productive anti-Japanese protests? - China Take September 20 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:58 AM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Protests over four days re Island conflict and Japan's decision to buy from private owner. | Views: 10 0 ratings | | Time: 03:45 | More in News & Politics |
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| Beijing proves Diaoyu claim - Media Watch September 26 - BONTV Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:18 PM PDT | A hand-written document showing the Diaoyu Islands to be part of China has gone on public display in Beijing. Visitors to the Beijing Poly Arts Museum from Monday to Oct. 8 will be able to view the document, named "Jishizhu," free of charge. It is believed to be part of the fifth chapter of "The Six Chapters of a Floating Life" by Shen Fu, a writer and painter from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The document records a trip by Shen and two officials to the Diaoyu Islands and the Ryukyu Islands (known as Okinawa today) in 1808 during the ruling period of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820). The three led the trip to the Ryukyu Islands in two ships to deliver an imperial edict from Jiaqing, who conferred a title of nobility on the monarch of the Ryukyu. "The record was 76 years earlier than 1884, when the Japanese claimed they found the islands," said Fu Xinian, a major member of the National Committee of Cultural Relics. According to the document, it took one day for Shen and his companions to travel from the Diaoyu Islands to the territory of Ryukyu, proving the islands belonged to neither Ryukyu nor Japan, but to China, according to Fu. | Views: 8 0 ratings | | Time: 01:38 | More in News & Politics |
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| US military presence in Okinawa-Microblog Buzz September 27 - BONTV Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter Weibo users react to American military presence in Okinawa | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 04:10 | More in News & Politics |
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| TRAIN TICKETS - Price Watch September 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:41 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Faced with the wrath of millions of Chinese netizens, the ministry of railways is under pressure to perform.In a sharply critical piece, the China Economic News said the ministry faced two options: optimize the ticket booking process through massive upgrades in hardware and capacity, or throw the doors open, letting other e-commerce sites take responsibility for booking train tickets through their more advanced sites. | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 03:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Back to business - Media Watch September 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 09:41 PM PDT | A Foxconn Technology Group plant in the northern city of Taiyuan, the company making Apple's new iPhone 5, resumed production Tuesday after clashes by workers. Foxconn and police said the cause of the brawl on Sunday night was under investigation, but labor activists said the rollout of the iPhone 5 had led to longer working hours and more pressure on workers. Foxconn and police also said as many as 2000 employees were involved in the brawl and 40 people were injured. The new phone debuted last week in the United States and eight other markets and Apple has a three to four-week backlog of online orders. Foxconn declined to say whether its one-day suspension of production in Taiyuan City on Monday might affect supplies. It did not respond to a request for comment on the labor groups' claims. News reports and witnesses said the violence in Taiyuan stemmed from a confrontation between a factory worker and a guard that escalated. One employee said the violence was fueled by workers' anger at mistreatment by Foxconn security guards and managers. Foxconn did not respond to a request for information on the status of its investigation or whether policies at the factory might change. Labor activists say the need to ramp up iPhone 5 production had increased pressure on Foxconn employees. Foxconn has declined to say which products are made in each factory but another group, China Labor Watch, said the Taiyuan facility, which employs 79000 people, is assembling the new iPhone 5 <b>...</b> | Views: 4 0 ratings | | Time: 02:40 | More in News & Politics |
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| Zong Qinghou China's richest - China Take September 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:08 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Recently Zong Qinghou, the founder and chairman of the beverage giant Wahaha Group, reclaimed the top spot on a list of China's wealthiest. The list was published by The Hurun Report earlier this week. He's the 3rd person in 14 years to be named a 2-time winner. At 67, Zong is certainly -- wa ha ha --ing, he owns 80 percent of the company -- which is China's largest and most profitable drinks business. His family fortune has swelled to $12.6 billion, up from $10.7 billion last year, and largely due to the company's net profit of $1 billion last year. And Wang Jianlin, the 58-year-old chairman and president of Dalian Wanda Group was the runner-up in. His personal wealth rose by 44 percent to $10.3 billion, catapulting from sixth richest on last year's list, to second-place this year. The latest China's Rich List reveals that five of the top 10 heavyweights all come from the real estate sector. | Views: 4 0 ratings | | Time: 01:17 | More in News & Politics |
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| Bookstores move online - Price Watch September 26 - BONTV Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:30 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com A 2008 United Nations report showed Chinese to be anything from avid readers. Residents of Shanghai read the most, taking in a respectable 8 books per year, but on average Chinese people don't finish a single non-school-related book in a given year. ****Against this background and increasing competition from online sellers, Chinese book stores are struggling. Asked about the state of China's book stores, industry insiders are uniformly gloomy. | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 02:16 | More in News & Politics |
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| Studio interview: China's influence in global fashion Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:31 PM PDT We are now joined in the studio by our commentator Ms. Duan Yanling. |
| Studio interview: Image changes of Chinese women Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:28 PM PDT Here again, we continue our discussion of China?s fashion industry in our Beijing studio with commentator Duan Yanling. |
| R.I.P. Andy Williams Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:10 PM PDT Now let's say farewell to a legendary American crooner, whose songs touched the hearts of millions. |
| Chinese designer recognized at Paris Fashion Week Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:56 PM PDT "China in Paris" has been running alongside Paris Fashion Week since 2010. In its fifth season now, the event is getting bigger and bigger. |
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