China Real Time

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(1) Shen Hong, Former State Assets Regulator: SOE Monopolies “Natural.” China Real Time, Jan 4, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... monopolies-natural/
("That’s the new term that China’s former state assets regulator has used to describe the dominance of the country’s giant state-owned enterprises – a dominance that economists and rivals say has been associated with high prices and low efficiency in many industries")

(2) Owen Fletcher, China On Pop-Up Web Ads: A Necessary Evil. China Real Time, Jan 2, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... s-a-necessary-evil/
("The statement [from regulators] doesn’t say why companies couldn’t just use a different kind of ad;" "relatively intrusive ads" on China's websites)

(3) James T Areddy, Home Economics: Free Apartment in Chongqing.  China Real Time, Dec 31, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... tment-in-chongqing/
(apply online; eligibility: proof of a college degree, an employment contract, income below 2,000 yuan per month, about $315, and a current residence outside the downtown under 13 square meters, about the size of a parking space; rental, not ownership; The 58-square-meter apartment itself rents for about 535 yuan monthly, or $85)

(4) James T Areddy, Chongqing Mayor on Property Market Goals: ‘There’s a Ratio for That.’ China Real Time, Dec 31, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... perty-market-goals/

(5) Laurie Burkitt and Owen Fletcher, No Crowds for China’s New Year. China Real Time, Dec 31, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... or-chinas-new-year/
(Beijing’s [New Year's Eve] festivities won’t be open to the public; foreign tourists and journalists were invited)

(6) Andrew Galbraith, Big Ship Opens Door to Valemax?  China Real Time, Dec 30, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... ns-door-to-valemax/
(A massive bulk carrier [Berge Everest, built by China’s Bohai] operating under contract for Brazilian mining giant Vale SA arrived at Dalian)