The minimum monthly wage for workers in Beijing will be raised to 960 yuan ($140.8) from July 1st, Legal Evening News reported Thursday.
The Beijing Bureau of Human Resource and Social Security announced Thursday morning the minimum wage standard will rise by 160 yuan ($23.5), or 20 percent, from the current 800 yuan ($117.3) per month.
The capital city usually raises the standard once a year but did not make an adjustment in 2009.
Wang Yan, director of labor relations department of the bureau, said the lift of the minimum wage aims to guarantee the rights of low-income workers and will not cause a price hike, the report said.
"Beijing has lifted the minimum wage standard for many years and has never found the adjustments resulted in a price increase of commodities and services," said Wang.
The bureau estimated that 100,000 people in the capital city will benefit from the increase of the minimum wage.
Beijing has carried out the minimum wage system since 1994 and the average annual increase rate is 10.02 percent, according to Legal Evening News citing the bureau.
In Beijing, employers must pay employees no less than the monthly minimum and also pay social insurance and housing fund contributions.
Many Chinese provinces including the economic powerhouses Guangdong，Shanghai and Zhejiang have raised the minimum wages since this year.
Currently, Shanghai has the highest minimum wage across the country – 1,120 yuan per month ($164.2).
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Death toll in south China landslides climbs to 38
The death toll from rain-triggered landslides has risen to 30 in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after 10 more bodies were recovered, local authorities said Wednesday.
Rescuers are still searching for 18 people buried by the landslides, officials said at a regional teleconference on flood relief in hard-hit Cenxi City.
Heavy rains began pounding Guangxi Monday, triggering landslides early Wednesday that left 12 people dead in Cenxi and 15 dead in Rongxian county. The other three dead were in Tengxian County, Donglan County and Fangchenggang City.
Malu township in Cenxi recorded a rainfall of 230 mm in 12 hours through 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Senior local officials, including regional Communist Party chief Guo Shengkun, have arrived at the flooded regions to coordinate rescue efforts.
By 6 p.m. Wednesday, rainstorms had pounded 27 county-level regions, forcing the evacuation of 79,600 people and causing direct economic losses of more than 700 million yuan (102.5 million U.S. dollars).
In addition, the floods had destroyed 4,226 houses and 117,280 hectares of crops, according to the regional civil affairs bureau.
Rescuers are still searching for 18 people buried by the landslides, officials said at a regional teleconference on flood relief in hard-hit Cenxi City.
Heavy rains began pounding Guangxi Monday, triggering landslides early Wednesday that left 12 people dead in Cenxi and 15 dead in Rongxian county. The other three dead were in Tengxian County, Donglan County and Fangchenggang City.
Malu township in Cenxi recorded a rainfall of 230 mm in 12 hours through 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Senior local officials, including regional Communist Party chief Guo Shengkun, have arrived at the flooded regions to coordinate rescue efforts.
By 6 p.m. Wednesday, rainstorms had pounded 27 county-level regions, forcing the evacuation of 79,600 people and causing direct economic losses of more than 700 million yuan (102.5 million U.S. dollars).
In addition, the floods had destroyed 4,226 houses and 117,280 hectares of crops, according to the regional civil affairs bureau.
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I’ll show you around China in the tiffany wholesale market
In China , most people are good at hand-made manufactures , and they often make many small accessories . When foreign people come to china , they are always attracted by these small things . Because these are all of deeply cultural features of China , they also can buy one or two to send their friends in their own country as a gift . I’m sure that their friends will like these . Today , Maggie will show you to visit tiffany wholesale market . Here , you find many small accessories .
The most attracting thing to you is tiffany’s kinds . They are many kinds of tiffany things in the wholesale market , such as tiffany bracelet , tiffany necklace , tiffany key pendant and so on . In the coming summer season , if you can choose one to two to match your clothes , it will make you look more beautiful . Tiffany bracelet may color your wrist a lot , it won’t make you look very dull . Even if your hands or wrist are already beautiful, you still feel a little strange, and this moment tiffany bracelet can do you a favor and solve this problem . It can help you look beautiful and avoid being dull . Tiffany necklace is framed wonderfully around your neck . There are many kinds of necklace . Maybe young lady love heart image more, it stands for romantic, innocent, and love. This feeling often associate with cozy. At the same time , it means a kind of love , a love that someone give you .
Ok , that’s all our journey . At the same time , I hope this will give you some help when you buy things in China
The most attracting thing to you is tiffany’s kinds . They are many kinds of tiffany things in the wholesale market , such as tiffany bracelet , tiffany necklace , tiffany key pendant and so on . In the coming summer season , if you can choose one to two to match your clothes , it will make you look more beautiful . Tiffany bracelet may color your wrist a lot , it won’t make you look very dull . Even if your hands or wrist are already beautiful, you still feel a little strange, and this moment tiffany bracelet can do you a favor and solve this problem . It can help you look beautiful and avoid being dull . Tiffany necklace is framed wonderfully around your neck . There are many kinds of necklace . Maybe young lady love heart image more, it stands for romantic, innocent, and love. This feeling often associate with cozy. At the same time , it means a kind of love , a love that someone give you .
Ok , that’s all our journey . At the same time , I hope this will give you some help when you buy things in China
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thai dilemma of Western democracy
The weeks-long standoff between government and anti-government forces in Bangkok ended in bloodshed. In a sense, it was contrary to what we have learnt from textbooks. The common view is that democracy brings order to a society and economic development helps form a better political structure. But in the cases of Thailand and several other developing countries, social disorder has followed economic prosperity and political democratization, which can be said to be a dilemma of democracy.
That brings us to the question: Why does the modern concept of democracy, which originated in the West, meet with difficulties in developing countries in the East? Many scholars have attributed that to the immaturity of civil society, weakness of the middle class and/or other economic and cultural reasons. In other words, they have argued that the lack of a solid foundation has made democracy instable and illusive in these societies.
In a country like Thailand, the growing social polarity and deep chasm between the haves and the have-nots have resulted in class opposition. That perhaps is why the red shirts (anti-government protesters) marched the streets of Bangkok to voice their anger against the government. Economic backwardness and cultural differences could be blamed for such inconsistencies, but does that mean true democracy will be established if democratic values are spread and the economy is propelled forward?
Obviously, that does not happen. Developing countries often tend to accept democratic principles and ideas from Western countries while their political structure lags far behind.
The Thai people don't lack the enthusiasm or willingness to participate in politics. In fact, just the opposite is true, because it is impossible for a group of people without a strong political belief to hold mass demonstrations in the streets. But the Thais have to face reality. Politically speaking, Thailand is far from being a totally democratic society. Its parliament lacks universal representation and its government has not even been granted complete legitimacy, with the king enjoying a higher authority and position. In some sense, Thailand's monarchy is based on military heads, giant corporations and senior officials.
That reflects a kind of political dislocation which is common among many developing countries, and which often causes social instability. Economic development has created social opposition and class polarity, while the people have gained ideas from Western politics, and gradually accepted Western values. Under an authoritarian regime, the people may be forced to follow the leaders in their political pursuits and expressions, but in a semi-democratic society, the government will be unable to provide and defend perfect channels for political participation, which prevent the political regime from operating normally. This causes disorder, even chaos.
Developing countries pursuing political modernization should learn some lessons from what happened in Thailand. The most important and urgent of them is that instead of putting too many Western democratic thoughts into action, they should concentrate their efforts on maintaining order in society.
Without a strong and totally legitimate government, one faces the risk of making a mess of democracy, because in societies run by such governments there are not enough channels of political expression and participation. Blind pursuance of democracy can neither help solve problems of economic development and political progress, nor ensure the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of different classes. In other words, the mere lack of cultural and social foundations cannot sufficiently explain why even developing countries with open thoughts could not provide good governance and development.
Therefore, the key to the problem is not simply social enlightenment by spreading democratic values. The most important factor in maintaining order, thus, is a strong and stable government that operates normally. Without ample proper channels of political expression and participation, democracy would get embroiled in conflicts, which could mean danger and instability for all. In the process, the initial meaning of democracy gets distorted - for it is dangerous to gain true and lasting social stability through violence. Thailand is only one case of societies undergoing transformation. To solve their problem, they need a strong legitimate government more than democratic principles.
The author is a research fellow at the School of International Relations and Diplomacy, Beijing Foreign Studies University.
That brings us to the question: Why does the modern concept of democracy, which originated in the West, meet with difficulties in developing countries in the East? Many scholars have attributed that to the immaturity of civil society, weakness of the middle class and/or other economic and cultural reasons. In other words, they have argued that the lack of a solid foundation has made democracy instable and illusive in these societies.
In a country like Thailand, the growing social polarity and deep chasm between the haves and the have-nots have resulted in class opposition. That perhaps is why the red shirts (anti-government protesters) marched the streets of Bangkok to voice their anger against the government. Economic backwardness and cultural differences could be blamed for such inconsistencies, but does that mean true democracy will be established if democratic values are spread and the economy is propelled forward?
Obviously, that does not happen. Developing countries often tend to accept democratic principles and ideas from Western countries while their political structure lags far behind.
The Thai people don't lack the enthusiasm or willingness to participate in politics. In fact, just the opposite is true, because it is impossible for a group of people without a strong political belief to hold mass demonstrations in the streets. But the Thais have to face reality. Politically speaking, Thailand is far from being a totally democratic society. Its parliament lacks universal representation and its government has not even been granted complete legitimacy, with the king enjoying a higher authority and position. In some sense, Thailand's monarchy is based on military heads, giant corporations and senior officials.
That reflects a kind of political dislocation which is common among many developing countries, and which often causes social instability. Economic development has created social opposition and class polarity, while the people have gained ideas from Western politics, and gradually accepted Western values. Under an authoritarian regime, the people may be forced to follow the leaders in their political pursuits and expressions, but in a semi-democratic society, the government will be unable to provide and defend perfect channels for political participation, which prevent the political regime from operating normally. This causes disorder, even chaos.
Developing countries pursuing political modernization should learn some lessons from what happened in Thailand. The most important and urgent of them is that instead of putting too many Western democratic thoughts into action, they should concentrate their efforts on maintaining order in society.
Without a strong and totally legitimate government, one faces the risk of making a mess of democracy, because in societies run by such governments there are not enough channels of political expression and participation. Blind pursuance of democracy can neither help solve problems of economic development and political progress, nor ensure the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of different classes. In other words, the mere lack of cultural and social foundations cannot sufficiently explain why even developing countries with open thoughts could not provide good governance and development.
Therefore, the key to the problem is not simply social enlightenment by spreading democratic values. The most important factor in maintaining order, thus, is a strong and stable government that operates normally. Without ample proper channels of political expression and participation, democracy would get embroiled in conflicts, which could mean danger and instability for all. In the process, the initial meaning of democracy gets distorted - for it is dangerous to gain true and lasting social stability through violence. Thailand is only one case of societies undergoing transformation. To solve their problem, they need a strong legitimate government more than democratic principles.
The author is a research fellow at the School of International Relations and Diplomacy, Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Chains and networks development: a 14-point list
At each two years, the University of Wageningen/Netherlands hosts the International Conference on Chain and Network Management. This May we had the 8th Conference. The first was in 1996. Around 200 researchers from 40 different countries have three days discussions over developments in science and practice of integrated vertical production chains and companies networks.
In this article, I share with China Daily community important topics discussed and major developments needed for the future. My resume came up to a 14-point list that can be useful for companies, governments and academics in terms of future development and emerging topics, suggestion of policies and regulations. They can contribute to a more efficient production system, sustainable and driven to a new era of scarce resources.
1 - Chain Design, Governance and performance, since chains compete in a global arena, and against each others, and in this form, to have adequate governance, contracts can lead to a better performance in adding value, profit generation and distribution, costs, processes and other measures.
2 - Chain Waste. An integrated food chain generates waste in almost all of its agents and phases. We also have the waste of final products, estimated in almost 40%. This waste management and reduction/re-usage is of fundamental importance in an environment pressured by a society demanding sustainability. Integrated inventories management, collaborative logistics are among the most important developments to reduce redundancies, waste and depletion of fossil resources.
3 - Food risks and chain integrated risk management. The need to deal with an integrated approach with all increasing risks on food chains, like contamination, financial risks, and others. Food security should be improved and the costs of this improvement shared with all agents.
4 - Sustainable chains and certification. Considering landscape use, resources preservation nature and biodiversity. Certification processes, value and costs is a large debate
5 - Chain and networks impacts and adaptation, considering how the growing impacts coming from an unstable environment are affecting food chains and networks.
6 - Chain and networks legislation and regulation. Chains are transnational and deal with different Governments and laws, different institutional environments, bringing complexity to its management due to permanent interventions.
7 - Food and health communication. This point is linked with the previous topic, but gain importance due to several restrictions that chains are starting to face in terms of marketing communications, due to over consumption, obesity and marketing for kids.
In this article, I share with China Daily community important topics discussed and major developments needed for the future. My resume came up to a 14-point list that can be useful for companies, governments and academics in terms of future development and emerging topics, suggestion of policies and regulations. They can contribute to a more efficient production system, sustainable and driven to a new era of scarce resources.
1 - Chain Design, Governance and performance, since chains compete in a global arena, and against each others, and in this form, to have adequate governance, contracts can lead to a better performance in adding value, profit generation and distribution, costs, processes and other measures.
2 - Chain Waste. An integrated food chain generates waste in almost all of its agents and phases. We also have the waste of final products, estimated in almost 40%. This waste management and reduction/re-usage is of fundamental importance in an environment pressured by a society demanding sustainability. Integrated inventories management, collaborative logistics are among the most important developments to reduce redundancies, waste and depletion of fossil resources.
3 - Food risks and chain integrated risk management. The need to deal with an integrated approach with all increasing risks on food chains, like contamination, financial risks, and others. Food security should be improved and the costs of this improvement shared with all agents.
4 - Sustainable chains and certification. Considering landscape use, resources preservation nature and biodiversity. Certification processes, value and costs is a large debate
5 - Chain and networks impacts and adaptation, considering how the growing impacts coming from an unstable environment are affecting food chains and networks.
6 - Chain and networks legislation and regulation. Chains are transnational and deal with different Governments and laws, different institutional environments, bringing complexity to its management due to permanent interventions.
7 - Food and health communication. This point is linked with the previous topic, but gain importance due to several restrictions that chains are starting to face in terms of marketing communications, due to over consumption, obesity and marketing for kids.
Most fashionable handbags
As the designers compete to create the bag that will become the newest craze of the year, we tend to forget that some of the best things in fashion, like the color black or a Chanel suit, are classic. Some of the most cherished and exquisite handbags are vintage, having stood up to the test of time and their design is as stylish and chic today as ever. Certain designers have remained committed to creating handbags that emulate the sophistication and class associated with their label, not just according to what’s in vogue that season, but what will represent them throughout the years. And when you’re spending that much money on a bag, isn’t that what you really want? So while your fabulous bag du jour is collecting dust in the back of your closet after only a few turns around the block, rest assured that your still stylish classic will be ready to make an appearance time and time again.
As we all know. Every year , there are some new handbags to come out . The latest news about handbags belongs to celebrity. When there are some new handbags to come out . First , you will see it worn by celebrity.
However , these new fashionable designer handbags are usually expensive. So in order to follow the fashion, you can buy wholesale replica handbags instead. There are many types of replica handbags purses, such as replica Gucci handbags, replica LV handbags, replica Chanel handbags and so on.
As we all know. Every year , there are some new handbags to come out . The latest news about handbags belongs to celebrity. When there are some new handbags to come out . First , you will see it worn by celebrity.
However , these new fashionable designer handbags are usually expensive. So in order to follow the fashion, you can buy wholesale replica handbags instead. There are many types of replica handbags purses, such as replica Gucci handbags, replica LV handbags, replica Chanel handbags and so on.
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