From http://www.lavanguardia.es/lacontra/20101220/54089895005/mis-padres-dormian-en-la-banera-para-que-yo-estudiara.html (in Spanish), http://cac.drac.com/?p=579 (in Catalan) and http://www.elpunt.cat/noticia/article/7-vista/8-articles/332806-conte-de-la-xina.html (in Catalan)
Jiajia Wang Liu was born near Wenzhou, in south-east China and her family moved to Catalonia in 1997, when she was only 8 years old. Her parents had to move out of China since they were outlawed for having more than one child. She had tough childhood years, but she struggled to finish high school and to enter the Pompeu Fabra University, where she got a degree in business administration. She received a grant to upgrade her studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has recently received the UPF Emprèn 2010-Fundació Banc Sabadell award of 20,000 euros for the idea that she plans to turn into her own business: a publishing company aimed at producing educational materials for the Chinese children adopted by Catalan families, so they can learn their mother language. Jiajia masters Chinese, Catalan, Spanish and English.
Two interviews and an article descriving how she got the award can be downloaded from the links at the top.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Slight growth of Catalan economy
From http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/AppJava/notapremsavw/detall.do?id=60288 (in Catalan)
Catalan gross domestic product has shown a slight increase of 0.2% year on year in the third trimester of 2010. According to the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat), a positive growth was not seen since the second trimester of 2008, helped by the recovery of exports.
Catalan gross domestic product has shown a slight increase of 0.2% year on year in the third trimester of 2010. According to the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat), a positive growth was not seen since the second trimester of 2008, helped by the recovery of exports.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Artur Mas, new President of the Catalan government
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/politics/artur-mas-voted-129th-president-catalan-government (in English)
As expected according to the results of the elections to the Catalan Parliament of November 28, 2010, the leader of the Catalan moderate coalition CiU, Artur Mas, has been invested President of the Catalan Government. Artur Mas is the 129th President and succeeds José Montilla, from the Socialist's Party of Catalonia (PSC). A detailed political biography of Artur Mas can be read here.
As expected according to the results of the elections to the Catalan Parliament of November 28, 2010, the leader of the Catalan moderate coalition CiU, Artur Mas, has been invested President of the Catalan Government. Artur Mas is the 129th President and succeeds José Montilla, from the Socialist's Party of Catalonia (PSC). A detailed political biography of Artur Mas can be read here.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Spanish Minister Miguel Sebastián travels to China to tighten commercial relationships
From http://www.expansion.com/2010/12/12/economia/1292172196.html and http://www.expansion.com/2010/12/13/empresas/energia/1292240470.html (in Spanish)
Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Miguel Sebastián, has traveled to China in order to tighten commercial relationships between this country and Spain. He is expected to meet representatives of important Chinese companies and government representatives in order to favour trade in the automobile and energy sectors, with a special aim at nuclear energy. This trip serves also as a preparation step for the future visit to Spain of the Executive Vice-Premier of China, Li Keqiang, due for early 2011.
Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Miguel Sebastián, has traveled to China in order to tighten commercial relationships between this country and Spain. He is expected to meet representatives of important Chinese companies and government representatives in order to favour trade in the automobile and energy sectors, with a special aim at nuclear energy. This trip serves also as a preparation step for the future visit to Spain of the Executive Vice-Premier of China, Li Keqiang, due for early 2011.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Inflation in China rises above 5% in November
From http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/357642,inflation-hits-28-month-high.html and http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2010/12/12/283332/Jump-in.htm (in English)
The consumer price index in China rose by 5.1% in November 2010, 0.7% up from the 4.4% of October. Food products have been the main factor for this important increase in inflation, since they grew 11.7% year-on-year. After the increase of interest rates of last October, another one is expected early next year in order to have inflation under control. Other economic indicators of this past November are a 13.3% increase year-on-year in the industrial output and a 18.7% increase year-on-year in retail sales.
The consumer price index in China rose by 5.1% in November 2010, 0.7% up from the 4.4% of October. Food products have been the main factor for this important increase in inflation, since they grew 11.7% year-on-year. After the increase of interest rates of last October, another one is expected early next year in order to have inflation under control. Other economic indicators of this past November are a 13.3% increase year-on-year in the industrial output and a 18.7% increase year-on-year in retail sales.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Water supply in China under threat
From http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/201012/t20101209_779531.htm (in English)
If Chinese water resouces were already in trouble, authorities recently revealed that the expected rapid urbanization during the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) can seriously threaten the country's water supply in the next decades. Apart from whatever effects climate change can cause, the increase in water use, together with the expected increase in the release of pollutants into the environment are seriously affecting rivers such as the Haihe, in Beijing, the Huaihe, which marks the boundary between China's north and south, or the Huanghe (Yellow River), to name a few. This situation poses a great challenge on the present and future management of water resources in China, but at the same time offers opportunities for water companies to test their know-how and equipments to help reverse this dramatic situation.
If Chinese water resouces were already in trouble, authorities recently revealed that the expected rapid urbanization during the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) can seriously threaten the country's water supply in the next decades. Apart from whatever effects climate change can cause, the increase in water use, together with the expected increase in the release of pollutants into the environment are seriously affecting rivers such as the Haihe, in Beijing, the Huaihe, which marks the boundary between China's north and south, or the Huanghe (Yellow River), to name a few. This situation poses a great challenge on the present and future management of water resources in China, but at the same time offers opportunities for water companies to test their know-how and equipments to help reverse this dramatic situation.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Taiwan's exports keep on growing
From http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/2010/12/taiwan-exports-surge-22-percent-november (in English)
Thanks to a strong demand of high-tech products in China, Hong Kong, United States and Europe, Taiwan's exports grew 22% in November 2010, totalling 24.4 billion US dollars. The growth rate of Taiwan's economy in 2010 has been projected at 10%, whereas estimates for 2011 show a decrease to a moderate 4.5%
Thanks to a strong demand of high-tech products in China, Hong Kong, United States and Europe, Taiwan's exports grew 22% in November 2010, totalling 24.4 billion US dollars. The growth rate of Taiwan's economy in 2010 has been projected at 10%, whereas estimates for 2011 show a decrease to a moderate 4.5%
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