Israel on Sunday intensified strikes on the Gaza Strip for the ninth consecutive day, a day after its army carried out a large-scale ground operation into the enclave, leaving 514 people killed since Dec. 27.
Guangdong was expected to realize 3.57 trillion yuan in GDP in 2008, a 10.1 percent increase, Guangdong's Party Secretary Wang Yang said at the four plenary session of the tenth Guangdong CPC Committee yesterday (Jan. 5).
Despite a 10.1-percent GDP growth in 2008, China's economic powerhouse of Guangdong province was warned of belt-tightening ahead as concerns are mounting over the effects of the international financial crisis.
Known as a pioneer in China's reform and opening-up, Guangdong province will invest near 50 billion Yuan in the next five years to implement a new labor and industry strategy, named as "Double Transfers", to maintain sustainable development and keep its leading position in the mainland economy.
Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission on April 21 issued a research report on the Development of Headquarter Economy in Guangzhou, saying the city ranked the 3rd among the 35 main cities in China, after Beijing and Shanghai, in their capability and potentiality to spur headquarter economy development.
Unemployment driven by the global financial crisis could cause social unrest in China, although the economy looks set to reach its annual growth target of 8 percent, according to a survey of leading Chinese economists.
The Guangdong 2008 International Tourism and Culture Festival, namely PPRD Tourism Promotion Convention, is to run between November 28th and December 4th, with the opening ceremony to be held at the Tianhe Sports Center on November 28th (Friday).
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