China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China: China's Private Car Ownership Tops 10 Million
A short article on the explosive growth in private ownership of cars which has been taking place in China over the past several years.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
Quality Control Key to International Trade
The China Internet Information Center offers a short article which describes the efforts of the Chinese government to make improvements in the area of "Quality Control," in the manufacturing sector.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
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Resettlement
CNN reports in 1999 on China's biggest construction project since the Great Wall, the ecologically controversial building of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi River.
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Unesco: Japan: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Its Cultural Landscape
The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and...