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Shanghai Disneyland Deal Signed

The City of Shanghai has signed on to a proposal from the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme park in Mainland China.
19 January 2009 - 8:00am
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Beijing's Temporary Clean Air Policies May Stick

With some of the its cleanest air in decades, Beijing is warming up to some of the pollution-cutting regulations officials have enacted during the Olympics. Some may become permanent.
26 August 2008 - 10:00am
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China Moves To Protect Farmland With Higher Taxes

To stem the loss of farmland to development, the Chinese government is raising taxes on non-farmed arable land by 500%.
7 December 2007 - 7:00am
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Chinese City Imposes Bike Lane Requirements

Bike lanes will be required for all new roads built in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, according to government officials. The city is hoping to get more people out of cars and onto bikes.
31 October 2007 - 9:00am
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Beijing's Parking Crunch

With more than 300,000 new cars hitting the roads each year, the Chinese capital has a serious shortage of parking. The solution? More parking lots of course.
8 February 2007 - 6:00am
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Beijing To Introduce Free Park'n'Ride Lots

To encourage more motorists to take advantage of public transit, the city is planning to build free parking lots near new transit stations.
21 December 2006 - 9:00am
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Beijing To Build Biggest Metro System In The World

Plans for the Chinese capital's metro system fall just shy of 350 miles of track over 19 lines, which would surpass London's Underground by 2020.
28 November 2006 - 12:00pm
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Revamped Plan For Beijing On Display

An exhibition has opened in Beijing, highlighting the city's attempts to revamp their city planning in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
23 November 2006 - 9:00am
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Beijing's Suburban Residents Look To Move Back Downtown

After years of Beijing's growing middle class buying new flats on the city's outskirts, long commutes are encouraging people to move back into the city's center.
9 November 2006 - 5:00am
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Coming Back Full 'Cycle'

With private car ownership increasing, can the bicycle making a comeback in China?
29 September 2006 - 12:00pm
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Shanghai's Suburbanization Plan

With one of the densest central urban cores in China, Shanghai officials have decided to spread out its growing population in new satellite suburbs.
5 July 2006 - 5:00am
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China's Maglev Extension Revived?

While the Beijing-Shanghai line has long been scraped, plans for a line from Shanghai to Hangzhou are still in play.
2 July 2006 - 7:00am
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China takes measures to curb soaring housing prices

Aggressive steps were taken by China to restrain soaring housing prices and discourage real estate speculation.
31 May 2006 - 11:00am
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Historic Preservation In The Midst Of Skyscrapers

An unchecked building blitz in China's largest cities is destroying the landscape of historic cities.
3 March 2005 - 11:00am
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China to Mandate Renewable Energy

A new law passed in China's Legislature promises to boost the percentage of renewable energy used by utility operators.
2 March 2005 - 12:00pm
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Does China Need Foreign Architects To Design Chinese Buildings?

Avant garde projects often fail to achieve harmony with Chinese culture.
30 June 2004 - 12:00pm
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A Planning Career In... Shenzhen

The booming city of Shenzhen in South China plans to recruit thousands of experienced overseas planning professionals.
29 June 2004 - 1:00pm
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Tourism And The Three Gorges

In an effort to encourage sustainable development China seeks to regulate tourism in the Three Gorges area.
22 August 2002 - 1:00pm
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