For some time now,development of financial markets in developing countries of the world has been saddled with a lot of controversies.Furthermore,observations from many studies showed contradictory views which have mad...For some time now,development of financial markets in developing countries of the world has been saddled with a lot of controversies.Furthermore,observations from many studies showed contradictory views which have made debates on the subject matter inconclusive.In view of this,the general objective of this study is to examine financial and stock market developmental issues in developing African countries.It specifically intends to highlight strategies to strengthen financial and stock markets in African countries,among others.The study adopted table content analysis and descriptive statistics in its methodology.The study discovered that in spite of all the gains derivable from financial market development,the intensity of financial sector reforms implemented in some developing countries has not brought about a reasonable increase in the size and depth of their financial systems,among others.The implication of this is that capital market development in these developing countries would continue to suffer setbacks with their attendant consequences on economic growth.The study concluded that the presence of strong and virile financial and stock markets cannot be overlooked in any economy.It therefore recommended,amidst others,the promotion of institutional investors as well as development of appropriate business and investor friendly policies.展开更多
Over the past twenty years China has made astonishing achievements in theenergy domain and the total output of coal,electricity and petroleum ranked respectively thefirst,second and fifth place in the world.China has ...Over the past twenty years China has made astonishing achievements in theenergy domain and the total output of coal,electricity and petroleum ranked respectively thefirst,second and fifth place in the world.China has established a strong energy base and resolvedthe energy supply to most villages and farmers to prop up the development of China''s economy.展开更多
Chinese agricultural industry and rural economy are currently undergoing a strategic restructuring. The Seed Act has been thoroughly enforced. The Development of West China program has also got started in an all-round...Chinese agricultural industry and rural economy are currently undergoing a strategic restructuring. The Seed Act has been thoroughly enforced. The Development of West China program has also got started in an all-round way. Not long ago China entered the World Trade Organization. All these not only present great opportunities but also severe challenges to China.展开更多
the Interntaional Workshop on China's Agenda 21 held in October 1993, Professor Zeng Yi proposed three issues important to the field of population and sustainable development: 1) Promote basic education for childr...the Interntaional Workshop on China's Agenda 21 held in October 1993, Professor Zeng Yi proposed three issues important to the field of population and sustainable development: 1) Promote basic education for children and impede the newly emerging trend of dropping out from school, 2) Improve the social, economic and family status of women and change the traditional 'son-preference' ideology, and 3) Improve the social security system for the elderly to counter the negative effects of accelerating aging of the population.展开更多
The China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） issued on August 6 the China Human Rights Development Report 2014 （hu- man rights blue book）, which is the fourth of its kind in China. The blue book analyzes th...The China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） issued on August 6 the China Human Rights Development Report 2014 （hu- man rights blue book）, which is the fourth of its kind in China. The blue book analyzes the con- notation of the Chinese Dream and explained the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The blue book summarizes the general characteristics of China＇s human rights development in 2013, pointing out that the Party of the government has continuously enhanced social justice and fairness, increased the welfare of the people, pushed forward coordinated development of the economic, pofitical, social and cultural causes, ensured equal participation and equal development of the people.展开更多
This study investigates how traditional Chinese values influence Chinese consumer behavior directly and indirectly through the impact on people's lifestyles and perceived values.The empirical research is conducted...This study investigates how traditional Chinese values influence Chinese consumer behavior directly and indirectly through the impact on people's lifestyles and perceived values.The empirical research is conducted in the context of the mobile phone market in Shanghai.The study establishes measurement scales of Confucian value,lifestyle,and customer perceived value for Chinese market.Relationships of multiple factors are tested in the structural equation model and their impacts on consumer behavior are elaborated.Findings indicate that Confucian values not only have a direct impact on Chinese consumer behavior but also indirectly influence this behavior through impacting people's lifestyles and perceived values.展开更多
On April 19, the State Grid Corporation Green Development White Book was issued in Beijing, which is the f irst one the Chinese enterprises have ever published. In the book, it is anticipated that by 2020, SGCC will g...On April 19, the State Grid Corporation Green Development White Book was issued in Beijing, which is the f irst one the Chinese enterprises have ever published. In the book, it is anticipated that by 2020, SGCC will generally fin ish the construction of smart grid, which increases展开更多
Since 2010,the South China Sea issue has gone through complicated developments.The yearslong relative stability of the South China Sea has been broken by the advancement of US AsiaPacific rebalance strategy.Due to the
On entering the new century, Sino-Japanese relations are at their lowest level in the 33 years since the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations in 1972. Bilateral high-level exchanges have been suspended ...On entering the new century, Sino-Japanese relations are at their lowest level in the 33 years since the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations in 1972. Bilateral high-level exchanges have been suspended for nearly five years for a variety of reasons.展开更多
On May 16,2019,the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued Outline of Digital Village Development Strategy(shortened into the Outline in the following part),together with a notice requiring discreet impleme...On May 16,2019,the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued Outline of Digital Village Development Strategy(shortened into the Outline in the following part),together with a notice requiring discreet implementation by related departments in all areas.The Outline points out that by 2020,a primary progress should be achieved in the field of digital village construction.The coverage rate of 4G in administrative villages of the country should be more than 98%,and the popularization rate of internet connection should be significantly promoted in the rural area.展开更多
Compilation of thus final issue for the year 2003 has now come to a conclusion.We would like to recommend two special reports, of which 'Astro-scientists of Shanghai' is especially worth reading. The successfu...Compilation of thus final issue for the year 2003 has now come to a conclusion.We would like to recommend two special reports, of which 'Astro-scientists of Shanghai' is especially worth reading. The successful launching of 'Shen Zhou' No. 5 has made a thousand-year-old dream of the Chinese people come true. Do you wish to know some inside stories over the development of this spacecraft? Do you wish to know stories about those scientific research personnel of Shanghai, who worked day in and day out for the success of this magnificent feat? The scientific research personnel have truly spared no efforts and pains!展开更多
Recently China has released a plan for the development of its new strategic industries from now to the end of 2015, according to a latest statement released by the State Council. The plan indicates the goals for the s...Recently China has released a plan for the development of its new strategic industries from now to the end of 2015, according to a latest statement released by the State Council. The plan indicates the goals for the strategic emerging industry in the future 5~10 years. The seven industries will maintain an average growth rate of more than 20 percent during the 2011-2015 period, the plan said. The seven new strategic industries include energy conservation and environment protection, new information technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, new energy展开更多
The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the ...The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.展开更多
文摘For some time now,development of financial markets in developing countries of the world has been saddled with a lot of controversies.Furthermore,observations from many studies showed contradictory views which have made debates on the subject matter inconclusive.In view of this,the general objective of this study is to examine financial and stock market developmental issues in developing African countries.It specifically intends to highlight strategies to strengthen financial and stock markets in African countries,among others.The study adopted table content analysis and descriptive statistics in its methodology.The study discovered that in spite of all the gains derivable from financial market development,the intensity of financial sector reforms implemented in some developing countries has not brought about a reasonable increase in the size and depth of their financial systems,among others.The implication of this is that capital market development in these developing countries would continue to suffer setbacks with their attendant consequences on economic growth.The study concluded that the presence of strong and virile financial and stock markets cannot be overlooked in any economy.It therefore recommended,amidst others,the promotion of institutional investors as well as development of appropriate business and investor friendly policies.
文摘Over the past twenty years China has made astonishing achievements in theenergy domain and the total output of coal,electricity and petroleum ranked respectively thefirst,second and fifth place in the world.China has established a strong energy base and resolvedthe energy supply to most villages and farmers to prop up the development of China''s economy.
文摘Chinese agricultural industry and rural economy are currently undergoing a strategic restructuring. The Seed Act has been thoroughly enforced. The Development of West China program has also got started in an all-round way. Not long ago China entered the World Trade Organization. All these not only present great opportunities but also severe challenges to China.
文摘the Interntaional Workshop on China's Agenda 21 held in October 1993, Professor Zeng Yi proposed three issues important to the field of population and sustainable development: 1) Promote basic education for children and impede the newly emerging trend of dropping out from school, 2) Improve the social, economic and family status of women and change the traditional 'son-preference' ideology, and 3) Improve the social security system for the elderly to counter the negative effects of accelerating aging of the population.
文摘The China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） issued on August 6 the China Human Rights Development Report 2014 （hu- man rights blue book）, which is the fourth of its kind in China. The blue book analyzes the con- notation of the Chinese Dream and explained the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The blue book summarizes the general characteristics of China＇s human rights development in 2013, pointing out that the Party of the government has continuously enhanced social justice and fairness, increased the welfare of the people, pushed forward coordinated development of the economic, pofitical, social and cultural causes, ensured equal participation and equal development of the people.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.70832004Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China under Grant No. 09YJC630074East China University of Science and Technology under Grant No.WN0922015
文摘This study investigates how traditional Chinese values influence Chinese consumer behavior directly and indirectly through the impact on people's lifestyles and perceived values.The empirical research is conducted in the context of the mobile phone market in Shanghai.The study establishes measurement scales of Confucian value,lifestyle,and customer perceived value for Chinese market.Relationships of multiple factors are tested in the structural equation model and their impacts on consumer behavior are elaborated.Findings indicate that Confucian values not only have a direct impact on Chinese consumer behavior but also indirectly influence this behavior through impacting people's lifestyles and perceived values.
文摘On April 19, the State Grid Corporation Green Development White Book was issued in Beijing, which is the f irst one the Chinese enterprises have ever published. In the book, it is anticipated that by 2020, SGCC will generally fin ish the construction of smart grid, which increases
文摘Since 2010,the South China Sea issue has gone through complicated developments.The yearslong relative stability of the South China Sea has been broken by the advancement of US AsiaPacific rebalance strategy.Due to the
文摘On entering the new century, Sino-Japanese relations are at their lowest level in the 33 years since the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations in 1972. Bilateral high-level exchanges have been suspended for nearly five years for a variety of reasons.
文摘On May 16,2019,the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued Outline of Digital Village Development Strategy(shortened into the Outline in the following part),together with a notice requiring discreet implementation by related departments in all areas.The Outline points out that by 2020,a primary progress should be achieved in the field of digital village construction.The coverage rate of 4G in administrative villages of the country should be more than 98%,and the popularization rate of internet connection should be significantly promoted in the rural area.
文摘Compilation of thus final issue for the year 2003 has now come to a conclusion.We would like to recommend two special reports, of which 'Astro-scientists of Shanghai' is especially worth reading. The successful launching of 'Shen Zhou' No. 5 has made a thousand-year-old dream of the Chinese people come true. Do you wish to know some inside stories over the development of this spacecraft? Do you wish to know stories about those scientific research personnel of Shanghai, who worked day in and day out for the success of this magnificent feat? The scientific research personnel have truly spared no efforts and pains!
文摘Recently China has released a plan for the development of its new strategic industries from now to the end of 2015, according to a latest statement released by the State Council. The plan indicates the goals for the strategic emerging industry in the future 5~10 years. The seven industries will maintain an average growth rate of more than 20 percent during the 2011-2015 period, the plan said. The seven new strategic industries include energy conservation and environment protection, new information technology, biology, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials, new energy
文摘The production-oriented approach （POA） has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China （Wen, 2016）. It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy （e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015）. At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled ＇The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China： Appraisal of the POA＇. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA： its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics ＆ Germanic, Slavic, Asian ＆ African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.
