PYO Immigration Scam Affecting New Zealand
Submitted by Kohia Dennison on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 16:35
A new-fangled immigration scheme thought to be exploiting people is calling for an imperative investigation in the Chinese and Filipino migrant communities.
In order to obtain New Zealand permanent residence, Immigrants are entering agreements with employers to pay their own taxes and wages and the "scheme" even has its own name - PYO (pay your own).
The Crafar Farming Empire has been Sold
Submitted by Amiri Halberg on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 16:23
Receivers for 16 farms owned by the Crafar family have signed a conditional sale agreement with Chinese-based investment group UBNZ Assets Holdings.
Meet the 3 month old Chinese girl who can stand and walk
Submitted by Ketan Mukherjee on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 17:03
Xinhua news report today, a three month old new born baby from Chong qing can sit alone, stand and walk with mere assistance as the doctors at the health department say its unusual for a baby to start walking so early in life. The China Daily reported that the parents fear that her rapid growth will later affect her physically.
Shanghai launch Expo based real time air quality monitor
Submitted by Kohia Dennison on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 15:30
On Monday, EPA said the move will help the city as it works with other areas in the region to clear its often thick blanket of smog. The Chinese environmental bureau to provide real time air quality monitoring from the site of the World Expo in Shanghai with the United States Environmental Protection Agency has teamed up with.
IDC: Apple iPhone takes global share from RIM BlackBerry
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sat, 05/08/2010 - 07:04
According to a recent report from market researcher IDC, faster and lower-priced iPhone versions, launched in China, helped Apple gain global smartphone market share from its closest rival – the BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) – during the first quarter this year.
TCM License Cancelled
Submitted by Ketan Mukherjee on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 17:01
For giving unapproved treatments to a failing patient in his Johor Bahru clinic, a conventional Chinese medicine, TCM, physician's license was cancelled by the TCM Practitioners Board in April 2008.
