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		<title>Taiwan&#039;s 3C Retailer Tsann Kuen Plans Return To Mainland This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2009/02/09/2232-taiwans-3c-retailer-tsann-kuen-plans-return-to-mainland-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taiwanese computing, communications and consumer retailer Tsann Kuen has announced plans to return to the Chinese mainland market in 2009.
In 2005, Tsann Kuen withdrew from the mainland appliances market because of continuous losses. At that time, Tsann Kuen had only operated in the mainland market for two years and the company then sold its 32 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hon Hai Gains General Acting Rights For Apple On Chinese Mainland</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2009/01/07/2063-hon-hai-gains-general-acting-rights-for-apple-on-chinese-mainland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taiwan-based technology manufacturing group Hon Hai Precision will become the general agent for Apple's products on the Chinese mainland and the company will start its large-scale deployment in the mainland market later this year.
According to the reports in Hong Kong and Taiwan media, Hon Hai will initially target the mainland market through its consumer electronics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Yangtze River Delta Region To Set Up Credit System</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/05/16/1175-chinas-yangtze-river-delta-region-to-set-up-credit-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/05/16/1175-chinas-yangtze-river-delta-region-to-set-up-credit-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking & Payment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have signed a memorandum of understanding with the People's Bank of China on together building a credit system for the Yangtze River Delta.
Under the framework of the MOU, the credit management department of the three regions will set up a credit work team as well as a regular reporting and communication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Food Nutrition Tag Management Rule To Be Implemented On May 1</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/25/1145-chinese-food-nutrition-tag-management-rule-to-be-implemented-on-may-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/25/1145-chinese-food-nutrition-tag-management-rule-to-be-implemented-on-may-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Beverage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China's Food Nutrition Tag Management Rule will be formally enforced on May 1 to guide consumers' choices of food and to promote meal nutrition.
According to FNTMR, food nutrition shall be marked in a prominent position on the food packages and the nutritional content shall include the levels of energy and nutrients present in the foods. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 Shopping Malls Begin Propaganda For Plastic Bags Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/25/1146-17-shopping-malls-begin-propaganda-for-plastic-bags-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/25/1146-17-shopping-malls-begin-propaganda-for-plastic-bags-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Supermarkets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To make consumers quickly get used to the days without free plastics bags, 17 shopping malls and supermarkets in Beijing, including Wangfujing Department Store, Cuiwei Plaza, Wal-Mart, Chaoshifa and Wu-mart, jointly launched an initiative under the theme of "Using Less Plastic Bags and Protect the Earth's Environment".
The organizers of the activity, China Chain Stores &#038; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jindian.com.cn Launched To Assist Suppliers Reach Retailers</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/24/1143-jindiancomcn-launched-to-assist-suppliers-reach-retailers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/24/1143-jindiancomcn-launched-to-assist-suppliers-reach-retailers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China-based eFuture is working with Beijing Wangku Hutong Information Technology Company to launch Jindian.com.cn, a B2B platform for small to medium-size suppliers and retailers.
"In Mandarin Chinese, 'Jindian' literally means 'enter the store,' which is exactly our goal," said Adam Yan, eFuture's chairman and chief executive officer. "Over 80 percent of local suppliers do business directly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Announces Sweeping Chinese Computer Retail Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/21/1137-dell-announces-sweeping-chinese-computer-retail-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/21/1137-dell-announces-sweeping-chinese-computer-retail-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[computer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a further move away from its old direct-to-consumer business model, Dell (DELL) has formally announced plans to sell laptop and desktop computers in Suning's consumer electronics stores and to expand its relationship with Gome, the top consumer electronics retailer in China.
"The China consumer electronics market continues to see exciting growth," said Michael Tatelman, vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministry Of Commerce: China Will Become World&#039;s Biggest Luxury Market By 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/18/1134-ministry-of-commerce-china-will-become-worlds-biggest-luxury-market-by-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/04/18/1134-ministry-of-commerce-china-will-become-worlds-biggest-luxury-market-by-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Luxury Goods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yu Guangzhou, vice minister of Ministry Of Commerce, says that by 2014 China may become the world's biggest luxury market with about 23% share of the total global revenue.
Yu says that China has a rapid development in its consumer market. Since 1978, its average annual increase is as high as 14.4%, which is about three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s CPI Rose In February</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/03/24/1095-chinas-cpi-rose-in-february/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/03/24/1095-chinas-cpi-rose-in-february/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to just-released February statistics from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index was up by 8.7 percent over the same month last year.
Of the total, urban and rural areas rose 8.5 and 9.2 percent respectively. The price of foodstuff, non-foodstuff, consumable and services expanded 23.3, 1.6, 10.9, and 2.0 percent respectively. CPI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J-Kungfu Opens Unified Fast Food Consumer Hotline</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/03/19/1087-j-kungfu-opens-unified-fast-food-consumer-hotline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2008/03/19/1087-j-kungfu-opens-unified-fast-food-consumer-hotline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese fast food chain J-Kungfu opened a national unified customer service hotline on March 15, World Consumer Rights Day.
With this hotline, which is the first of its kind in China, customers can raise complaints and suggestions about any of the 250 restaurants of J-Kungfu around the country.
A representative in charge of customer service at J-Kungfu [...]]]></description>
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