2005 Trends: China!

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1. ‘Artificial beauty’ new chinese campus trend

   In the hope of creating a good first impression with job interviewers, many university graduates are seeking help from plastic surgery, today’s Laodong Daily reported.
   According to local plastic surgery hospitals, students accounted for 30 percent of the total number of patients registering for operations this month.
   “More than 130 university students registered for operations this month, double the number of a year earlier. Most of the students will graduate next year,” said Xu, director with the Shanghai Shiguang Plastic Surgery Hospital.

   http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai727003.html

   Lyn Kwo
   December 17th, 2004 at 5:19 pm
   

2. Sanctions on Chinese textile imports ordered by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner
   http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/NewsDetails.asp?News_id=11779

   Patrick Moinahan
   December 18th, 2004 at 6:14 pm
   

3. Beijing hotels selling costly Christmas dinners:

   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/20/content_2359616.htm

   David Everett
   December 21st, 2004 at 2:27 pm
   

4. Chery Automobile Co.will begin exporting cars to the United States, with a goal of selling 250,000 in 2007, according to the head of the company that plans to market them.

   http://news.agendainc.com/mt-agenda/content/archives/2005/01/chinese_automak.html

   Piers Fawkes
   January 2nd, 2005 at 5:01 pm
   

5. China shows no signs of slowing

   http://money.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;sessionid=ONKYDECC12NLDQFIQMGSM54AVCBQWJVC?xml=/money/2005/01/12/cncecon12.xml&_requestid=29728

   Anonymous
   January 12th, 2005 at 12:03 am
   

6. Asian Jewellery Design Improves, Challenges Italy

   http://www.dexigner.com/fashion/news-g3757.html

   Piers Fawkes
   January 25th, 2005 at 4:00 pm
   

7. China becomes leading consumer, overtakes America:

   http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/GB18Ad01.html

   Guy Brighton
   February 17th, 2005 at 2:32 pm