The latest report from the Real Estate Association of Guangdong Province shows a very large increase in property values year over year (2006 to 2007) in Guangdong, China's richest province. Total floor area of commercial property sales amounted to 761.927 million square meters in 2007, an increase of 23.2% as compared to 2006. The average price of properties sold in 2007 was RMB5891 (US$840) per ...

The coming Olympic games in Beijing have spurred production of a slew of new guides to China. Along with books from most of the major travel publishers come four noteworthy new products, each offering readers a completely different experience: a literary companion, Mobil and Zagat guides, and a bilingual map.