Business Standard
Monday, February 7, 2005
Luxury China
Luxury is changing: what does it mean for China
Matei Mihalca / New Delhi February 07, 2005
Luxury is spreading in China. The Bentley dealership in Beijing is, on a good day, one of the busiest in the world.
Louis Vuitton has opened stores even in second-tier cities like Chengdu and Xi’an, away from the prosperous coast.
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BBC has an ongoing series on the topic:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4318813.stm
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39579000/jpg/_39579611_stretchedlimo203.jpg
I posted this elsewhere a while back, the links are dead. [Probably searchable by headline]
Anomie calls... and the concept of "time" answers.
----- Original Message ----- From: Leigh Meyers To: Newsroom-L Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:33 AM Subject: "Their concept of time has changed..."
"The answers showed a big gap between the Chinese people's ideal life and reality," the newspaper said.
"Their concept of time has changed partly because of mounting pressure to earn more."
Workaholic Pull Out Into the Fast Lane
Friday October 29, 02:20 AM http://au.news.yahoo.com/041028/15/rf94.html
BEIJING (Reuters) - More and more Chinese people are living life in the fast lane and challenging the traditional concept of a leisurely existence, the China Daily newspaper said on Thursday.
Many Chinese people simply do not think that there are enough hours in the day, the newspaper said, citing an online survey that shows that people in the world's fastest-growing major economy are working and studying longer than ever before.
The survey, conducted by the popular Chinese news portal Sina.com, revealed that 56 percent of respondents thought they did not have enough time.
"And 75 percent of the total surveyed said that Chinese have little idea of how valuable time is, indicating that more people value and pursue a more time-efficient lifestyle," the newspaper said.
Some 73 percent said they were busy most of the day and 56 percent said they spent most of their time either working or studying. [...] http://au.news.yahoo.com/041028/15/rf94.html
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