On 26 August, the National Bureau of Statistics will formally announce "China's top 1000 industrial enterprises" for 2004. 21st Century Business Herald reports on an early release of the statistics and looks at how "growth" is measured for these companies.

Rumors have been circulating recently about a new national policy on chip development, with chip designers potentially being the chief benefactors. But according to industry insiders quoted in China Business, it's not the designers who need favorable treatment. Rather, China needs to foster development of systems and software that use the chips already designed.

Many new developments in Beijing are including use of community conference centers as enticements for purchasers. In light of the national law on property rights issued recently, Beijing Youth Daily looks at some of the ownership issues related to shared used of these buildings.

Guangdong is the top province for Chinese industry and commands the largest share of the national GDP. Those who call China "Workshop to the World" do so in large part because of the output of cities like Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Dongguan.   According to a report in the 21st Century Business Herald, however, Guangdong faces two problems that may cause the Pearl River Delta to lose its crown to Shandong in the near future.