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A general introduction to the music business in China from a western industry perspective.

Mark Berry, Chairman of Attack Media Group touches upon key issues related to doing business in China's music, television and film industry from the perspective of a foreign investor.

Here's an interview I recently did with Neocha SEO Sean Leow. Sean gives us the low-down on the changing Chinese creative landscape as well as talking about his company, Neocha - a social network of creative Chinese who upload everything from pictures to music.

Also in the article are links to Neocha's cool NEXT player, which streams non-stop independent Chinese music free for all to listen to. Let it never be said again that China doesn't have any "good" music.

Tomorrow's Afternoon Tea is a collection of 10 songs by female artists (or groups with female vocalists) distributed by China's premier online creative network - Neocha - under there Netlabel label. If you want some good Chinese indie music, be sure to check out this free download (about 40 MB).

A compilation of five of the 'monster hit' songs which seem to be part of the fabric of urban life, as well as a look at the Chinese trait of finding comfort in relentless repetition.

Coal-fired power plants account for some 70 to 80% of China’s total power generation. A group of MIT researchers have released a preliminary report on a comprehensive survey of China’s coal power plant industry revealing surprising conclusions that make the report a must-read for any China energy analyst.

The country's government has let it be known that western classical and religious music is no longer acceptable. Why?

Apple's iPods are made by mainly female workers who earn as little as ?27 per month, according to a report in the Mail on Sunday yesterday.

The report, 'iPod City', isn't available online. It offers photographs taken from inside the factories that make Apple music players, situated in China and owned by Foxconn.

The Mail visited some of these factories and spoke with staff there. It reports that Foxconn's Longhua plant houses 200,000 workers, remarking: "This iPod City has a population bigger than Newcastle's."

Understand China online travel industry from the data by Baidu.

# Total Revenue of Travel Industry of China: 1,090 Billion RMB -> 155.7 Billion USD (data from China National Tourism Administration, 中国国家旅游局);
# Total Online Travel Booking: 2.25 Billion RMB -> 0.32 Billion USD, increased 65.4% from 2006 (data from a report by Data Center of China Internet 中国互联网调查);