Finger on the Capital’s Pulse

Welcome to the 100^th edition of Business Beijing, for us a source of pride and achievement that coincides with a celebration of our tenth year of publication in November. As we have reviewed our past works, we have blushed a bit at some of our shortcomings inherent to first efforts. Confusion and hit-and-miss experimentation, conflicting ideas and verbal punch-ups marked our first efforts as we tried to force our ideas on each other, each individual adamant that his or her approach was the best.

Now we have evolved into a truly unified team, with a common purpose, that of providing you with pages that inform, educate and entertain each month in our magazine and every day on our Web site at www.btmbeijing.com. We have tried hard to learn from your comments, criticisms and suggestions about our work, which we've found to be mostly supportive and helpful. Thank you for your encouragement and support, and we hope you will stay with us as we embark on our second "century" of issues.

From 1994 to 2004, with ten-years of progress, Business Beijing has established itself as one of the leading English-language business magazines in Beijing. Business Beijing has grown in tune with the development of the capital city.

From the first 28-page issue to the 80-page 100^th issue, Business Beijing has constantly striven to improve its content, art and design, advertisement, and to embrace the world through its Web site. With our fingers on the capital's pulse, in its first 100 issues, Business Beijing covered:

Issue 1

Beijing's Master Plan 2010 - A Guideline for Investment

Foreign Financial Companies Speeding Up Move in China

Issue 10

Retailers Offered Bigger Cake

Beijing West Railway Station

Issue 13

BDA - Potential Growth Point of Economy

China's Chemical Industry to Leap Forward

Issue 18

Beijing - Hong Kong for Stronger Economic Ties

"Capital Concept" Wins Hearts of Overseas Investors

Issue 21

Beijing to Open More Sectors to Outside World

China Lays out Principles for State Enterprises Reform

Issue 24

Beijing International High-Tech Industries Week

Issue 26

Service Trade Development to Be Accelerated in Beijing

Issue 27

American Investors bet on Better Access to Beijing Market

Issue 32

Zhongguancun - China's Silicon Valley or Myth?

Wang Xuan, a Scientist with Market Vision

Issue 34

Top 500 Firms in Beijing

Riding the Internet Wave

Issue 37

The Real Estate Revolution

How They See Beijing - China's Capital City Seen Through Global Business Eyes

Issue 43

World Party - Beijing Welcomes WTO Deal

Issue 46

Job Quest 2000

Issue 49

Open Road Ahead

Issue 51

Getting to Grips with the CBD

Issue 53

All Systems Go for Green Olympics

Issue 66

Faces of Fortune

Olympics Planners into Stride

Issue 67

Overseas Graduates Put Faith in China

Issue 68

City's Think-tank WTO Centre

Issue 70

High-tech Expo Special

Issue 72

Pedal to the Metal

Issue 76

TCM Enters 21^st Century

Issue 80

Improved Perks for Investors

Bill Opens Vital Gates

Issue 82

Putting SARS into Perspective

Issue 88

South Beijing: New Destination for Investment

Sony Sees Bright Future in China

Issue 90

War Declared on Garbage

Issue 91

"Thumb Economy" Thrives

Issues 92

Tomorrow's City Mapped Out

Issues 93

387 Olympic Projects

Issue 94

High-tech Expo 2004

Issue 95

Localization Making Globalization Work

Issue 96

Water Quenching Beijing's Thirst

Issue 97

Beijing-Hong Kong Symposium on Economic Cooperation

Issue 98

China Open Begins

Issue 99

Beijing's Urban Plan Available for All

Issue 100

100^th Anniversary