Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — who persuaded 40 U.S. billionaires to donate a fortune to charity — will meet a select group of wealthy individuals in China next month, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Knowledge@Wharton: Coca-Cola on the Yangtze: A Corporate Campaign for Clean Water in China
To help reverse the tide, the WWF has joined forces with Coca-Cola, which operates 39 bottling plants in China, to improve the water quality of the upper reaches of the Yangtze.
China Daily: Beijing's many charities 'going backward' due to official role
The 2010 Beijing Blue Book shows that, among the 37 registered members of the Capital Philanthropy Federation, 29 philanthropic organizations have close ties to government, of these, 16 are operated by retired local government officials.
China.org.cn: Jet Li's philanthropic foundation goes academic
The Jet Li One Foundation Project, a philanthropic organization formed by the Chinese film star, joined hands with Beijing Normal University on Monday in launching the university's One Foundation Philanthropy Research Institute.
Wall Street Journal: Chinese Philanthropy Gets Official
When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett recently called for all billionaires to give away half of their wealth, Wang Zhenyao thought China should have a similar formula. We need a Bill Gates and a Warren Buffet in China, Wang says.
Narada Foundation: China Foundation Center Launched in Beijing on July 8
As the yellow sand, a symbol of wealth, slowly into the hourglass shaped ice sculpture, the China Foundation Center (www.foundationcenter.org.cn) announced its formal establishment in Beijing on July 8th, with more than 200 domestic and international guests present covering foundation leaders, NGO practitioners, scholars and representatives from companies.
The Globe and Mail: Chinese philanthropist donates it all
Yu Pengnian’s journey from poor street hawker to Hong Kong real-estate magnate was already a remarkable one. Then the 88-year-old did something even rarer that shocked many in increasingly materialistic China: He gave it all away.
Wall Street Journal: Chinese Philanthropy Gets Official
When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett recently called for all billionaires to give away half of their wealth, Wang Zhenyao thought China should have a similar formula. We need a Bill Gates and a Warren Buffet in China, Wang says. Wang, the head of China’s first philanthropic research institute, is calling on all Chinese billionaires to donate a million yuan a year to charity. Wang says multimillionaires should give a hundred thousand yuan annually.
People's Daily Online: Making music for rural children's ears
Despite having a love of music, pupils at primary schools run by the charity Hope in China's impoverished rural areas are unlikely to get lessons in the subject, according to a survey. But that may be about to change, thanks to an initiative by MercedesBenz called future Project Hope Happy Music Classroom Program.
English.news.cn: Yao Ming to start charity fund-raising tour in China
Chinese basketball star Yao Ming said here on Tuesday that he will fly back to China this week for a charitable fund-raising tour. In an interview with Xinhua, the 2.26-meter, All-Star center said seven NBA players will join him in the tour to raise fund for the Yao Ming Foundation.
