Monthly Archives: November 2008
China Urges Practical Steps To Help Developing Countries In Confronting Crisis
From Xinhua: On Saturday, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei called for efforts to support global development partnerships and for the global commu
Chinese Students Inform On Professor (Updated)
Update: The following excerpt is from bbs.163.com (Updated on PST 9:30 am December 1, 2008 : the post is already being deleted from the netease portal,
Chinese President Warns Nation Losing Its Economic Edge
President Hu Jintao has warned that China is losing its edge in the global trade competition in the midst of the current financial crisis. From the Huf
A Blue Christmas at China’s Own North Pole
Toy manufacturing companies have received huge hits since the 2008 economic crisis, with the most recent example being the November 25th closure of the
China Executes Man for Ant-Breeding Scheme
Wang Zhendong, the man at the center of the Yilishen investment scam that resulted in mass social unrest, was executed Wednesday. The Associated Press
China Helps Fight Cholera in Zimbabwe
From BusinessDay (Zimbabwe): China has promised to assist Zimbabwe with the latest crisis to hit the beleaguered African nation: a severe cholera outbr
China Concerned over Situation in DR Congo
From Xinhua: At a special session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, a senior Chinese diplomat commented that China is very concerned
China’s Cyber Warriors a Challenge for India
In this opinion piece written by Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya (Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis) for the Asia Times Onli
China Earmarks 73 mln USD for Rural Environment Protection
According to Xinhua:China has decided to allocate 500 million yuan (US$73 million) from the central fiscal for rural environment treatment, the Minis
Desertification Causes Yearly Loss of 54 Billion Yuan in China
According to People’s Daily Online, desertification is costing China 54 billion yuan every year. Tang Yuan, general director of the Research Depa
Chinese Police Rescue 18 Trafficked Vietnamese Women
Chinese police have broken a human trafficking ring which kidnapped 18 Vietnamese women and sold them into marriages in the southeast of China. From T
Chinese Exploit Western Job Losses
From the Financial Times: Out-of-work finance professionals in the UK and US have a new reason for optimism about their employment prospects – es
Photo: Factory Workers
Chinese factory workers assembling bicycles, by TheNHBushman.com.
Photo News: Wenzhou Shoe Factory Closes, Gets Raided
A Wenzhou shoe factory let go all of its employees and was then stripped of its inventory and infrastructure. Even the wood pallets were pilfered. From
