Monthly Archives: June 2009
China Imprisons ‘Hero’ For Crime Of Giving Out Bibles
From Toronto Star: By all accounts, Shi Weihan was a model Chinese citizen. A kind-hearted man with a sense of social responsibility, he donated funds
China’s College Entry Test Is an Obsession
The annual national college entrance examination, known as the gaokao, took place over three days last week. From New York Times: For the past year, Liu
Chinese TV Host Accused of Spying
Fang Jing, host of the CCTV military program Defense Watch, was accused of being a spy for Taiwan. Fang has denied the allegations. From Financial Times: Fang
ProState in Flames Attacker Charged with Intentional Injury
The man who in February 14 stabbed blogger Xu Lai at a book reading in February has been formally charged with intentional injury. Danwei translates
Company Alleges Chinese Software Green Dam Has Stolen Code (Updated)
The new Green-Dam Youth Escort allegedly contains stolen programming code. From AP: A California company claims that the Internet-filtering software China
Video: On Thinner Ice: The Tibetan Plateau in Peril
The Asia Socety’s China Green project continues its series on the disappearing glcaiers of the Tibetan plateau with two new videos. From “On
Beijing Sends Inspectors to Check on Factories Making “Made in India” Fake Drugs
As reported in the Times of India, the government of Nigeria has claimed that imported pharmaceuticals that were labeled “Made in India” were
Chinese Sub Smashes US Destroyer’s Sonar: Report
From the Times of India: A Chinese submarine collided with an underwater sonar array towed by the destroyer USS John S. McCain off the coast of the Philippines,
Henry C K Liu: The Race Toward Barbarism
Henry C K Liu is chairman of the New York-based Liu Investment Group. He writes on the Asia Times Online: Actually, East Asian societies often exhibit
China Is Not A Kindergarten
Gady Epstein reports in Forbes, from Beijing: If this was some official’s clever idea to show Chinese Internet users who is really in charge, it
China Urges North Korea To Scrap Nuclear Weapons
From Reuters: China’s U.N. ambassador, Zhang Yesui, said a U.N. resolution on North Korea passed on Friday demonstrated the “firm opposition”
In China, Mental Disease Common And Untreated: Study
From AFP: Far more people in China suffer from mental disease than previously suspected, with most going untreated, according to a major study unveiled
China Stops 2 Hydropower Dams; Cites Environment
From AP: China’s environment ministry has suspended construction of two ambitious hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region, saying the projects
Photo: Temperature Check
Temperature checks on an inbound flight to China, via altmann0997.
China Braces for H1N1 Pandemic Fallout
The World Health Organization has categorized the H1N1 flu outbreak as a pandemic. Amidst the health concerns and quarantine problems is another alert
