Monthly Archives: August 2009
Adopted Teen Finds Answers, Mystery in China
The Los Angeles Times tells the story of a Chinese boy adopted by an American woman who traveled back to meet his birth family:The reunion between Ch
Burmese Refugees Flee to China Town
The BBC reports from Nansan, Yunnan, where thousands of Burmese refugees are camping to escape fighting across the border:The Chinese have erected bl
Beijing Plugs Patriotic Films Ahead of Anniversary
AFP reports on a government effort to get citizens to show their patriotism by going to the movies:Beijing cinemas will hand out nearly a million fre
The Media Not Allowed To Say “The Masses Who Don’t Know The Truth”
ESWN translates a report from Southern Metropolis Daily about a provincial government order in Yunnan banning the use of certain stock phrases in the r
Ireland: Learn Chinese for Free, Offers Entrepeneur
From The Guardian:A Shanghai-based Irish entrepreneur is offering free Chinese language lessons online to every citizen of the Republic. Ken Carroll
The Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth (Updated)
The Ministry of Truth (or Minitrue, in Newspeak) is one of the four ministries that govern Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
China Urges Burma to Bridle Ethnic Militia Uprising at Border (Updated)
The Washington Post has the latest on the exodus of Burmese refugees fleeing fighting by crossing the border to Yunnan Province, and the governmentR
Slideshow: China’s ten most beautiful residential buildings
China’s ten most beautiful residential buildings, from ziyou luntan
Film on Confucius Resurfacing
The New York Times reports on a long-lost historical drama based on the life of Confucius that has been restored and shown in Hong Kong:After years
Howard W. French: Tucked Away in Shanghai, Hidden Lives
Howard French, former New York Times Shanghai bureau chief, returned this summer to undertake a photography project of portraits of the old parts of th
Viewpoint: Why China Could Turn Green
Time Magazine reports on a new intiative by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and martial arts star Jet Li to introduce solar power to villages
Five Killed in Bridge Collapse in NW China
China Daily reports:At least five workers were killed and seven were injured when a stone bridge under construction collapsed Monday in northwest Chi
China Unicom to Launch iPhone on the Mainland
From Caijing.com.cn: China Unicom has signed a three-year deal with Apple Inc. to distribute the latter’s iPhone handsets on the mainland, accord
Rudd Cites ‘Orgasm’ Blunder For China Tensions
From AFP: Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has sought to make light of strained diplomatic relations with China by telling an anecdote about how sen
Thousands Flood into China after Myanmar Army Standoff
Reuters reports on the mass exodus of refugees escaping violent conflict between ethnic groups and government troops:Large groups crossed the border
