Monthly Archives: August 2009
Nearly Five Million Short Of Water In China Drought
From AFP: The worst drought to hit parts of north China in six decades has left nearly five million people short of water, while officials warn of another
Chinese Activists Released
From Reuters: A pioneering Chinese legal rights advocate, who had been detained for more than three weeks and accused of tax evasion, was released on Sunday
Global Brands Turn To China’s Young Amid Slump
From AP: In her Vans cap, Quiksilver shirt and Adidas shorts, 19-year-old Terry Zhong is a walking checklist of sports brands as she sets out on a weekly
Blood on the Hands at a Bleeding Steel Mill
From Caijing Magazine: Time seems to stand still in Tonghua, a gritty factory city in an isolated corner of Jilin Province, near the Chinese-North Korean
China Officials In Smelter Probe
From BBC News: Two government officials in central China are being investigated after more than 1,300 children fell sick with lead poisoning, the local
Ex-China Supreme Court Vice Head ‘On Graft Charges’
From AFP: The disgraced former vice head of China’s Supreme People’s Court has been kicked out of the ruling Communist Party and will face
No Vacancies On Horizon For 12m Job Seekers
From China Daily: Job seekers in China will face an uphill battle in the coming months and as many as 12 million may not find work this year even if the
Obama to Visit China in November, Focus on Environment, Energy
From Bloomberg: President Barack Obama will make his first official visit to China in November, seeking to foster collaboration on the environment, renewable
Tension Increases as China and Australia Grow Closer
From New York Times: China’s diplomatic relationship with Australia, so recently flourishing despite occasional spats, this month has taken a severe t
Taiwan Begins 3-day Mourning Period After Typhoon
From AP: Taiwan began a three-day mourning period to remember the victims of Typhoon Morakot on Saturday, two weeks after the island’s worst weather
Photo: Watermelons for sale in Shantou, Guangdong, by monkeyking
Watermelons for sale in Shantou, Guangdong, by monkeyking
Assistant To Pioneering Chinese Rights Lawyer ‘Disappears’
From guardian.co.uk: Almost no one in China has heard of Zhuang Lu, which is hardly surprising. Plainly dressed and introverted, the 27-year-old office
Chinese Restaurants Accused of Human Trafficking
Der Spiegel reports on the exploitation of workers at Chinese restaurants in Germany: In many Asian restaurants in Germany, Chinese cooks are exploited,
Can Words Set Xu Free?
From Forbes: Do words really matter? Candidate Barack Obama famously told Hillary Clinton that they do, and now we are about to find out exactly how much
Chinese Mobile Market Slows In Weak Economy
From Telegraph: The company – which is 3.2pc owned by Vodafone – said: “Macroeconomic slowdown, a rising mobile communications penetration
