Monthly Archives: February 2010
Fischer to Push Chinese on Sanctions
From IsraelNationalNews.Com: Bank of Israel Chairman Stanley Fischer is set to visit China, where he will try to convince Beijing to support sanctions
Chinese Netizens Make Fun of NYT Google Hacking Report
From Xinhua: A report claiming cyber attacks on Google and other firms originated from two Chinese educational institutions is being jeered at by Chinese
China to Tighten Control on Sex-Related TV Advertisements
From MalaysiaNews.Net: China’s television watchdog has initiated a fresh round of crackdowns on sex-related TV commercials, warning it might go as
US Lunar Pull-Out Leaves China Shooting for Moon
From AFP: China aims to land its first astronauts on the moonwithin a decade at the dawn of a new era of manned space exploration– a race it now le
Electric Bikes on a Roll in China
Electric bikes are becoming a more popular mode of transportation in China: Up to 120 million e-bikes are estimated to be on the roads in China, making
China Tightens Screws on Lenders
From the Herald Sun: The China Banking Regulatory Commission tightened rules on personal and working capital loans to bar them from being used for speculation. Lenders
Malaysia Struggles for Harmony as Tensions Bubble
BBC Correspondent Jennifer Pak writes about ethnic tensions in Malaysia: Nasir Safar, an adviser to the prime minister, recently resigned after he reportedly
Chinese Film “Tuan Yuan” Wins Silver Bear for Best Screenplay in Berlin
“Tuan Yuan” (Apart Together), directed by Wang Quan’an, has won the Silver Bear award for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival: “Tuan
Schools in China Say They Weren’t Behind Hacking
From ABC News: Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday. The
Just When U.S. Needs China, It Goes and Does All of This
The SF Gate reports on the U.S.’s last options to convince Iran not to build nuclear weapons: Sanctions haven’t worked either. The United Nations
Daniel Bell: The Chinese Confucian Party?
In the Globe and Mail, Daniel Bell offers his proposal for an alternative to the Communist Party: …The revival of Confucianism is not just government-sponsored.
People’s Republic of Hacking (Updated)
The Wall Street Journal has a report about the world of hackers in China: When Google Inc. last month alleged that it and more than 20 other companies
Blogger Gives Hope to Homeless Chinese
From the AFP: Zhang Shihe is not your typical activist. But the 57-year-old retired Chinese advertising executive has embraced the role since rescuing
The Dalai Lama Says Chinese Communist Party Should ‘Retire with Grace’
From the Talk Radio News Service: The Dalai Lama stated Friday that China’s communist party should “retire with grace” due to its lack of support and s
Diverse Group of Chinese Hackers Wrote Code in Attacks on Google, U.S. Companies
The Washington Post has more about the hacker attacks on Google and other corporations: It is not clear who ordered or coordinated the attacks. The Chinese
