Monthly Archives: April 2010
China’s Famed Pearl River Under Denim Threat
From CNN: On the banks of the Pearl River, vendors set up shop daily at the Luwei village market. Mr. Liu wanders through the stalls at dusk, selectin
Long-hated One-child Rule May Be Eased In China
From AP: When asked why she and her husband don’t want a second child, Shi Xiaomei smiles at her pudgy 9-year-old son and does a quick tally of
Few China Workers With Lung Disease Get Redress – Rights Group
From Reuters: Over 10,000 workers in China are diagnosed with a deadly lung disease each year from breathing in dust from cutting gemstones and drilli
Photo: The British Pavilion for Shanghai’s World Expo, opening May 1, by llee_wu
The British Pavilion for Shanghai’s World Expo, opening May 1, by llee_wu
China Mayor Told To Resign After Villagers Kneel
From AP: Local officials in northeastern China have ordered the mayor of a small city to resign after he ignored scores of villagers who knelt in fron
Internet Operators Must Co-op with Probe of State Secret Leaks: Law Amendments (Updated)
From Xinhua: Internet operators and other public information network service providers should cooperate with public security and state security depart
Tyranny Of High Expectations Plagues Shanghai Expo
Louisa Lim reports for NPR on the “soft opening” week of the Shanghai Expo: The $45 billion, half-year-long extravaganza had its soft ope
Peter Bosshard: China’s Overseas Dam Builders: from Rogue Players to Responsible Actors?
In Japan Focus, Peter Bosshard, Policy Director of International Rivers, writes about a new willingness among those in China who build and finance dam
Tibetan Writer Detained after Quake Critique
AP reports on the arrest of a Tibetan writer who wrote an open letter that was critical of government relief efforts in the recent Qinghai earthquake:
Hu Yong (胡泳): The Chinese Internet Industry Will Thrive Only If It Respects Individuals
Internet pioneer and Beijing University professor Hu Yong has posted a translation of his commentary, written for Southern Weekly in January, about ne
China’s IP Addresses Under Strain With 404m Users
From China Daily: China’s Internet users increased 20 million in the first quarter of this year, hitting the 404 million mark, the Ministry of I
Economic Clout Rising, China Takes No. 3 Seat On World Bank
From Christian Science Monitor: China has earned a new degree of recognition for its growing influence on the global economy, after members of the Wor
All the Tees in China: Golf Boom Threatens Rainforest
In the Guardian, Jonathan Watts writes about the recent craze for building golf course on protected land in Hainan:On the park’s map, the cour
Photo: A good luck charm hangs from the belt of a rescue worker at the Wangjialing coal mine, by Josh Chin
Photo: A good luck charm hangs from the belt of a rescue worker at the Wangjialing coal mine, by Josh Chin
In China, Real Estate Fever is Rising
The real estate market is booming not just in Beijing and Shanghai, but in Hefei as well, the Los Angeles Times reports:China’s real estate ru
