Monthly Archives: June 2010
Photo: Beachcombing on Gulangyu Island, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
Beachcombing on Gulangyu Island, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
Falling into China’s Hands
A commentary in the exiled Burmese publication Irawaddy discusses China’s relationship with Burma (aka Myanmar): Earlier this month, Burma’s
China’s New Focus on Africa
From Time Magazine: The ambition, speed and scale of Chinese involvement in Africa is extraordinary. According to Chris Alden, author of China in Africa,
Floodwaters Receding in Hard-hit Southern China
From AP: Floodwaters began receding in hard-hit southern China on Sunday and workers finished repairing a dike breach that forced the evacuation of 100,000
G20 Drops China-Sensitive Plaudits on Yuan Reform
ABC News has the latest on the G20 summit now underway in Toronto: World leaders looked set to ditch plans to welcome Beijing’s shift toward greater
China’s Young College Grads Toil in ‘Ant Tribes’
AP reports on the young tech workers who live in slums outside major cities in what have become known as “ant tribes”: The Chinese born after
The Wikipedia of News Translation: Yeeyan.org’s Volunteer Community
Nieman Labs recently profiled the Yeeyan translation site as a new model for news translation: Yeeyan.org has 150,000 registered users, who collectively
Big Algae Bloom Expanding off China’s East Coast
From AP: A huge bright green algae bloom is blanketing the sea off China’s east coast and wind is driving it closer to land, an official said Friday. Cui
Toyota to Reopen China Plant as Denso Workers Return
From Bloomberg: Toyota plans to reopen its plant in Guangzhou, which has been closed since June 22, Hideto Yukawa, a Tokyo-based spokesman for the automaker,
China Vows Not to Bow to Currency Pressure
As world leaders meet at the G20 summit in Toronto this weekend, the verdict is still out over the issue of China’s currency revaluation, a major
China Rewrites History of Korean War
China has shifted its stance on the beginnings of the Korean War. From Telegraph: China previously insisted that the war was waged out of American aggression.
Death Toll Rises to 377 in China’s Flooding This Year
The death toll from torrential rains in southern China continues to mount. From Xinhua: Floods in China have killed 377 people this year, as of Friday,
Hon Hai Hands Over Management of Staff Dorms
Hon Hai, or Foxconn Technology, will no longer manage its staff dormitories in Shenzhen. The Wall Street Journal reports: Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision
Photo: Singing Lakeside
Singing by Beijing’s Houhai lake, from Christian Lagat.
Human Flesh Search Engines’ “Identity Crisis”
Outlook Magazine (??) covers the conflicting views of China’s human flesh search engines, or the use of Internet searches to monitor or expose individuals.
