Michael Zhao graduated from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where he produced an in-depth multimedia thesis on electronic waste dumping from the rich world to developing countries. He also made a short documentary on the same topic, available on his personal site. He now works at Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations as a multimedia producer in New York. Michael worked for the New York Times Beijing Bureau as a reporting assistant from 2003-2005. He graduated from the Beijing Language & Culture University with a bachelor's degree in English. He co-authored a book on learning Chinese language and culture, Urban Chinese: Mandarin in 21st Century China. Michael was born and grew up in Wuhan, China.
From the New York Times (photo: imported Chinese worker at a Romanian garment factory, via nytimes.com): To get around the chronic labor shortages hampering this traditional textile center and in other industries across Romania, Sorin Nicolescu, who runs a clothing factory, came up with an original solution: import 800 workers from China. “The explanation is […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s Chinese fund management venture said on Wednesday it had received nearly 90 billion yuan ($11.7 billion) of subscriptions to its new equities fund in a single day — over 10 times its original sales target. The oversubscription ratio is one of the highest seen at any fund since China’s […]
Read MoreMuch praise has been showered on China’s passing of its first private property law. Is it time now for one on virtual properties? From Virtual China (photo: QQ dolls via chinanews.com.cn): CNNIC reports that 61% of gamers have had virtual assets stolen and 77% feel that the current online atmosphere is unsafe for virtual assets. […]
Read MoreA translation of a Southern Metro Daily’s opinion piece (Chinese) by Bi Shuzhi (ÊØï‰π¶‰πã), from EastSouthWestNorth blog (photo on media as a watchdog over government, via people.com.cn): State Production Safety...
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