Gao Fei is the pen name of a journalist from China now living and working in the U.S.
From International Herald Tribune: China, which puts more inmates to death than the rest of the world combined, is reporting fewer executions this year after reinstating a requirement that every death sentence must be reviewed and approved by the country’s highest court. Ni Shouming, a spokesman for the Supreme People’s Court, said lower courts across […]
Read MoreThe soar in the price of pork, along with other meat, this spring may signal the beginning of inflation, according to this story from International Herald Tribune: Few things are as essential to the Chinese as their pigs. From pork spare ribs and mu shu pork to char siu bao – barbecued pork buns – […]
Read MoreAnother positive turn in China’s stock exchange. From AFX News, via Forbes: A-shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen closed broadly higher as sentiment recovered after official denials of a rumored capital gains tax on stock trading profits, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A- and B-shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, […]
Read MoreA look at the business model of successful local Chinese IT companies, from CNET News: Forget Silicon Valley–if you want to see a place enthralled with Web 2.0, come to China. A rising middle class, cheap start-up costs, increasing penetration of PCs and Internet-enabled cell phones, and an ability to tap the local market better […]
Read MoreFamilies affected by the drought in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province that began in early July of last year await water by the bucketful. From Reuters, via MSNBC: Armed police are delivering water to villages in drought-hit southwestern China, where nearly 4 million people face shortages, state media said on Wednesday. The 4 million people and […]
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