Main Photo: Metropark Hotel
Guests of the Metropark Hotel Wanchai in Hong Kong lean out the window for a photo op, by Patrick Rasenberg.
Read MoreJaphet Weeks is a graduate student in Asian Studies and Journalism at UC Berkeley.
Posted by Japhet Weeks | May 4, 2009
Guests of the Metropark Hotel Wanchai in Hong Kong lean out the window for a photo op, by Patrick Rasenberg.
Read MorePosted by Japhet Weeks | May 4, 2009
NPR’s Melissa Block was in Sichuan a year ago when the earthquake struck. She revisited the area recently and reported on how people in the area are coping one year on. From NPR: The plan is for the old, abandoned Beichuan...
Read MorePosted by Japhet Weeks | Apr 27, 2009
Baidu, China’s home-grown version of Google, reported higher-than-expected first quarter profits. From Bloomberg: “Organic Internet user growth, government stimulus plans and Baidu’s brand campaign on CCTV’s Spring...
Read MorePosted by Japhet Weeks | Apr 20, 2009
A man sells trinkets on the street in Pingyao, by quaglia.
Read MorePosted by Japhet Weeks | Apr 20, 2009
A new mapping study shows that the great wall is longer than was previously thought. From the BBC: A two-year government mapping study found that the wall spans 8,850km (5,500 miles) – until now, the length was commonly...
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