Melissa Chan is currently a graduate student in the department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in English in 2009. Her current research interests are diasporic Chinese populations, film, and translation.
Amid concerns about the safety of the railway system due to the deadly Wenzhou crash in July, China has revealed a new high-speed bullet train that can reach speeds of 500km per hour. The Telegraph reports: The new experimental...
Read MoreAfter the drop in the Hang Seng Index due to the news of Kim Jong-il’s death and fears of instability in the region, Hong Kong stocks were able to rebound and close up 0.1 percent. Business Week reports: The Hang Seng...
Read MoreAmid growing concerns about pollution and the environment, the state council has ordered local governments to reduce the number of emissions of “major pollutants” by 2015. The list of pollutants includes emissions such as sulfur...
Read MoreIn November, home prices in China continued to drop for the second consecutive month. Despite the government’s claims it was regulating the housing market, homes in over 70 cities saw the drop. The Wall Street Journal reports:...
Read MoreDespite the government’s claim about China’s soft-landing and the attempts to regulate growth, China’s stock market has experienced a drop for the fourth day in a row. This drop makes the market the lowest in...
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