From Virtual China Blog: Looks like the big news is that Sohu is no longer in the top 3 portals in China, but has been knocked out by Tencent. 55% of Chinese Internet users used Sina last year; 51% hit Netease; 48% used Tencent, according to the Internet Guide 2007 China Internet Survey Report (in […]
Read MoreFrom Time: The railroad station in the Angolan town of Dondo hasn’t seen a train in years. Its windows are boarded up, its pale pink facade crumbling away; the local coffee trade that Portuguese colonialists founded long ago is a distant memory, victim of a civil war that lasted for 27 years. Dondo’s fortunes, however, […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: When I started my history of Chinese literature in 10 volumes, which might be finished within the next two years, a good friend and one of the best interpreters of the Chinese language once wanted to stop me from doing this. I should not waste my time, he said. Years later, one […]
Read MoreFrom China Media Project: A new local regulation combating official corruption and abuse of duty in Henan’s capital city of Zhengzhou makes specific mention of watchdog journalism, or “supervision by public opinion” (ËàÜËÆ∫ÁõëÁù£), as a key form of monitoring. An article in today’s official People’s Daily notes with a hint of praise that the legislation […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: At an icy service station, close to midnight, you get a good idea of what goes on in Beijing when everyone else is at home in bed. A row of trucks is parked by the side of the road. On a clear night, they would be taking food, chemicals and supplies into […]
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