From Reuters: Two days after China marked the one-year countdown to the Olympics with fireworks, pomp and ceremony, the Chinese co-designer of the Games’ most iconic stadium has slammed the event as a public relations sham. Ai Weiwei, one of China’s foremost architects, said he feels “disgusted” that the $400 million, “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: Thirty-five of the 52 trapped workers have been rescued after a rail tunnel under construction was flooded in central China’s Hubei Province, sources with local work safety officials said on Sunday. The flooding accident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. Sunday at the Yesanguan rail tunnel in Enshi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which […]
Read MoreLenovo, aiming to retain a large share of the Chinese computer market, will begin producing a cheap computer for low-income Chinese. The computer can be connected to a television set and will come with a keyboard and processor. From the Chicago Tribune: Lenovo Group Ltd. said Friday that it will sell a basic personal computer […]
Read MoreIn addition to distributing a list of slogans that promote China’s one-child policy, officials have banned what they deem to be “offensive” birth control slogans. From the Boston Globe: China has banned crude and insensitive slogans promoting the country’s ‘one-child’ family planning policy, such as “Raise fewer babies but more piggies,” which have stoked anger […]
Read MoreFrom eFlux Media: In order to push the sales of its latest operating system and to combat the software piracy Microsoft decided to cut the price of Windows Vista in China. In a bold move, Microsoft reduced the price of Windows Vista as much as 67 percent. According to the company, from August 1, the […]
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