China’s Forgotten Hindu Temples
The Hindu reports that there is a forgotten history behind Hindu temples in Chedian Village, Quanzhou where residents pray before a “cross-legged” “four-armed goddess” with a “demon lying at her...
Read MoreNatalie Ornell
Natalie Ornell is a Master's student in Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. She completed her undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies and English at Wellesley College. At Wellesley, she freelanced for an immigrant-focused newspaper in Boston's Chinatown, the Sampan, and also interned as a reporter at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. She currently serves as an Ambassador for the television program, LinkAsia, in San Francisco. You can read her blog on Asia-related events at UC Berkeley by visiting http://asiaberkeley.tumblr.com.
China-Fraud Sleuth Jailed For GSK Pharma Ties
The Wall Street Journal reports that Shanghai police have detained British national, Peter Humphrey, a “well-known China-fraud investigator” whose clients include pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). GSK is...
Read MoreWe’ll Always Have Dumplings ….
Returning to Beijing after a few years away, NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports that traditionally polite questions like “how are you” and “have you eaten” no longer fit the bill. Now his main question...
Read More3.5 Trillion Dollar Investor: A Mystery Man
Former physicist and bond trader Zhu Changhong remains a mystery man to most, despite handling investment of “the world’s largest stash of cash,” China’s $3.5 trillion foreign reserves. From Lingling Wei...
Read MoreSecond Quarter GDP Slows to 7.5%
Early Monday, Xinhua reported that the GDP for the second quarter had slowed to 7.5%, as many economists had expected: CHINA'S Q2 GDP GROWTH EASES TO 7.5 PCT— Xinhua News Agency (@XHNews) July 15, 2013 Reuters earlier...
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