Sophia Cao

Sophia Cao is an undergraduate business student at Baruch College in New York. She is interested in Chinese culture and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on multimedia.

Baby boom to come in the “Gold Pig” year – Chinanews

From Chinanews: 2007 is the Year of the Pig in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, and also, that year belongs to “gold” according to the five-element theory. There is only one “Gold Pig”year in every 60 years, and it is believed that a person born in the “Gold Pig”year will be blessed with great fortune […]

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‘Temporary residence permit system illegal’ – Guo Qiang

From China Daily: Seven months ago Beijing faced a barrage of criticism after it announced measures to ‘maintain public security’ that dictated migrants without temporary residence certificates must immediately move out of their rented rooms. Discordant voices swept through the media, labeling the policy as discriminatory against migrants and a violation of their rights. Ten […]

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Video: A Chinese city’s boom

From The New York Times: The booming city of Shenzhen reveals the challenges of urbanization and migration across China. [Click to see] (Need to choose and click to play)

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China: Ping ping pfft – John Kennedy

From Global Voices Online: The earthquake near Taiwan last night which snapped six underwater internet cables, seems to have left a large part of Asia, particularly the Northeast, struggling for an internet fix. Those with...

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Indian sculpture in Beijing – Pallavi Aiyar

From Hindu.com: Marking the closing of the India-China friendship year, an exhibition of ancient Indian sculptures will be inaugurated here on Tuesday by Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni. The exhibition will showcase a wide-ranging selection of 100 antiquities that represent Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art and date between 3rd century BC and 18th […]

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