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.

China’s Demand for Gambling Puts the Squeeze on Macau – Evan Osnos

From Chicago Tribune: The world’s busiest casino town is straining to handle the affections of the world’s largest population. By the boatload, gamblers gripping Chinese passports jostle off ferries and cram, sardinelike, into a customs building in this once-sleepy former Portuguese colony on China’s coast. They line up, hundreds deep on a weekend morning, for […]

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China’s Coal Mines Kill 3,786 in 2007 – AP

From AP: Accidents in China’s notoriously dangerous coal mines killed nearly 3,800 people last year, state media reported Saturday — a toll that is a marked improvement from previous years, but still leaves China’s mines the world’s deadliest. A total of 3,786 were killed in mining accidents in 2007 — 20 percent lower than the […]

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Video: Director Ang Lee on the Making of “Lust, Caution” 色,戒

In December 2007, Asia Society interviewed Ang Lee and Tang Wei, the famous director and lead actress, respectively, of the erotic espionage thriller “Lust, Caution” which won Best Film at the Chinese-language Golden Horse Awards as well as the Venice Film Festival. [Click to see] – Read also previous news The Most Misread Person of […]

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Slideshow: Parkour Fan in Beijing

Some young people in China have become fans of a new sport “Parkour(跑酷),” which was found by David Belle in France and involves utilizing efficient but physically challenging movements to pass obstacles in urban...

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House Prices Plunge in Beijing – Yang Jian

After fastest increase in last year, recently, the house price in Beijing dropped 19.67 percent in December from the previous month, said Shanghai Daily: The average residency price dropped to 12,180 yuan (US$1,676) per square meter from 15,162 yuan. Prices in Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen and Xuanwu, the districts with the highest house prices, slumped to […]

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