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.
From the Wall Street Journal: The Venetian resort and casino that opened here yesterday offers the same faux canals and Italian gondoliers that American visitors can find in the Las Vegas original. But the Chinese touches at the opening ceremony made it clear that this $2.4 billion Venetian was built for a very different audience. […]
Read MoreAP warns that the western sections of China’s Great Wall encountered the damage and “may disappear entirely in 20 years.” From MSNBC: …”Frequent storms not only eroded the mud, but also cracked the wall and caused it to collapse or break down,” Xinhua quoted archaeologist Zhou Shengrui as saying. One of the most threatened sections […]
Read MoreBBC reports that Cao Gangchuan, the vice chairman of Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense of China, will visit Japan and “meet his newly-installed counterpart, Masahiko Komura, and inspect Japanese Self-Defence Force troops.” …His visit is the first by a Chinese defence minister in over nine years. It is being seen as a […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: Shanghai residents are encouraged to take public transport or walk to their destinations on September 22 as part of a campaign designed to raise awareness about the environmental benefits of mass transit. The event coincides with World Car-free Day. It is part of a weeklong nationwide effort that begins on September 16 […]
Read MoreAng Lee‘s new film “Lust, Caution (Ëâ≤Êàí)” will be showing in both North America and China, via China.org: …The erotic spy thriller, adapted from a short story by the famed Chinese author Eileen Chang, will premiere in North America in late September. It has recently been given an NC-17 rating in the United States, signifying […]
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