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 Asia Times Online: In China, the production of fake goods is so rampant that there is a saying that “everything can be forged”. Indeed, forgery is not limited to manufactured goods. “Faking it” is easily transferred to social and legal arenas, such as divorce court. In recent years, the number of media-reported fake divorce […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: China may allow the yuan to trade freely after Beijing hosts the Olympics next year, seeking to curb excessive lending and cool the economy, said Suan Teck Kin, an economist at United Overseas Bank Ltd. Suan predicts the currency will strengthen 1.8 percent by the end of the year to 7.43 per […]
Read MoreFrom Telegraph.co.uk: Animal rights campaigners have condemned a Chinese zoo at which bear cubs are forced to fight each other for the entertainment of laughing visitors. The Captive Animals’ Protection Society said the spectacle was “horrific” and urged holidaymakers to boycott the shows as well as lobbying the Chinese Government to outlaw them….[Full Text]
Read MoreFrom The Times of India: China plans to invest about USD 2.63 billion to protect the fragile eco-system on the Tibet plateau, an official said as the glaciers in the remote Himalayan region were shrinking at an alarming rate. The plan covers a dozen projects on protection and construction of eco-system on the Tibet plateau, […]
Read MoreFrom AP via IHT: Chinese officials are blaming the international media, especially from the United States, for fueling fears about the safety of the country’s food and drug exports, a newspaper reported Monday. “Some foreign media, especially those based in the U.S., have wantonly reported on so-called unsafe Chinese products. They are turning white to […]
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