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ESWN has translated the results of a survey, originally published in the Dongfang Morning News: Here are some results of a survey of 2,020 Chinese bloggers; the sampling methodology is unspecified, so please hold that grain of salt. – 26.2% started between 6 months to one year ago; 34.6% started between 3 months to 6 […]
Read MoreFrom the Financial Times: The head of the Chinese internet company that recently acquired Yahoo’s China operations has defended the US portal’s decision to help communist authorities track down and prosecute an independent-minded local journalist. Yahoo has been widely criticised for assisting the case against journalist Shi Tao, who was jailed for 10 years in […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: China’s insatiable demand for proteins as well as oil is turning Brazil into the takeaway for the workforce of the world. In the second part of our series, we reveal how the soya trade is creating a gold rush which is deforesting the Amazon.
Read MoreFrom Inter Press Service: Amid global fears that a deadly bird flu virus sweeping through bird flocks in Asia could mutate into a human flu that could kill millions, preparedness to handle a possible worldwide outbreak is becoming the new front of cooperation for the United States and China… Establishing and enforcing an early warning […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: In China these days, just about every form of commerce is thriving, including decidedly illegal ones like prostitution and counterfeiting. But not coffin making. For centuries, this city’s Longevity Lane was the best-known place in China to buy top-quality cedar coffins. Legend has it that the city’s reputation was established […]
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