From AFP via the South Asian Women’s Forum: When Pulitzer prize winner Peter Arnett was reporting from the frontline of the Vietnam war, the last thing he had to worry about was censorship, but that’s not the case for the Chinese journalism students who are hanging on his every word. As the students at southern […]
Read MoreFrom the People’s Daily Online: Beijing is looking to recruit 4,000 bilingual volunteers to provide language services during the 2008 Olympic Games. Organizers want to be able to provide interpreting services in 56 languages. They need multilingual volunteers for a variety of positions, including technical support for media operations and doping control center support, according […]
Read MoreFrom the Turkish Press: China and Russia are among the worst global offenders in failing to crack down on rampant piracy of US patents and copyrights, an annual US government report charged Monday. The annual scorecard, known as the Special 301 report for the section of US law on which it is based, voiced concern […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via Times of India: Beijing will use aircraft, missiles and cannons in what could amount to a massive umbrella over the city to keep athletes dry during next year’s Olympics, state media reported on Friday. Zhang Qiang, the head of the city’s artificial weather management office, told the newspaper that five aircraft and […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: As the Beijing Summer 2008 Olympic Games draw ever nearer, one event that is already underway is generating fierce competition. Eager to cash in on next year’s sporting extravaganza, Chinese and overseas corporations have been rushing to sign sponsorship agreements they hope will bring increased market access, brand awareness and monetary […]
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