Philip Pan has been following the Southern Metropolis Daily case closely. He wrote on today’s Post: “China Frees Pioneering Journalist” “Cheng Yizhong, 39, the former executive editor of the Southern Metropolis Daily in the coastal city of Guangzhou, returned home at about 10 p.m. and appeared to be in good health, according to a source […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: “China has for the first time introduced laws specifically targeting the spread of Aids and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases. The laws passed by parliament guarantee funding from central government to local authorities to tackle the fast-spreading disease, state media said. ” The full article is here.
Read MoreThis short report is from the South China Morning Post today: “A former top editor of a reformist newspaper arrested for embezzlement this year has been released from jail, journalists said yesterday. Cheng Yizhong , former editor-in-chief of the Southern Metropolitan Daily, was arrested in March in Guangzhou on charges of embezzlement of state-owned assets. […]
Read MoreThis news is from Xinhuanet: “-With the rapid growth of the national economy, the gap between supply and demand of petroleum and natural gas keeps widening in China. Owning limited exploitable petroleum and gas reserves, the country, still inefficient in energy consumption, has become aware the importance of economical use of resources. China’s demand for […]
Read More“China is no longer self-sufficient in food, the country today increasingly has to buy abroad, raising global prices. ” This Guardian article raised a critical important issue. According to the article, “China’s leaders have raised the alarm about their country’s ability to feed itself as rapid development sucks land, water and people from the food-producing […]
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