The Soccer Game Report From Chongqing

Apparently, the spark between Chinese and Japanese soccer teams at the East Asian championship not only stimulated a nationwide discussion among Chinese netizens, but also set fire between readers and a Southern Metropolis Daily...

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Chinese Put Down Roots in Bordeaux

Last month, Zuochang Cheng became the first Chinese businessman to own a chateau in the prestigious winemaking region of Bordeaux. Cheng, who already imports wine to China from Australia, Italy and South Africa, paid $3 million...

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Heavy Fines Await Water Polluters

China Daily reports on a new draft amendment to the National People’s Congress water pollution and control law in China. The amendment would raise the upper limits of how much a water-polluting company would have to pay,...

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Yao Ming Out of the Olympics?

The most dominant big man in the history of China led the Houston Rockets to 12 wins in a row. He was averaging 22 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. But, Yao Ming’s NBA playoff hopes are over, and his Olympic ambitions...

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Modified Photos and Propaganda

Wenzhou-based journalist Zhang Xiang’ou is taking advantage of the current concern over manipulated photos online to examine the fine line between reporting and propaganda in China. Chinese photographers have long been...

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Podcast: Lessons From an NGO Leader

Just how hard is it, doing good as a nonprofit in China? Harder than doing business, says Erika Helms, executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute in China, which runs Roots & Shoots, an environmental education program...

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China’s Growing Art Scene

798 Art Zone (Chinese: 798艺术区), or Dashanzi Art District Cafes, shops, and galleries gentrify Beijing’s Dashanzi Art District, which is named “798” after the converted factories that now show some of...

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Rice: US Opposes UN Membership for Taiwan

The U.S. is backing China in their position against Taiwan’s push for independent status, reports the Shanghai Daily. United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated in Beijing today that the US would adhere...

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Factories Face Survival of The Fittest

Rising costs, Yuan currency rate revaluation have made shoe manufacturers in a south China to shut down or relocate in the past year. The problems in the footwear industry reflect broader crisis affecting manufactures across...

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