In the aftermath of Chinese New Year, many Chinese citizens give skeptical reviews of the government’s attempt to bring traditional Chinese folk festivals back into state holidays. From the Inter Press Service: “Any...
Read MoreThe vast majority of China’s more than 210 million Internet users are under 30 years old. They are creating an online world that is openly critical of the Chinese government. When the country was paralyzed by winter storms...
Read MoreFrancesco Sisci writes on lastampa.it: Democracy and administrative reforms will go hand in hand as political earthquakes will shake the government at the next plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese...
Read MoreIndependent Television News shows an internet video on China’s largest bible factory. Despite tight restrictions on religion in China, the country’s largest bible factory prints more than six million religious books...
Read MoreNew Year’s celebrations took a violent turn in the monastery town of Tongren in Qinghai Province, Reuters reports. A dispute over the price of balloons in an ethnically Tibetan town in western China sparked a clash between...
Read MoreFrom Business Report : “Who can believe it? How come the government is giving us money to buy things?” says the bubbly 51-year-old farmer from the eastern province of Shandong . “This is like free food falling...
Read MoreFrom BBC News: The Chinese special envoy for Darfur has arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for a five-day visit. The visit of Liu Guijin comes amid mounting pressure on Beijing to use its influence on the Sudanese...
Read MorePity fans of China’s beleaguered soccer team. After years of abject failure on the international stage, the team was recently penalized to the tune of $4,500 for its dangerous play in the East Asian Championship. From...
Read MoreFor those who can’t wait to get started on Olympics competition mania, Reuters has posted a comprehensive list of details for each of the 28 sports, including number of spots available and final qualification...
Read MoreAll it takes to understand how popular instant noodles are in China is to step on to one of the country’s trains, where riders line up to fill their bowls of the stuff with boiling water. A new report fromFrom Reuters...
Read MoreHow much did China’s worst snowstorms in five decades cost? According to Bloomberg, $21 billion in direct economic loss and 129 people died: Blizzards, ice and freezing temperatures since January have forced the evacuation...
Read MoreChina and Japan failed again to reach an agreement over an undersea natural gas field, although Beijing and Tokyo said that they were trying to improve relations. From Reuters: About a dozen rounds of official-level talks...
Read MoreOne Chinese artist has paved the way into San Francisco’s contemporary art mainstream. Beijing artist, Zhan Wang’s rock sculptures currently can be seen at the Asian Art Museum and the Haines Gallery. At the Haines...
Read MoreFollowing Steven Spielberg’s withdrawal from the Olympics over the Darfur issue, a number of other international celebrities involved with planning for the Games have spoken out to defend their roles. From The Guardian:...
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