Mother Jones magazine travels with Chadian rebels in Sudan and explores where all their guns come from: …I saw the gun again the following day as I sat in the inner sanctum of the rebel leadership, lounging on a faux...
Read MoreFrom Chennai: In what India says is an effort to preserve its natural resources, the country’s Steel Ministry will push for a tax on iron ore exports. China, buyer of 85% of India’s iron exports, responded by proposing a...
Read MoreThe New York Times reports on the New York Philharmonic’s warm reception in Shanghai: The Philharmonic was making its debut appearance in Shanghai, and it was far more than a simple in-and-out pair of concerts. A local...
Read MoreFrom Financial Times : The charitable foundation established by Nina Wang , the Hong Kong tycoon, fired its first shot in the battle for her $3.9bn (€2.6bn, £2bn) estate on Friday, taking aim at a reclusive businessman who also...
Read MoreFrom Internet Censorship Explorer: The “magnify” component of the Search Monitor project attempts to match the top ten results from Google/Yahoo with the top ten results form the China-specific versions of Google/Yahoo in order...
Read MoreWith less than 6 months to go before the Beijing Olympic Games, the city is trying to prepare its citizens’ etiquette to welcome its international visitors. Beijing authorities yesterday launched “Seat-giving...
Read MoreChina has decided to take on the Sudan and Darfur issue perhaps because of the recent international pressure. It remains a question though how big a step China wants to take. From The New York Times: Amid the international...
Read MoreA heated discussion has started among Chinese bloggers to defend the friction between Chinese and Japanese soccer teams at the East Asian championship. Does kicking a ball have to be related to the Sino-Japan relations? From...
Read MoreChina’s middle class has discovered French wine, reports China Daily, and developed quite the taste — and pocketbook — for it: Chinese tipplers spent almost 247 million euros ($364 million) on French wines and...
Read MoreChris O’Brien, of Beijing Newspeak blog, writes in Forbes about his life as a Xinhua polisher: Sometimes, I left the language in all its stilted glory to ensure no one would get the false impression that...
Read MoreIn the International Herald Tribune, Howard French looks at how U.S. actions and words in Africa compare with those of China: Although Bush cannot fairly be said to have only now “discovered” Africa, this trip – from its...
Read MoreA Chinese safety watchdog official confirmed the small amounts of pesticides found in meat buns sent to Japan. However, Chinese officials have also said that the contamination of frozen stuffed buns and friend pork rolls could...
Read MoreIncreasing energy and material prices, wages, and environmental regulations are all making it harder for factories in China. AP in Shanghai reports that many factories are now moving overseas to keep costs down. Costs in China...
Read MoreThe Economist takes a look at China’s health care system–from changes that occurred after the Chinese government enacted market-driven policies to the upcoming reforms expected to be revealed this March when...
Read MoreOn the China Media Project, David Bandurski writes: … we now have the first real rumblings of contention over government missteps, and the debate has been set off not by bolder media but by a now-embattled small-time...
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