In this video clip, Chinese women are in training to become hostesses for the upcoming Beijing Olympic games, by Current.com: – Read related post Lessons in How to Smile for China’s Olympic Hostesses via CDT.
Read MoreThe Guardian writes about the recent woes of the Yangtze: The waters of the Yangtze have fallen to their lowest levels since 1866, disrupting drinking supplies, stranding ships and posing a threat to some of the world’s most endangered species. Asia’s longest river is losing volume as a result of a prolonged dry spell, the […]
Read MoreMarketWatch reports that China ranked the world’s largest gold producer last year, which pushes South Africa into second place: China produced 276 metric tons of gold last year, equal to about 9.7 million ounces, said London precious metals consultancy GFMS Ltd. in a report released Thursday. That’s up 12% from the year-ago and represented just […]
Read MoreRichard Lea talks about the impact of rapid social change on writers, and their books, from Guardian Unlimited: In 1985 there was just one skyscraper in Shanghai. Today there are more than 300. Chinese authors, living through a period of change so rapid that six months seems to be enough to change everyone’s way of […]
Read MoreChina is raising funds to repair many of its aged dams while building new ones. From China Daily: Global warming and extreme weather conditions have contributed to the deterioration of almost half of the country’s 87,000 aging dams, a senior water official has said. Many of the structures were built between the 1950s and 70s, […]
Read MoreFrom The Financial Times: In the media reports about offshore acquisitions by Chinese companies, the myriad diverse buyers are usually described in headlines and electronic tickers in a single word: “China”. It is a convenient compression. Autonomous as they may claim to be, every Chinese state enterprise, be it Minmetals, the Bank of China or […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: China demanded Thursday that the United States do more to prevent Taiwan from holding a controversial pro-independence referendum, but a senior U.S. official said Washington has already done all it can to get the vote called off. The exchange, between Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and visiting Deputy Secretary of State John […]
Read MoreFrom CNN.com: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte sought Chinese backing Thursday for new U.N. sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran’s alleged uranium enrichment and missile development programs remained a threat, the Associated Press reported. Negroponte is seeking Chinese backing for fresh sanctions against Iran. Negroponte said he would raise the issue in talks […]
Read MoreParis Review has published a translation of the acceptance speech that writer Liao Yiwu planned to give upon accepting the Freedom to Write Award by the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) in December. The award ceremony was...
Read MoreWater pollution has long been China’s headache and an issue under the international spotlight. Although in recent years China has paid attention to this issue, industrial pollution is still widespread. Below is a...
Read MoreFrom China.org.cn: Residents in Shanghai, whose communities may become neighboring blocks along a proposed maglev train route, are asking for more time to evaluate the project, the China Youth Daily reported on January 14. According to a public notice posted on the official website of the Shanghai Municipal City Planning Administration from December 29 to […]
Read MoreThe following “working instructions” contain two lists of detailed censorship orders from a government propaganda authority. Their contents have been posted on some Chinese blogs, translated by CDT: Work Instructions...
Read MoreA traditional cave dwelling in Yan’an, by nozomiiqel
Read MoreFrom China’s most prominent technology commentator and blogger keso’s blog: Playin’ with IT, translated by Linjun Fan: The year of 2007 ended dramatically. On December 27, two Chinese government departments...
Read MoreTwo nights ago we went to dinner at the home of Mr. Yao Chia-wen and his wife, Chou Ching-yu. They were both present at the creation of the DPP, early front-line activists in the formation of a viable political opposition and, ultimately, ruling party. Needless to say, they were frustrated by the election outcome. Their […]
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