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Read MoreGore Calls on China and the U.S. to Do More; China and the U.S. Commit to Doing Less
In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize today, Al Gore urged the world to do more to tackle the climate crisis, and added: But the outcome will be decisively influenced by two nations that are now failing to do enough: the United States and China. While India is also growing fast in importance, […]
Read MoreFree Speech Group Wants to End China’s Internet Censorship – Rachel Konrad
AP reports on a California free speech group that is using a new tactic to try to put an end to Internet censorship in China: In a presentation Monday to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, the San Rafael, Calif.-based California First Amendment Coalition argued that China’s blatant and sophisticated censorship of […]
Read MoreShanghai Property Tycoon Appeals Graft Verdict – Xinhua
From Xinhua, via China Daily: Former Shanghai property tycoon Zhou Zhengyi on Monday lodged an appeal against his conviction for graft that resulted in a 16-year prison term. Zhou, in his appeal, requested the Shanghai Municipal Higher People’s Court disaffirm “some wrong judgements” reached by a lower local court on November 30, a spokesman with […]
Read MoreGuangxi Riots Over Girl’s Beating – RFA
From RFA Unplugged blog: Lan Yuanxian, a 16 year-old migrant worker from Anhui, was beaten up by two or three officials from the municipal management bureau of the Guilin city government, she told RFA’s Cantonese service(ZH) from her hospital bed. The incident began outside the Ximen vegetable market in the Xiangshan district of the city […]
Read MoreWal-Mart to Grow by More Than 30 Pct Annually in China
From Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s biggest retailer, said it will keep expanding in China at more than 30 percent annually, as it won government approval to open its 100th store in the fast-growing consumer market. The U.S. retail giant currently has 94 stores open in China, with others in […]
Read MoreVideo: The Portrait of Ziyi Zhang
Ziyi Zhang, the most well-known Chinese movie star, has become the global symbol of Chinese cinema. After being discovered by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou for a role in her first movie “The Road Home,” she became famous overnight. In 2000, she was luckily chosen by Ang Lee and starred in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” […]
Read MoreA China Guy Goes To India (3): Religion
As we were preparing to set off on our India trip last month (earlier posts here and here) , sitting in a local airport, I happened to be reading a story in The Economist which referred to India as “the world’s most religious country.” I let those words flow through my brain and settle somewhere […]
Read MoreSlideshow: Overloaded Vehicles in China
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Read MoreMao’s Pervasive Influence on Chinese CEOs – Shaomin Li and Kuang S. Yeh
A new study written about in the Harvard Business Review says that China’s capitalists are deeply influenced by Mao Zedong thought: Our research on the practices and attitudes of Chinese CEOs offers abundant evidence that Mao’s principles continue to influence top executives: All but one of 15 CEOs we interviewed told us they often turned […]
Read MoreChinese Gymnasts Promise to be Injury-Free and Drug-Free – Yu Yilei
Shanghaiist posts a China Daily article telling that “gymnastics coaches are making their gymnasts sign a contract to stay injury-free and drug-free in preparation for the Games.” From China Daily via Shanghaiist: In...
Read MoreWisdom of the Ages Comes Free with Haircut – Bill Schiller
The Toronto Star profiles Jing Kui, who, at age 94, is Beijing’s oldest barber: “I’ve been cutting hair for almost 80 years,” he says, “ever since I was 15.” He arrived in Beijing in 1929 from Shunyi, just north of the city, hoping to become an accountant. But accounting opportunities were few, he says, and […]
Read MoreBeijing’s Population Forecast to Top 21.4 mln by 2020 – Xinhua
From Xinhua: Beijing’s population is expected to top 19.5 million by 2015 and climb to 21.4 million by 2020, according to a research report released on weekend. The figure is much more than the city’s target of 18 million for 2020, according to the Strategic Report on Population of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei,” released at […]
Read MorePhoto: Soda bottles at the Wahaha headquarters in Hangzhou
Soda bottles at the Wahaha headquarters in Hangzhou, by Alexandra Moss
Read MorePulling the Strings of China’s Internet – David Bandurski
From Far Eastern Economic Review: When some of the world’s top technology companies, including Yahoo!, Intel, Nokia and Ericsson, formed the Beijing Association of Online Media three years ago, the group seemed to be a typical trade association, sponsoring social activities and facilitating networking. Even when its activities widened last year to include “self-policing” the […]
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