AFP reports on another tragic twist in the most recent coal mine tragedy: At least 50 miners untrained in rescue work rushed into a Chinese coal mine in a futile bid to save colleagues stricken by a gas explosion, doubling the...
Read MoreAn article in the China Times posits that the health supplement brand Yilishen had “powerful and mysterious political connections,” which contributed to the scandal in which thousands of ant farmers lost all their money. Following large-scale demonstrations by the farmers, news about the incident has been tightly controlled inside China. From Taiwan’s China Times （中国时报), […]
Read MoreFrom The Economist: By normal standards, investors in Chinese shares ought to be ecstatic. Over the past 12 months prices on the Hong Kong , Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have leapt by 45%, 83% and 132% respectively. This remarkable performance has been propelled by a convoy of new offerings — some genuine stockmarket debuts, […]
Read MoreFrom Taiwan News Online: Kuomintang presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) promised his supporters yesterday that if he wins the presidential election next year he would use legal means to have the name of the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall changed back to the Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) Memorial Hall.”The site is governed by the CKS Memorial Hall […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: Every night, columns of hulking blue and red freight trucks invade China’s major cities with a reverberating roar of engines and dark clouds of diesel exhaust so thick it dims headlights. By daybreak in this sprawling metropolis in southeastern China, residents near thoroughfares who left their windows open overnight find their […]
Read MoreFrom Global Voice: Mainland tourists broke into a conflict with riot police in Macao . (In a new statement, Macao denied they were riot police, but only special police training nearby ) It is reported that over 100 people of a mainland tourist group had controversy with the local tour guides on a tour spot […]
Read MoreFrom Ryan Naraine’s Zero Day blog on ZDNet: Researchers from Peking University in Beijing and the University of Mannheim in Germany released a paper this week that aims to map the underground cybercrime economy in China. The paper concludes that 1.49 percent of the 145,000 most popular sites in China “contain some kind of malicious […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: The Dalai Lama said on Friday he was sorry he could not see Pope Benedict during a 10-day visit to Italy in which most politicians have shied away from meeting him. China sees the Dalai Lama’s world wanderings as a serious diplomatic offence and the Chinese ambassador to Italy called on politicians not […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: China appears to have reversed its long-held policy of refusing to give visas to Indians from the disputed Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It has now allowed a professor from the state – in the north-east of the country – to visit China. Beijing has over much of the last four decades […]
Read MoreFrom AFP: From a spartan office in a humble brick building on a university campus, law professor Wang Canfa (王灿发) has gained fame for the legal battles he was waged for thousands of pollution victims across China. “I feel I have the legal knowledge and should provide help for the underprivileged as best I can,” […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Time Online: What do the South China tiger and the Loch Ness Monster have in common? According to a rising chorus of jeers in mainland China, neither one exists – photographs to the contrary. But, whereas there has been no recent sighting of “Nessie” in the Scottish loch from which the mythical monster […]
Read MoreChina is gaining kudos for its role in the Bali global warming talks. From the Financial Times: China’s increasingly progressive approach to climate change and a growing acceptance of the science behind the threat are key factors behind better-than-expected progress in negotiations to mould a global consensus on the issue, delegates and United Nations officials […]
Read MoreThe Independent has more information about the supposed ban on Hollywood movies: China has banned Hollywood films, at least until February and possibly until May, over a trade row with the United States and because American movies are proving too successful and hitting box office for local films. Chinese authorities are also said to be […]
Read MoreThe Independent has more information about the supposed ban on Hollywood movies: China has banned Hollywood films, at least until February and possibly until May, over a trade row with the United States and because American...
Read MoreThe Smart Cube blog (via China Law Blog) reports on a survey that found that despite the recent spate of negative news about exports manufactured in China, foreign companies have no plans to change their modus operandi in the country: In the aftermath of the recent recalls of tainted and toxic China-made products, more than […]
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