From Danwei.org: This week’s China Newsweek contains a column by Xu Youyu , a research fellow with the Institute of Philosophy at CASS . Xu counters the nostalgia for a purer, more honest age before Deng Xiaoping’s capitalist reforms by arguing that corruption was indeed present during the early days of the People’s Republic; it […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China is launching an experimental summer camp for 40 youngsters to try to wean them off their Internet addiction, state media said on Tuesday. The 10-day program would accept youngsters aged between 14 and 22 once they had undergone a psychological test and evaluation, the China Daily said. About 2.6 million — or […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via Yahoo.com: Chinese city traffic police have an average life expectancy of just 43 years because of the dire working conditions and pollution, state media said on Tuesday. And nearly every traffic policeman in the booming southern Chinese city of Guangzhou suffered nose or throat infections caused by dirty air. Xinhua news agency […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: Human rights groups accused China on Tuesday of failing to improve its record on civil liberties and of continuing to harass lawyers, dissidents and journalists despite official promises to make human rights a centerpiece of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing . Meanwhile, a group of Chinese scholars, journalists and lawyers wrote […]
Read MoreWith consumer prices on the rise and the government ordering local governments to raise the minimum wage, it seems the owners of the Golden Arches have finally caved under the pressure of public outrage and raised pay rates across the board. From Reuters via the Financial Post: From next month, McDonald’s will increase workers’ pay […]
Read MoreWomen entertain guests at an upscale nightclub in Beijing. Photo by Natalie Behring
Read MoreAl Gore apparently isn’t listening to the nay-sayers on China’s prospects for green growth. From Reuters via The Age: “There are ways to leap-frog the old, dirty technologies,” said Gore, who was speaking at the Global Brand Forum in Singapore. China, like other developing nations, is worried that plans to cut carbon emissions would cripple […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via International Herald Tribune: Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of The Wall Street Journal will not affect its coverage of China, the newspaper’s editor said Tuesday, rejecting concerns he could interfere in editorial decisions to strengthen his Chinese business interests. “My expectation is that there will be no change in our China coverage,” Paul Steiger, […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via The New Zealand Herald: Chinese officials are trying to stop corruption before it even starts. Schoolchildren in the Chinese capital will get compulsory anti-corruption lessons this school year, including case studies on executed officials, a state newspaper said yesterday. The tone of the textbooks for the “honest education” classes would start off […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via Guardian Unlimited: Trials have begun in a wide-ranging pension fund scandal in China’s business hub of Shanghai that brought down the city’s top official, a magazine reported. Seven people have been indicted in Shanghai, with the trial of Wang Guoxiong (ÁéãÂõΩÈõÑ), a manager with a city government investment arm, among those already […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: The key to solving China’s environmental issues is to improve society’s awareness. The common excuse that China is still at the early stage of economic development and needs to focus on alleviating poverty rather than protecting the environment does not wash. The argument goes that as the economy develops and per capita […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Last week marked the 80th birthday of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China’s 2.3-million-strong armed forces. From a peasant army when it was established, it has experienced victories and weathered setbacks to become an increasingly professional military today. The week-long ceremonies were attended by all the top Chinese leaders – current and […]
Read MoreYao Ming, China’s biggest sports celebrity, married Ye Li, a member of the national women’s basketball team, yesterday at the Shangri-La in Shanghai. From BBC News: …Their relationship has captivated the Chinese media, and speculation about the wedding ceremony has been rife in recent weeks. It reached fever pitch after the two were spotted posing […]
Read MoreFrom Channelnewsasia.com: China is planning to introduce its first law on protecting personal data, amid rising anger at how easily people’s private details are falling into the hands of advertisers, state media reported Monday. Such a law has become necessary in China as more and more people find their personal information, such as mobile phone […]
Read MoreFrom Associated Press via Seattlepi.com: Police detained journalists at a rare protest Monday in Beijing, staged by a free-press advocacy group that accuses the government of failing to meet promises for greater media freedom one year ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games . The detentions, which came during a visit to China by International Olympic […]
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