From Caijing.com.cn: A new law has cleared the way for haw farmers in eastern China to form a special cooperative that gives them more clout on the market. Fruit farmers in eastern China’s Shandong Province have formed the country’s first, legal agriculture cooperative now that a new law has taken effect. The law allows farmers […]
Read MoreFrom Keralanext.com: A worker using electric welding equipment in Gansu Province died recently due to a mobile phone battery explosion, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. The deceased, Xiao Jinpeng, was a 22-year old welding technician at the Yingpan iron smelting plant in Shuangcheng town, in Gansu Province ‘s county of Jinta , according to a […]
Read MoreFrom Associated Press: Villagers in central China dug up a ton of dinosaur bones and boiled them in soup or ground them into powder for traditional medicine, believing they were from flying dragons and had healing powers. Until last year, the fossils were being sold in Henan province as “dragon bones” at about 4 yuan […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: A trial has begun of 12 people who are accused of involvement in a slave labour scandal in illegal mines and brick factories in northern China . Among those who went on trial on Wednesday are kiln boss Wang Bingbing and foreman Heng Tinghan , state news agency Xinhua said. The charges […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: The first Made-in-China Chrysler cars, built by local partner Chery Automobile Co., could reach the United States or Europe within 30 months, as ambitious Chinese rivals race to penetrate the world’s big auto markets. Ten-year old Chery, Geely Automobile (0175.HK) and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings (1114.HK) (CBA.N) already export to developing […]
Read MoreAP used Xinhua’s report on the latest water pollution story in Jiangsu, China, via International Herald Tribune: Water supplies to 200,000 people in eastern China were cut for 40 hours due to groundwater pollution, allegedly from chemical plants, state media reported Wednesday. Taps ran dry from Monday to Wednesday in Shuyang, a city in Jiangsu […]
Read MoreAl Jazeera English reports: China’s envoy to the United Nations has urged the international community to boost diplomatic efforts to end the nuclear standoff with Iran. Wang Guangya said the time may not be right to act “especially if the council is thinking of taking tougher measures in the sanctions area”. [Full text] Read the […]
Read MoreFrom VOA News: China’s General Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine says in the first half of this year more than 19 percent of inspected Chinese products made for domestic consumption failed national quality and safety standards. The rate of failure among small manufacturers was even worse, at 27 percent. Small manufacturers account for […]
Read More“My Life as McDull (È∫•ÂÖúÊïÖ‰∫ã)” is the most successful Hong Kong animated feature film so far, which was released in 2001. McDull, the pink cartoon pig character, became very popular in China since then. The stories focus on the life of McDull and reflect the culture and realities of Hong Kong. – More info here […]
Read MoreFrom CRIEnglish via China Daily: Shanghai teenager Qian Zhijun who was catapulted to celebrity status with a photo of his chubby face, is now likely to land a leading role in a Hollywood thriller. The Chongqing Evening News says New Line Cinema, a major Hollywood film studio, is inviting Qian Zhijun, commonly known as Xiao […]
Read MoreWu Si (Âê¥ÊÄù) is a well respected thinker, author and historian in China. The following interview was published on a Chinese news site Red Net on June 29, 2007. Thanks to David Kelly for the translation. Editor’s note: When the Shanxi black kiln incident was exposed by the media, critics rapidly responded, exploring the core […]
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Read MoreFrom The Hindu: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi today met Kim Jong II in Pyongang and discussed the nuclear issue, which could pave the way for early resumption of six-party talks as well as peaceful dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. During the meeting, Yang called for the “full implementation” of the existing agreements […]
Read MoreChina’s movie, animation and TV producers are tapping the cash resources of private equity funds, which in turn are raising the industry’s professional standards and hopes for the future. From Caijing.com.cn: One company is roaring into the entertainment industry with grand plans to become the Disney of China. Another is pursuing dreams by tapping the […]
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