Several China-based bloggers are reporting that Yahoo is not accessible in China. According to Greatfirewallofchina.org it is blocked, though Peking Duck reports it has come back in Beijing just now. The block on Flickr has apparently been stepped up as well, according to Sinosplice and Shanghaiist. Jottings From a Granite Studio quotes Thomas Jefferson (“An […]
Read MoreAn old woman who is “Still Working,” from romainguy, via Flickr.
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Having passionately embraced blogging, bulletin boards (BBS) and MMORPG (massively multi-player online role-playing games), China’s burgeoning Internet population will soon have an array of three-dimensional virtual worlds and 3D social networks in which to work and play. By the end of 2011, 80% of global Internet users will be involved in some […]
Read MoreThe International Herald Tribune takes a look at the fate of the British conglomerates that decided to stay in Hong Kong after the handover to Chinese rule ten years ago: Swire Group, which opened its first office here in 1870, might have had little choice but to hope for the best. Many of its assets, […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Google Inc. sought to close in on its China market rival Baidu.com by allowing users of its Chinese site to find news by first searching for images carried within articles. The Web giants are vying for market share in the world’s second-largest Internet market. Google.cn’s news page, alongside its traditional search method, now […]
Read MoreAccording to a global Pew survey, most nations look on China less favorably than in the past, with the exception of Africa. These negative views might be correlated to the growth of China’s military or to economic instability. From Age Australia: “The image of China has slipped significantly among the publics of other major nations,” […]
Read MoreAmidst accusations that China’s investments in Africa have exploited natural resources and facilitated human rights abuses, the Chinese Development Bank and the Chinese government have offered $5bn to help Africa develop. From BBC: China has announced plans to launch a $1bn (¬£500m) fund to increase trade and investment in Africa. The fund, backed by the […]
Read MoreIn response to the brick kiln slavery investigations and internet protests, the Chinese government will begin more stringent inspections of workplaces, hoping to better protect migrant workers. From the Washington Post: China on Wednesday announced a new crackdown on illegal labor practices following an outcry over revelations of slave labor at brick factories in the […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg: Aspiration and envy are key emotions driving China’s stocks boom as investors ignore warnings of a growing bubble to pursue quick riches and gain respect from friends and neighbors. Rapid recoveries from two government-triggered sell-offs this year have deepened investors’ belief that the market is immune to a crash. Such is China’s investing […]
Read MoreFrom Businessweek: Auditors have found Chinese officials stole or misused $1.9 billion in pension funds and other government money, a state news agency quoted China’s chief auditor as saying Wednesday. Cases uncovered in the latest investigations stretched back to before 2000, Auditor General Li Jinhua said in a report to China’s legislature, according to the […]
Read MoreFrom China.org.cn: The death toll of lightning strikes in east China’s Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces has risen to 37 as local meteorological authorities announced more deaths on Tuesday. According to officials in Jiangxi, 32 people were killed by lightning between Saturday night and Tuesday evening, including 12 rural residents hit while working in the fields […]
Read MoreFrom Yahoo.com: Industrial oils, acid, cancer-causing chemicals and other dangerous ingredients have been found in thousands of foods in China, inspectors said Wednesday following a six-month crackdown. The nationwide investigation by China’s food quality watchdog found products such as baby milk powder, rice, flour, meat, biscuits, seafood, soy sauce and sweets had been contaminated. More […]
Read MoreOn his Chinese Law and Politics blog, Carl Minzner sums up the revised draft of the Emergency Response Law: The new draft law removes the ban on “independently issuing information” regarding sudden incidents, and replaces it with a ban on the dissemination of “false information” regarding sudden incidents, according to a June 24 Xinhua article. […]
Read MoreAsia Times reports that China is slowly increasing military ties to Latin American countries: Despite this increase in trade and economic activity, Beijing’s political and military influence have remained minimal. However, in recent years certain developments in Latin America have created an environment far more conductive to the expansion of Chinese political and military influence. […]
Read MoreThe Christian Science Monitor continues its series which asks “Is China Good for Africa?” with another report from Sudan: The Darfur crisis that has killed more than 200,000 and displaced more than 2.5 million in western Sudan continues to rage unabated, helping Sudan earn the top spot on Foreign Policy magazine’s “Failed State Index” for […]
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