Photo: Two boys hitch rides in Fuzhou, by Wam Mosely
Two boys hitch rides in Fuzhou, by Wam Mosely
Read MoreLittle to cheer for China as Phelps dominates – Shanghai Daily
From the Shanghai Daily: Led by Michael Phelps’ seven gold medals, the United States dominated the world swimming championships in Melbourne. The Americans won a leading 36 medals, including 20 golds – equaling their best showing in 29 years. If the world’s other swimmers want to catch up, they’ve got some work to do before […]
Read MoreChina Probes Student Pay – Gordon Fairclough
From The Wall Street Journal: Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou say they soon will conclude an investigation into employee-pay practices at Yum Brands Inc. and McDonald’s Corp., in a case that highlights the ambiguities of China’s thicket of overlapping and sometimes confusing labor regulations. The issue in Guangzhou, one of China’s biggest […]
Read MoreNumbers of Illiterate Chinese Increased Dramatically to 116million
From CNN News: The number of people in China who can’t read has shot up to 116 million, wiping out years of hard-won gains against illiteracy as rural poor leave the farm and school for work in the city, state media said Monday. Migrant workers in China’s urban centers do not have access to public […]
Read MoreBlogger’s Report: After Peaceful Negotiation, The “Toughest Nail House” Is Gone – Zola (Âë®ÊõôÂÖâ)
From a mirror site of Zola’s blog (the original site is already blocked):
Read MoreTechnology Meets Demand for Chinese Language Lessons – physorg.com
From Physorg.com: A computer user in Hong Kong watches online Mandarin teacher Lily Huang at her home on Hainan island, mainland China on 27 March 2007. Lily teaches students across the globe via Skype, the Internet telephony system that allows people to communicate for free across the world, often using webcams. Such is the strength […]
Read MoreChina, Sudan vow to boost military exchanges – People’s Daily
From People’s Daily Online: China and Sudan vowed in Beijing Monday to boost military exchanges and cooperation in various sectors. “Military relations between China and Sudan have developed smoothly,” said Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan at a meeting with Chief of Joint Staff of Sudanese armed forces Haj Ahmed El Gaili. China and Sudan have […]
Read MoreChina: Persecuting economic crimes – John Kennedy
From Global Voices Online: Capitalism is now officially approved at the Party level, but with otherwise law-abiding small-scale sidewalk sellers nation-wide operating in constant fear and in conflict with (photos) the chengguan (more photos), the urban management forces found in every city, has this ideological thaw trickled down to the streets? Not yet, says 50mm […]
Read MoreExxon Agrees to Huge Joint-Venture Deal in China
From the BBC News: China is working on securing a reliable source of petrol in order to fuel it’s increasing demand for petro products and petrochemicals. This has been accomplished by a joint venture between Exxon mobile, Saudi Armco, and Sinopec; which will effectively create “the first fully integrated refining, petrochemicals and fuels marketing project […]
Read MoreChina’s schizophrenic outlook – William Pesek
From Bloomberg, via the IHT: Those wondering where China is headed could rummage through mountains of statistics, research reports and Web sites. Or they could just turn to the Asian Development Bank’s latest study. It encapsulates the mounting risks facing Asia’s No. 2 economy with one word: curse. “Should investment continue to run at more […]
Read More“Nail house” in SW China to be demolished – Xinhua
Xinhua gives the latest update on the “nail house” in Chongqing: A Chinese couple’s battle to stop developers from razing their home has finally come to an end with a negotiated agreement that will nevertheless see their house in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality demolished Monday evening. Wu Ping and Yang Wu, the owner of the […]
Read MoreChina Says New U.S. Duty Disrupts Relations – David Lague
From the New York Times: China has called on the Bush administration to reverse a decision to impose steep duties on Chinese exports of coated paper, state-controlled news media reported during the weekend. The Commerce Ministry issued a strong protest over the measures announced on Friday, which some American industry officials have suggested could be […]
Read MoreLinfen, The World’s Most Polluted City
The major mining city Linfen, Shaanxi, has been in the news lately, for a mining disaster and it’s other primary product: pollution. In February, the Globe and Mail posted an audio slideshow from Linfen, the world’s most polluted city. Watch and listen here. See also a Taiwan TV report on Linfen from earlier this year, […]
Read MorePhoto: Riot police enforce the eviction of residents of a condemned Tianjin building
Riot police forcibly evict residents of a condemned Tianjin building, by Matthew Stinson
China Says New U.S. Duty Disrupts Relations – David Lague
From New York Times: China has called on the Bush administration to reverse a decision to impose steep duties on Chinese exports of coated paper, state-controlled news media reported during the weekend. The Commerce Ministry issued a strong protest over the measures announced on Friday, which some American industry officials have suggested could be the […]
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