Chinese National State Council granted Yuan Nan Simao city to change its name to Pu’er. Why? Via China Daily: What’s in a name? That question was asked of a person, but it could also be of a place. Anyway, some people are scratching their heads over why the city of Simao in Yunnan Province will […]
Read MoreFrom AP: China will not allow any new Internet cafes to open this year, state media reported Tuesday. The Xinhua News Agency said 14 government departments, including the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Information Industry, had issued a notice saying that “in 2007, local governments must not sanction the opening of new Internet […]
Read MoreSenior U.S. Official Presses Beijing to Clarify ‘Plans and Intentions’, via the Washington Post: China announced Sunday that it will increase military spending at a sharply higher rate this year, budgeting a rise of nearly 18 percent, and a senior U.S. official immediately called for clarity on the planned expenditures. Deputy Secretary of State John […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily via China.org: She’s known the world over for her stunning looks and acting prowess. But she revealed another, and a much more serious, side of her character yesterday…. “Things will become really terrible if we don’t take environmental protection more seriously,” said Gong Li, who made news for all the wrong reasons […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: “SIXTY-ONE people in central China’s Hunan Province have died from rabies in the first two months of the year, leading the vice governor to call for killing unvaccinated dogs.” “Gan Lin, vice governor of Hunan, said the government has to kill unvaccinated dogs to reduce the risk to people.” “Rabies killed 443 […]
Read MoreFrom EuroNews: For the last four years, China’s rapid rate of growth has been dramatic. In 2006 GDP was running at an impressive 10,7% – but is the economy in danger of running out of control to the detriment of both human and natural resources? Two decades of change from a command to a more […]
Read MoreFrom WIRED BLogs: The Chinese government has released new data showing that China will almost certainly pass the United States in 2007 or 2008 to become the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Based on data from the new study and from the International Energy Agency, the increase in the amount of China’s greenhouse gas […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: Before rejoicing over detente with Kim Jong Il, it might be useful to remember that although agreements were reached in the past, his countrymen later built a number of nuclear weapons and carried out a test. Also, North Korea, with a rich chemical and biological arsenal having long ago neutralized American […]
Read MoreFrom The China in Transition blog: The opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) annual session in Beijing, aided by earlier heavy snow, caused the traffic in the capital to a nearly full stop on Monday. Many people were forces to abandon buses on their way to work and walked on feet, and about 27 […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily via People’s Daily Online: China will stage its first spacewalk in 2008, a top scientist said yesterday. Qi Faren, chief designer of China’s first five Shenzhou spaceships said the spacecraft, Shenzhou VII, would carry three astronauts into space, where it will orbit the Earth for up to five days. One of them […]
Read MoreA great piece of work by a senior Chinese government official tackling the health care problem for migrant workers, a long neglected corner of society. From China Daily: The Ministry of Health sought society’s help yesterday to raise the country’s 200 million migrant workers’ awareness about laws and rights on occupational diseases because their health […]
Read MoreTwo things are playing out in parallel: the job market is getting tighter but lots of people are quitting old jobs, especially after the Chinese New Year. From China Daily: Some unfortunate bosses can expect to receive a hoard of resignation letters in the next few weeks following the Spring Festival holiday. Human resources experts […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Skyrocketing costs of education, medical care and housing in China have been identified as the three major causes of growing public discontent in recent years, threatening social stability. In an apparent effort to placate the public and implement President Hu Jintao’s plan to build a “harmonious society” and put “people first”, Premier […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: The next time Japanese children turn up at their local park to find that their slide has disappeared overnight, they could try blaming rocketing world metal prices. Stainless steel slides are among a growing list of metal objects to have vanished in Japan in a spate of thefts that police are blaming […]
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