From AP, via China Post: China plans to spend 30 billion yuan (US$3.85 billion; euro2.96 billion) over the next five years on developments including high-speed trains, wind power stations and sea water desalination technology. About 7.35 billion yuan (US$942 million; euro724 million) has already been allocated from the central budget, with the remaining money coming […]
Read MoreFive farmers of different ethnicities from Yunnan spent one year photographing life in their own hometowns. None are pros, but their work reflects vividly their connection to land. (Source: Fotomen.cn)
Read MoreFrom The Australian: CHINA, which learnt so swiftly and adeptly to attract global investment and become the world’s factory, is now at the start of another stiff learning curve: making its own vast capital savings work for it overseas, to bring home both profits and much prized resources. During the eight-nation tour of Africa he […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune: One of Beijing’s most anticipated events in this busy winter performing arts season did not even take place in China: the world premiere of Tan Dun’s “The First Emperor” at the New York Metropolitan Opera. ……”An enormous disappointment,” declared The New York Times of the score, adding that the vocal […]
Read MoreFrom China in Transition blog: Housekeeping service has become a booming business in large cities like Beijing. As many housekeepers leaving the Beijing homes they serve to visit their hometowns for the traditional holiday, the capital city is again facing a “housekeeper crisis,” like it has been for the past few years. This year will […]
Read MoreDirectly confronting the online censorship mechanism, the following public statement from four prominent Chinese lawyer bloggers is translated by ESWN: Joint Statement about Sina.com’s Censorship of Blogs. We are registered users of the Sina.com blog service. For a long time, we were grateful to Sina.com for providing a free space for speech. But we do […]
Read MoreFrom BusinessWeek: China struggles to build a livable city inside a world-class business capital Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single thrust and pulls into the rush-hour traffic coursing through […]
Read MoreChinese, American get top UN posts From Xinhua: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Friday diplomats from China, the United States, Japan and Egypt as new under-secretaries-general, and accepted meanwhile resignations of 17 senior officials as a step forward for his long-waited administration. Sha Zukang, permanent representative of China to the UN office at Geneva, […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: Globalization has always been a dodgy term. As a clever neologism, it flatters our need to believe that the times we inhabit offer something truly new. Pause to think about it more clearly, though, and even a basic knowledge of geography or history turns up examples in almost every corner […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei: With the approach of Spring Festival and the associated shopping season, street thieves are becoming more active. Ever-vigilant netizens are releasing a new series of “thief maps” (Â∞èÂÅ∑Âú∞ÂõæÔºâ. On February 8th, Nanjing’s Dongfang Weibao (‰∏úÊñπÂç´Êä•) reported on this Nanjing “thief map” released by the online forum Anti-pickpocket Alliance (ÂèçÊâíËÅîÁõüÁΩë). The red dots indicate […]
Read MoreFrom CRIENGLISH via Xinhua: Chinese action stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li will team up for the first time to star a new film inspired by legendary classical Chinese novel “Journey to the West (Ë•øÊ∏∏ËÆ∞)” written during the Ming Dynasty. According to investor Huayi Brothers Company, Jet Li and Jackie Chan will play two famous […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: At the forefront of those benefiting from China’s rapid economic growth, the white collars are supposed to be happy. In fact, many are downright blue. Their salaries are going up, but they aren’t getting promoted. They are feeling less happy, and their personal lives are deteriorating. …”The so-called ‘white collars’ are nothing […]
Read MoreQiu Zhen(ÈDZÈúá), a young artist from Xi’an, came to Beijing to take undergraduate study at the photography institute of Beijing Film Academy. His works focus on visual communication art. In May 2006, he created a series of photos – My Bride and Me, which is on show from January to February in 2007 at Dashanzi […]
Read MoreFrom ITV.com: Eighteen baby pandas have been given names after leaving their mothers to live in new nursery in China. The 12 females and six males aged between five and seven months will live in a new nursery playground in the Research and Conservation Centre in China’s Sichuan province… The public voted for the names […]
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