Two articles about China’s interests in the Persian Gulf region. First, from AP, an article about a renewed oil contract between China and Iraq first negotiated under Saddam Hussein: China and Iraq are reviving a 1997 deal worth US$1.2 billion (‚Ǩ850 million) signed by Beijing and Saddam Hussein’s government to develop an Iraqi oil field, […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian: Google is to enter the political arena in earnest this week when it debates freedom of speech, intellectual property rights and how to connect Africa to the internet at a special UN conference. The Silicon Valley giant will attempt to position itself as a force for change that can finance web entrepreneurs […]
Read MoreSix senior inspection teams returned recently to Beijing and reported still unchecked capital investments in examined provinces, defying Beijing’s years of effort to rein in runaway growth in excessive investments in localities. According to a report by the 21st Century Economic Report, carried via Xinhua, provinces inspected told the parachuted vice-minister official-led teams that local […]
Read MoreStudents of Ganjiang University, Jiangxi Province have recorded video clips of their protest over education fees, as well as a police crackdown on their demonstration. Click here to see the video on Boxun.com. -For more in this story, see this post from ESWN.
Read MoreA short page 2 story in the weekend Wall Street Journal sums up a strengthening Sino-Africa ties, from oil to aid: Anyone wanting to find an African leader this coming week will need to book a ticket to Beijing. The heads of all but five of the continent’s 53 countries will descend on the Chinese […]
Read MoreA China News Agency article via sina.com quoted Beijing University President Xu Zhihong saying that a plan to build a golf practice field the size of a soccer field was suspended, due to a outpouring of criticism over the Internet. The project was razzed by Chinese netizens, who criticized the plan as catering to luxurious […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: In a major step to safeguard human rights, the Supreme People’s Court is expected to assume all powers to review and approve death sentences from January 1. Shen DeyongÔºàÊ≤àÂæ∑Âãá), vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, made the announcement on Friday at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: China Mobile users, especially foreigners, will never have to worry that their non-English-speaking friends cannot read English messages, or vice versa, thanks to a service called SMSOK that the company launched on Friday. “You type in English, send to 366321. In no time, an accurate Chinese version of the sentence will show […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: The August Moon Festival is one of the most celebrated of the traditional Chinese holidays. It marks the end of the harvest season, similar to Thanksgiving. To honor it, dozens of Chinese college students packed the fellowship hall at Fairfax’s Truro Church this month. The pungent smell of Chinese cooking hung […]
Read MoreWatch-out for all Chinese journalists, whether with a politics beat or else. A photojournalist who was shooting a beauty contest held at the Congress Hall of the People in Beijing was beaten presumably by guards. Paparazzi and fashion photographers may find a hard life by having to squeeze themselves into awkward corners or positions for […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via Yahoo! News: China’s government wants to develop technology to stop children from becoming addicted to the Internet, a news report said Friday. Chinese officials encourage Internet use for education and business but express growing worry about its effect on children and the possibility that it could be addictive. Chinese psychologists are looking […]
Read MoreFrom TCDE blog via Onemanbandwidth blog: Who in this photo has the right of way at the intersection? A) The pedestrian squatting in the middle of it B) The Bus – Size Is Right C) I Do, I Do D) All of the Above
Read MoreFrom Danwei TV: In this episode of Danwei TV series Sexy Beijing, Su Fei puts on her bikini and heads to Qingdao for a holiday. But the beach is full of nuptial surprises. [Click to see the video]
Read MoreThe Financial Times announced that China Shakes the World: A Titan’s Rise and Troubled Future — and the Challenge for America, by James Kynge, won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year: A “gripping” exploration of the economic and business implications of China’s breakneck growth, China Shakes the World, has won […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 90 miles away. Nearly three weeks later, no one seems to have noticed the recent United Nations sanctions against North Korea, either. Truckers carrying goods […]
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