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Flag Raising Attracts 200,000 on National Day Eve, via wenxuecity
Read MoreMorgan Stanley Becomes the First Foreign Bank Doing Renminbi Business in China
Morgan Stanley will become the first foreign bank being allowed to do renminbi business in China, Financial Times reported. In order to protect local banks from foreign banks, which are usually much more competitive and market-oriented, Chinese monetary authorities banned foreign banks from offering renminbi-denominated products. Morgan Stanley will be qualified to apply for a […]
Read MoreJapan’s Abe to Visit Beijing Oct 7 – 8: Kyodo
From Reuters via the New York Times: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Beijing for two days from Saturday and meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the situation. Foreign Minister Taro Aso said last week that Abe wanted to go […]
Read MorePhoto Series: 200,000 Awaiting Flag Raising On National Day Eve
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Read MoreIn China, Churches Challenge the Rules – Maureen Fan
From Washington Post: A new breed of churches in this region of China has demonstrated a boldness and independence unmatched elsewhere in the country, despite strict government guidelines for places of worship. Here in Wenzhou and the surrounding province of Zhejiang, just south of Shanghai, a growing number of congregations that began life as house […]
Read MorePhoto Series: How A Baby Is Born In Rural China
From Zxn951008.com: 1.Villagers stretching the expectant woman to the hospital. 2.The doctor and the family waiting for the baby’s moment.
Read MoreIs it art? Teacher strips in class – Reuters
From Reuters via CNN: A Chinese culture ministry official has denounced a university professor who stripped naked in front of students and teachers during an art class, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday. Mo Xiaoxin(blog), a 56-year-old assistant professor at a university in Changzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province, shocked students by stripping during a lecture […]
Read MoreA Thicker Calendar for Model Education Town – China Education Daily
An education reporter went into Pingdu (Âπ≥Â∫¶), a county-level city under Qingdao City of Shandong Province, and delved into how time clocks so fast in a town that is dubbed a “national advanced county of basic education,” and the fact that education officials, teachers, parents and students are consumed by a self-reinforcing pressure to keep […]
Read MoreThe Aftershocks of the Shanghai Political Earthquake (part 4): Property Developers Under Investigation
Not every one is happy during the National Day holiday. A special team from the Central government is scrutinizing more than 10 Shanghai property developers that might be implicated in the pension fund scandal, Chinese newspaper 21st Century Business Herald reported. Most developers under investigation are among Shanghai’s top 50 real estate companies. Three state-owned […]
Read MoreTwo Chinese Movies to Vie For Oscar – Zhang Rui
From China.org: The competition among four Chinese movies to vie for next year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is over. The Banquet has been selected for entry into the category as a Hong Kong film, while Curse of the Golden Flower will likely represent the Chinese mainland, china.org.cn learned today. Leading up to this decision, […]
Read More‘Thousand-hand Bodhisattva’ sued for infringement – Coldness Kwan
From China Daily: “Thousand-hand Bodhisattva(ÂçÉÊâãËßÇÈü≥)”, a dance show performed by 21 deaf-mute artists from the China Art Troupe of Disabled Persons, has enjoyed critical acclaim from audiences both at home and abroad ever since going on tour following its thrilling debut on the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala Show, but is currently being sued for […]
Read MoreMeng Xin (Â≠üʨ£), China’s Lesser-known Entertainment Icon – Sanlian Life Weekly
Chances are many Chinese may not know this lady, but very few haven’t heard of or seen her iconic and ubiquitous entertainment show, The Same Song (Âêå‰∏ÄȶñÊ≠å). Ms. Meng Xin, director of one of the most popular entertainment TV programs in China, is the Martha Stewart-like icon in China’s new age of pop culture and […]
Read MoreChinese government to go to work on improving tourist behavior – Shanghaiist
From Shanghaiist: A report on Yahoo! China got our attention because of it’s uh, attention-grabbing headline: ‰∏≠ÂõΩÊ∏∏ÂƢʵ∑§ñ‰∏çÊñáÊòéË°å‰∏∫ÈúáÂä®È´ò层 (“The uncivilized behavior of Chinese tourists abroad shocks the upper levels of government”). The central government’s “Civilization Bureau” recently ran an internet survey and just published the results (in Chinese) a little over a week ago. This includes […]
Read MorePhoto series: Top 10 Outrageous Remarks
From Kimy8.com: Q: Why did 18,000 family members of Guangzhou subway staff get free ride? A: Lu Guanglin, the general manager of Guangzhou Subway Company: “As part of anti-terrorism work.” He Zuoxiu, Chinese physicist: “The reason why China can not avoid the coal mine fatalities is because Chinese people are too poor… Who brought you […]
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