Photo: Neon sign repair in Shanghai, thanks to Shanghai Streets for the photo
Neon sign repair in Shanghai, thanks to Shanghai Streets for the photo
Read MoreChina Luring Foreign Scholars to Make Its Universities Great – Howard French
From The New York Times: When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognized as one of the United States’ top computer scientists, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies program, he did not hesitate. It did not matter that he would be leaving one of […]
Read MoreNepal Is Heading for Reversal in Foreign Policy – Bikash Sangraula
From OhmyNews International: China has committed US$1 million worth of military aid to Nepal’s beleaguered army, and Russia has become the only country of renown in the world to support “His Majesty the King’s efforts to defeat terrorism and extremism, and to restore peace and stability and reenergize meaningful democratic exercise through municipal and general […]
Read MoreHunan girl’s death `not from bird flu’ – Chester Yung
From The Standard: The 12-year-old girl who died from flu- like symptoms after apparently eating a sick chicken in a village in Hunan province was not infected with bird flu, a mainland health official said. Hunan health department spokesman Kang Ping said Thursday “preliminary” blood samples taken from the girl and her 10-year-old brother, who […]
Read MoreWhat’s to stop India and China?
From The Economist: India and China could grow even faster but for their political timidity For the past two years and, according to projections, this year and next as well, the Indian economy has managed to grow at around 7% or better. That allows optimistic souls, in London, New York and Tokyo as well as […]
Read MoreChina curbs courts killing too many innocent people – Jane Macartney
From The Timesonline: TENG XINGSHAN protested his innocence all the way to the execution ground. But it was only this year, 16 years after his execution by gunshot, that the butcher was found to be not guilty of the murder of a waitress. She was alive and in jail. Such miscarriages of justice may become […]
Read MoreChinese peasants defend lands, village democracy
From the World War 4 Report: The Epoch Times, an international publication run by Chinese exiles harshly opposed to the People’s Republic government, ran a synopsis Oct. 15 of its ongoing coverage of the rural conflict in Taishi, a village in Guangdong now occupied by police following protests against municipal corruption. This story says much […]
Read MoreMigrants win urban resident status – Minnie Chan
From South China Morning Post (registration required): Hukou system overhauled to narrow divide between rural, non-rural areas. Beijing is set to change the residency – or hukou – system to give migrant workers resident status in urban areas. The changes to the system would allow temporary migrant workers to apply for “green cards” which would […]
Read MoreRigid rules blocking pay-TV investment – Frederick Yeung
From South China Morning Post, via AsiaMedia: Regulatory hurdles make foreign investors think twice before investing. Regulatory uncertainty in the mainland pay television industry will act as an obstacle to attracting investment from local and foreign media firms, according to a report released by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) yesterday. The […]
Read MorePhoto: Wedding of a night club boss (photo series), via pic.teein.com.
Wedding of a night club boss (photo series), via pic.teein.com.
Read MoreChina goes after Maoists, but which ones? – Siddharth Srivastava
From Asia Times Online: It was an unexpected yet important statement, especially in the context of Washington seeking to build new bridges with New Delhi, with the purpose of countervailing Beijing’s overpowering influence in the region. China’s top envoy recently announced that Beijing was ready to help India crush its nagging Maoist insurgency that it […]
Read MoreIs China really a threat? – Robert Novak
Is China really a threat?: The message from officials in this huge, shiny, booming capital is that China’s military buildup does not connote desire to kick the Americans out of East Asia. Their assertion is buttressed by the clear impression that people here are interested in making money, not war. Yet, that members of the […]
Read MoreChina ratifies UN convention against corruption – Xinhua
From Xinhua – English: To curb out-flowing of corruption officials who abscond with public funds abroad for evasion of punishment, China’s top legislature Thursday ratified the United Nation’s Convention Against Corruption in a unanimous vote. “The unanimous vote demonstrates the strong determination of the top lawmaking body to stamp out the prevailing corruption in collaboration […]
Read MorePhoto: Hong Kong newsstand, thanks to Li Huai for the photo
Hong Kong newsstand, thanks to Li Huai for the photo
Read MoreCourt to be cautious in meting out death penalty – Xinhua
From Xinhua: The Supreme Court will no longer permit provincial courts to review death sentences so as to ensure that capital punishment is meted out meticulously and fairly, Chief Justice Xiao Yang, also president of the Supreme People’s Court, said Tuesday. “The death sentence is the most serious level of penalty for criminals. It is […]
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