From AP, via Business Week: China’s finance minister on Thursday rejected U.S. pressure for a quick end to currency controls, saying ahead of a visit by his American counterpart that Beijing will move at its own pace. Treasury Secretary John Snow, due to meet with Chinese officials in Beijing next week, is expected to push […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: Beijing yesterday criticised foreign journalists for covering an ugly battle over village democracy in Taishi, Guangdong province, where residents have been intimidated and a legislator badly beaten. “We express regret over these journalists repeatedly breaching relevant rules to carry out such reporting activities,” spokesman Kong Quan […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via CNN: A man armed with homemade guns opened fire at a primary school in eastern China, injuring 16 students during their morning exercises, a state news agency said Thursday. No deaths were reported. Police were searching for the man, who escaped after the shooting Wednesday at the Niutoushan Primary School in Guangde […]
Read MoreFrom BBCnews: China’s Shenzhou VI has entered its second day in orbit, making it the country’s longest manned space flight so far. Astronauts Nie Haisheng, celebrating a birthday on Thursday, and Fei Junlong, carried out experiments on the craft’s stability, state media said. Experts were satisfied with the first day’s progress, Xinhua agency said. See […]
Read MoreFrom The Los Angeles Times: Long and stringy, chewy or delicate, stuffed or hollow: In all its configurations, the humble noodle is a primary food source for billions of people, but its origins have been obscured by the mists of time. The Italians claim they created the noodle as the perfect complement for tomato sauces; […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China, asserting its claim to Taiwan, will for the first time mark the anniversary of the island’s return to Chinese rule this month with leaders attending a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, an official said on Thursday. Communist China has so far never celebrated the October 25 anniversary because doing […]
Read MoreFrom Interfax: Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau received reports via its 110 emergency number of 1,265 cases of fraud committed via short messaging service (SMS) during the National Day holidays from September 30 to October 7. Dozens of handset users were deceived and the biggest reported loss was RMB 310,000 (USD 38,414). “There was an […]
Read MoreFrom Danwai: Blocked for three years, Google’s Blogspot hosting service is now accessible to mainland users. And Google Cache is operational again as well. Filtering still seems to be taking place on a keyword level (cached copies of certain documents will load only partway before cutting off). And from comments around the net, it appears […]
Read MoreFriendship Gate (photo series), on the China-Vietnam boarder, via teein.com.
Read MoreFrom The Los Angeles Times: China’s top leader emerged from four days of secret Communist Party meetings Tuesday with renewed calls for a more harmonious society. But uplifting slogans aside, the real agenda for President Hu Jintao was power ” consolidating it, strengthening it and ensuring its effective use in finessing the enormous rifts bedeviling […]
Read MoreNewshour correspondent Paul Solman has been reporting from China in a special series called China on the Rise. Yesterday’s broadcast was called “Misinvestment in China“: In recent years, China’s government has channeled investment into urban and business development, neglecting its enormous peasant class. The government recently pledged, however, to bridge the income gap. On today’s […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: While most Chinese hearts soared with the launch on Wednesday morning of the spacecraft Shenzhou VI, which took two Chinese “taikonauts” into orbit, China’s leader was in no mood to celebrate. … Hu’s absence, and presumably his ill-humor, bear out rumors circulating in the higher reaches of power in China: he suffered […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily, via Andante.com: The Nuremberg State Theatre is to introduce Richard Wagner’s monumental four-opera epic Der Ring des Nibelungen to music lovers at the Eighth Beijing Music Festival.… Yu Long, artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival, said: “This is a historic moment for Asia.” Yu is proud to be able to present […]
Read MoreFrom Forbes.com: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut its 2005 China oil demand forecast slightly to 6.64 mln barrels per day (bpd) citing stabilising demand following government pressure to limit exports. That compares with last month’s 2005 demand estimate of 6.65 mln bpd. China’s 2006 forecast for oil demand was cut to 7.10 mln […]
Read MoreFrom BBC NEWS: The internet is taking China by storm, with millions of people logging on in record numbers and web cafes busier than ever. Rising personal wealth means more people are able to buy computers or pay to go online. The vast majority are young people using the net to chat or play games. […]
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