Group: Yahoo helped China jail journalist – Alexa Olesen
From AP, via BusinessWeek Online: Reporters Without Borders said court papers showed that Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. gave Chinese investigators information that helped them trace a personal Yahoo e-mail allegedly containing state secrets to Tao’s computer. Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. is part of Yahoo’s global network. Shi, a former journalist for the financial […]
Read MoreSuper Girl revolution – Rose Tang
From the Standard: It may not be the way Mao intended for his legacy to be played out but a wildly popular TV program seems to prove that the Great Helmsman, in some form, marches on. Of course, if Chairman Mao could tune in, log on, or send a text message on his mobile phone, […]
Read MoreBritish Leader Signs Trade Deals, Discusses Human Rights With China – Luis Ramirez
From the Voice of America: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he is optimistic that China will eventually match its economic development with democracy and more respect for human rights. The U.K. leader held talks in Beijing with Chinese officials on Tuesday. Mr. Blair joined Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao for the signing of several […]
Read MoreRights to Chinese Novel Sell for $100,000 – Christopher Bodeen
From the AP, via Las Vegas Sun: The Penguin Group has purchased the English-language rights to China’s best-selling novel, “The Wolf Totem,” for a record $100,000. Jiang Rong’s 2004 Chinese-language novel about the struggle for life on the Mongolian grasslands will be published in English in 2007, An Boshun, Jiang’s agent with Changjiang Literary Art […]
Read MoreChinese Authorities Seize Population Control Activist – Philip P. Pan
From the Washington Post: Local authorities on Tuesday seized a rural activist who has been leading a high-profile legal campaign against the use of forced sterilization and abortion in China, apparently trying to prevent him from speaking about abuses in his hometown with senior government officials who had expressed support for his cause. The detention […]
Read MoreBaidu ‘Better’ in Battle for China? – Jim Wagner
From Internetnews.com: In Beijing Baidu has edged past Google because of its strong following with the “generation of cool,” as the report’s author, Weigang Lu, CNNIC senior analyst, noted. This generation is made up of Chinese users in junior and senior middle middle schools and university students. Beijing students with a three-year university education or […]
Read MoreChina marks western Xinjiang as main terror threat – Benjamin Kang Lim
From Reuters: Separatists in China’s far-flung, predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang are the main terror threat to the country, killing 160 people and wounding 440 over the past decade, officials were quoted on Tuesday as saying. Beijing keeps a tight grip on northwestern Xinjiang, which shares a border with Afghanistan, Pakistan, three former Soviet republics, […]
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 67 in typhoon-hit Anhui – Xinhua
From Xinhua: The death toll inflicted by typhoon Talim rose to 67 in east China’s Anhui province and 18 others were reported missing, according to the latest statistics from the provincial flood and drought control and prevention headquarters. The disaster has affected a population of over 6 million with direct economic losses forecast at 4.12 […]
Read MoreTranslating Anaheim for Asia – Don Lee and Kim Christensen
From the Los Angeles Times (free registration required): Under construction since January 2003, and in the planning stages for three years before that, the 310-acre park represents Disney’s boldest move yet into...
Read MoreAirbus in $1.5bn deal with China – BBC
From BBC NEWS: Airbus A330 A Chinese airline has placed an order for 10 Airbus A330 aircraft in a deal worth $1.5bn (¬£815m). The deal was witnessed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, during a visit by Mr Blair on European Union business. The purchaser, China Southern Airlines, has […]
Read MoreChina makes mileage from Japan’s defeat – Antoaneta Bezlova
From Asia Times: Japan’s defeat, which ended World War II 60 years ago, is still coming in handy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to claim a unique mandate to rule the country, as well as to emphasize external political needs. A series of lavish celebrations centered on the 60th anniversary of Japan’s surrender – […]
Read MorePhoto: Typhoon Talim claims at least 46 lives in East China, via duowei.com
Typhoon Talim claims at least 46 lives in East China, via duowei.com
Read MorePhoto: Pacific Palace shopping center in Hong Kong, thanks to James Henry for the photo
Pacific Palace shopping center in Hong Kong, thanks to James Henry for the photo
Read MoreGuangdong closes half of coal mines – Qiu Quanlin
From China Daily: In the wake of the Daxing Coal Mine flooding in Xingning, almost half of the coalmines in Guangdong Province were forced to shut down due to safety and environmental concerns, sources with the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Work Safety said. A total of 112 coal mines out of 253 small and medium-sized […]
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