Chinese Newspaper Highlights – Dec 24, 2004
From China National News, you can read headlines of some major Chinese papers.
Read MoreThousands clash with police in southern China
From Reuters AlertNet: “Up to 50,000 workers upset over mistreatment by local security guards clashed with police in a town in China’s Guangdong province, throwing rocks and bricks and torching four police cars, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Sunday. The unrest was the latest in a string of riots and clashes in rural China, […]
Read MoreMerry Christmas to everyone!
It’s Christmas Eve. CDN will take a break tomorrow. We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday. Thanks to Boxun for the picture.
Read MoreVenezuela to give China greater oil access
Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer, from AP: “President Hugo Chavez, seeking to reduce Venezuela’s dependence on selling oil to the United States, said Friday his country will give China greater access to its oil and natural gas resources. Chavez, on a five-day visit to China, signed new agreements with Beijing allowing Chinese companies to explore for oil, […]
Read MoreChinese spend 90 billion US dollars in restaurants in 2004
Xinhua has a report on China’s food and beverage industry: “People go to restaurants not just for delicious food. They gather for reunions, dating, fun, negotiations and even for work meetings. Whatever the reason, such diners are the backbone of China’s robust catering industry. The Ministry of Commerce estimates a total turnover of 730 billion […]
Read MoreNetizens number over 90 million in China
From People’s Daily Online: “To improve the function of Internet infrastructure in China, the Ministry of Information Industry and China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) will conduct a thorough evaluation and re-planning on the top servers of domain names across the country. The signing ceremony of national top domain name server held in Shanghai on […]
Read MoreJohn Pomfret: China’s Economic Strides Are a Plus for the U.S.
John Pomfret, former Beijing Bureau chief for the Washington Post, read a commentary on NPR tonight arguing against recent coverage implying that China’s growing influence in Latin America and Southeast Asia poses a threat to the US. Download the audio clip here.
Read MoreMore China Photos from ESWN
ESWN published EastSouthWestNorth: Humanizing China-Part 2. This one “Border military officer and his family” is my favorite.
Read MoreSearch engines urged to reject pornography
Xinhua published “Search engines urged to reject pornography” today: “China released a self-discipline pact for Chinese search engine providers to reject web porn Wednesday. The new regulation, promulgated by the Internet Society of China (ISC), an industry group run by the Ministry of Information Industry, bars search engines from collecting, disseminating or linking to any […]
Read MoreArticles on The New York Times and The Washington Post about China and Oil
From The New York Times there is an article entitled China Emerging as U.S. Rival for Canada’s Oil: “China’s thirst for oil has brought it to the doorstep of the United States. Chinese energy companies are on the verge of striking ambitious deals in Canada in efforts to win access to some of the most […]
Read More‘Catastrophic’ drought forecast for China next year
From AFP, via Yahoo News: “Wang Shucheng, minister of water resources, urged water supply authorities to prepare for the possible disaster to mitigate losses, the China Daily reported. ‘From now on, water authorities must take whatever measures they can to increase water storage facilities and promote water conservation to ensure the water supply for the […]
Read MorePhotos from a fellow blogger
Instead of posting news links, here is a group of incredible photos from ESWN’s blog: EastSouthWestNorth: Humanizing China-Part 1. For a change, you can also check out two city photo bloggers: Zboy and Shanghaiphotos.
Read MoreChina to increase top-level nodes for “dot CN” connection
From Xinhua: “China plans to increase the distribution of top level nodes to smooth the connection with web sites ending with ‘dot CN’ in more regions. The domain name of ‘dot CN’ is the only Internet address system registered and managed by China and is considered a top-level domain name.” Xinhua also reported that “China […]
Read MoreChinese Activist Wins Press Freedom Award
From VOA: “Liu Xiaobo, a prominent Chinese dissident, has won an international award as a defender of press freedoms. The announcement comes as a number of prominent activists in China are being arrested or detained. Despite repeated government efforts to silence him, Liu Xiaobo refuses to back down. The former Beijing University teacher has been […]
Read MoreForeign students flocking to Shanghai
From Big News Network:„ÄÄ”More than 19,000 foreign students have enrolled in Shanghai universities this year, up 40 percent from last year, China Daily reported Wednesday. The figure is expected to exceed 50,000 by 2010, said Zhou Qinjian, a Shanghai Education Commission official. He said China’s rapid economic development and its improving education system were attracting […]
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