Internet prods Asia to open up
From the Christian Science Monitor today: “China this week unveiled strict penalties for online porn distributors, but analysts see online freedom on the rise. ”
Read MoreGear Sector Eyes China For 3G Nod
From Yahoo! News today:”Mobile phone carriers worldwide are rushing to offer 3G phone service. But the world’s biggest cell phone market, China, is in no rush to join in.”
Read MoreHero: A distortion of history?
While Zhang Yimou’s Hero is number one at the American box office, Li Yongyan of Asia Times explains how the movie distorts Chinese history to present a “politically correct” conclusion. Many American reviewers...
Read MoreChina urged to take action on spam
MSNBC had an news article from Reuters today entitled China urged to take action on spam. “China is the world’s third-largest spam producing country, after the United States and South Korea, accounting for 11.62 percent of all unwanted messages, software firm Sophos says. Some experts blame China, which cracks down on political dissent and pornography […]
Read MoreChina’s ‘peaceful’ rise at stake in power struggle
In contrast to the NY Times article today stating that Jiang Zemin may intend to resign from his military post, Asia Times reports that Jiang is in fact winning the power struggle with the Hu-Wen leadership – especially in regards to the debate over a “peaceful rise” policy advocated by Hu. The author, John J […]
Read MoreBritain, China to enhance cooperation in information, communication technology
From Xinhuanet: “The ICT industry accounts for 25 percent of the UK’s export to China, and 23 percent of mobile phone users worldwide live in China. With such great potential and high level information industry, China provides good opportunities for companies to develop ICT industry…… About 100 UK ICT companies are attending UK-China ICT Week, […]
Read MoreNationalism fuels Asian history row
This article address nationalism issue from a Korean perspective. “Recent disputes between Korea, China and Japan over history issues are often called “the history war in Northeast Asia” because many experts here regard them as a precursor of hegemonic competition in the region. Political analysts see nationalism at the center of the latest confrontations over […]
Read MoreThree Gorges on Alert After Floods Kill 76
Reuters: “China has put the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydro-electric project, on flood alert, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday after rain and mudslides killed 76 in areas to the west. Water levels at hydrological stations were above “warning levels” and rising and navigation on the giant reservoir above the dam had been […]
Read MoreChina Ex-President May Be Set to Yield Last Powerful Post
Today’s New York Times: “Jiang Zemin, China’s military chief and senior leader, has told Communist Party officials that he plans to resign, prompting an intense and so far inconclusive struggle for control of the armed forces, two people with leadership connections say. ” Read Joseph Kahn’s entire article here. China Photos via Reuters Portraits of […]
Read MoreChina Threatens Internet Porn Merchants with Life
“China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency said. “Depending on the seriousness of the cases, the sentences range from living under compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police, to various terms of imprisonment and life imprisonment,” Xinhua said. Beijing […]
Read MoreLet a Thousand Reactors Bloom
This article is from Wired magazine. “China is staring at the dark side of double-digit growth. Blackouts roll and factory lights flicker, the grid sucked dry by a decade of breakneck industrialization. Oil and natural gas are running low, and belching power plants are burning through coal faster than creaky old railroads can deliver it. […]
Read MoreChina experiments with ‘green GDP’ project
“Six Chinese provinces and municipalities will adopt an experimental framework for calculating ‘green GDP’ by the end of the year.” “The introduction of the ‘green GDP’ concept – loosely taken to mean official gross domestic product figures minus the cost of pollution and resource depletion – is a major initiative in the central government’s push […]
Read MoreChina to have 140 mn automobiles by 2020
“China expects to have 140 million automobiles plying its roads by 2020, seven times more than now, fuelling huge demand for transportation infrastructure and services, state media reported. China’s auto population would eventually reach around 250 million, or about 150 cars per 1,000 people, deputy director of the communication ministry’s comprehensive planning department, Li Xinghua […]
Read MoreDevelopment strategy of next generation Internet unveiled
From Xinhuanet: “Chinese major telecommunication operators got together with an academic network to unveil their version of the development strategy of China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) during a seminar on Friday” The full article is here.
Read MoreChina’s silent epidemics
China Daily reports today on the formulation of a new national health strategy to tacke chronic diseases: “While SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and avian influenza and other more “high-profile” diseases have captured the headlines, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are often referred to as “silent epidemics” that do more harm to the nation’s health. Indeed, NCDs, […]
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