A new summary of scientific data indicates that outdoor air pollution led to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, according to The New York Times’ Edward Wong: The data on which the analysis is based was first...
Read MoreAfter a series of attacks by state media over the past several weeks, Apple on Monday issued an apology letter signed by Chief Executive Tim Cook that promised to improve its customer service and warranty policies in China. From...
Read MoreAt Bloomberg, Adam Minter reports suspicions of a link between newly reported bird flu deaths in Shanghai and the thousands of dead pigs recently found in the city’s water supply: “Wash your hands, and cover your nose and...
Read MoreRescue efforts have been halted at a mine near Lhasa due to fears that fresh landslides might add to the toll from Friday’s disaster. 36 bodies have been recovered, and little hope remains of any survivors among the 83...
Read MoreBloomberg Businessweek’s Bruce Einhorn and Natasha Khan report on Hangzhou Nurotron Biotechnology’s efforts to break a “virtual monopoly” on the $1 billion cochlear implant market and drastically undercut...
Read MoreOutside Magazine has published a slideshow of photos by Phil Borges from his new book, Tibet: Culture on the Edge. The book documents Tibet as it confronts the triple threat of, “global warming, development, and cultural...
Read MoreIn the New York Times, writer Yan Lianke discusses the historical amnesia that is afflicting China’s young generation, many of whom are not familiar with major events in China’s recent past, including the famine...
Read MoreChina’s three mobile telecom operators want to charge a fee to the more than 300 million users of Weixin, Tencent’s popular mobile chatting application, according to a government official. From Reuters: China’s...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Jiangxi Propaganda Department: The media are to stop following the “shriveling tuition...
Read MoreAs of April 1, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). • Xi+facebook (习+facebook): Xi Jinping’s Facebook page looks suspiciously professional to discerning...
Read MoreIn nearly 9,000 words at The Globe and Mail, Mark MacKinnon recounts his recent 22-day train journey around China, loosely following the course of Mao’s Long March. He met officials and protesters, nailhouse residents and...
Read MoreChina’s State Oceanic Administration announced plans for two new Antarctic research bases last week. The stations, due to be completed by 2015, will bring the number of Chinese installations on the continent to five. From...
Read MoreThe New York Times reports on the H7N9 virus, a new strain of bird flu that has so far killed two and left another ill: Two men have died here after contracting a strain of avian flu that had not been previously found in humans,...
Read MoreChinese authorities have barred German electronic music legends Kraftwerk from a Beijing festival, apparently because of a cancelled appearance at a concert for Tibetan independence 15 years ago. From Jonathan Kaiman at The...
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