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 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for better protection for the land rights of farmers during a visit to Guangdong province, where a reformist leader has grabbed attention by defusing a land dispute with an experiment in local democracy. (Wall Street Journal, 2012-02-05 18:34:00) |
 | ALMOST 600 people stranded on a highway by a snow storm were safe yesterday after a 13-hour rescue operation in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Almost a hundred vehicles had been stranded on the... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:20:26) |
| GOVERNMENT-BACKED restoration of Shanghai's biggest shikumen neighborhood has been dismissed as "reconstruction" by critics.
Locals have raised questions over the authenticity of the work, while an architectural... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:13:18) |
| VISITORS are promised a dazzling display at Yuyuan Garden to celebrate the Lantern Festival this evening.
Festivities will include a parade led by six "Chinese goddesses" in ancient-style dress.
Sightseers... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:13:00) |
| A YOUNG woman died on Saturday night when she was thrown from a sporty convertible that crashed in downtown Hongkou District, police said.
The 20-year-old victim surnamed Xu was thrown from the lilac customized... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:12:44) |
| SUICIDES among Shanghai school students have more than doubled in two years, a report revealed yesterday.
Thirteen students killed themselves last year - five more than in 2010 and seven more than in 2009, the... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:12:29) |
| CHINA has failed to give farmers adequate protection from arbitrary seizures of land, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the weekend as he acknowledged that the resulting discontent was fanning protests.
Wen was speaking... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:04:37) |
| CHINA has a stake in helping eurozone countries get through their debt crisis, Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published yesterday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:02:31) |
| FOREIGN tourists visiting restaurants in Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, a popular attraction in Shanghai, are being charged up to three times the price charged to Chinese for the same dishes, it has been revealed.
Many... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 18:01:28) |
 | The latest cases bring the total self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans over the past year to 19. (International Herald Tribune, 2012-02-05 17:42:45) |
 | The latest cases bring the total self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans over the past year to 19. (New York Times, 2012-02-05 17:42:45) |
 | Vetoes by Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council leaves few diplomatic options available to stem the violence in Syria. (Christian Science Monitor, 2012-02-05 17:10:10) |
| A HUGE Thangka scroll bearing the image of the Buddha was unrolled to launch an important Tibetan Buddhist gathering over the weekend at Labrang Monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province.
The annual "sunning... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
| AUTHORITIES in a southwestern China city said yesterday that they will relocate all smelting plants near downtown within five years, after a spill of toxic cadmium in a river threatened drinking water supplies for... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
| CHINA'S massive project to divert water from the south to its arid north will be partially completed this year and will start flowing in 2013, according to a water conservancy official in the eastern Shandong Province.
... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
| TWENTY people involved in a 80 million yuan (US$12.69 million) fake health product racket involving banned chemicals have been detained by Hainan police.
The alleged gang leader surnamed Wang was said to have... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
| BORN and bred in a metropolis like Shanghai, with more than 22 million residents, I find that traffic jams and rude unruly drivers are a way of life.
But I was still giddy and bewildered by Jakarta's chaotic... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
| CARNIVAL literally means "farewell to the flesh," and it's the last glorious bash of food, wine and all kinds of revelry before the abstinence of Lent. Nie Xin reports on Rio and Shanghai.
Before the 40 days of... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 17:00:00) |
 | US secretary of state says UN has been 'neutered' by double veto but that international community has duty to halt bloodshed Hillary Clinton has called for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite against President Bashar al-Assad following China and Russia's veto of a tougher UN response to his regime, which she described as a "travesty". Speaking in Sofia a day after the collapse of the UN security council resolution, the US secretary of state said the international community had a duty to... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-02-05 15:46:40) |
 | Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year. (BBC NEWS, 2012-02-05 13:54:08) |
| A Tibetan has died and two others are seriously injured in self-immolations against Beijing's rule, according to reports Three Tibetans in south-western China have set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year, according to media reports and an activist group. The three set themselves ablaze on Friday in Seda county, known as Serthar in Tibetan, in Sichuan province, calling for freedom for Tibet and the return of the... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-02-05 12:26:19) |
| AN unlicensed doctor whose misdiagnosis caused the sudden death of a patient has been jailed for three years and fined 5,000 yuan (US$793) for illegal medical practice by Xuhui District People's Court.
Prosecutors... (Shanghai Daily, 2012-02-05 10:03:15) |
 | U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against its citizens. (CNN NEWS, 2012-02-05 07:03:28) |
 | Scores, possibly hundreds, of people are estimated to have been killed in Syria when President Assad's forces shelled homes in the opposition stronghold of Homs. The attack came on the eve of yesterday's United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution calling on Mr Assad to step down which was foiled, amid much recrimination, by a double veto from Russia and China. (Independent, 2012-02-05 01:00:21) |
| There will be much hand-wringing in the West at China and Russia's refusal yesterday to endorse a robust censure of the Syrian regime. But even if Moscow's position had been different, little would have changed. The beleaguered regime of Bashar al-Assad is simply not amenable to diplomatic pressure. It is interested only in clinging to power, at whatever cost to the Syrian people and regardless of the consequences. (Independent, 2012-02-05 01:00:01) |
| Moscow and Beijing's refusal leaves international community all but helpless in face of escalating violence Russia's emphatic "nyet" to a UN security council resolution on Syria leaves the international community bitterly divided and all but helpless in the face of escalating violence before the vote. Last-minute negotiations in New York failed to bridge the gap between an Arab-western plan for political transition and Moscow's refusal to arm-twist concessions from Bashar al-Assad. China's... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-02-05 00:52:11) |
| Massive artillery barrage comes as Russia and China veto UN security council resolution calling on president to step down The Syrian city of Homs was left reeling on Saturday from harrowing accounts of a massacre that has left hundreds of people dead. Residents of the besieged city said that at least 300 people had been killed in a massive regime artillery barrage, the most deadly attack of the 11-month uprising. The reports described horrific scenes in a city that has suffered most from... (Guardian Unlimited, 2012-02-05 00:22:22) |
| The spill, which affected 200 miles of the Longjiang River in southern China, was caused by two companies that accidentally released tons of cadmium. (International Herald Tribune, 2012-02-04 23:35:23) |
| The spill, which affected 200 miles of the Longjiang River in southern China, was caused by two companies that accidentally released tons of cadmium. (New York Times, 2012-02-04 23:35:23) |
| The past 24 hours have been one of the bloodiest of Syria's war, with government forces indiscriminately shelling the restive town of Homs over night. Russia and China were unmoved. (Christian Science Monitor, 2012-02-04 23:10:07) |
Think Again: Asia\'s Rise (FOREIGN POLICY) Don\'t believe the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age. It will be many decades before China, India, and the rest of the region take over the world, if they ever do.
Is China Really an \'East Asian success story\'? (Policy ) State-controlled investment in China provides poor financial returns, explains John Lee
Chinese chukkas (BBC NEWS) How polo enthrals Shanghai's moneyed class
Business › Many Chinese seek Japanese celebrity names as trademarks for business (Japan Today) The names of Japanese celebrities, such as pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, have been registered as trademarks in China by businesspeople trying to take advantage of…
China's Dictators at Work: The Secret Story (The New York Review of Books) “If the Mafia boss thinks you might betray him, he will just kill you or throw you into prison.” That is not how the government of China should behave...
We're Not Selfish, They Are (Daai Tou Laam Diary) We're willing to pour billions and billions of our and their dollars in overruns to build transit links to ensure our commutes from pricey south island is fast and efficient. We've even cut the taxi fares for our weekend trips out to Sai Kung to eat seafood or travel home to Sai Kung/Clearwater Bay after those late nights in Lan Kwai Fong/Wan Chai. We've raised their transit fees twice in the last three years and dragged our feet since the last Central reclamation on spending...
Desertification worsening in Tibet: Report (Phayul) Desertification is worsening in Tibet, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. According to the report, authorities in Tibet aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and
Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable to Intrusion (New York Times) The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.
The Day China's Heart Froze (newmatilda.com) Twenty years ago today, thousands were being killed in the streets around Tiananmen Square. Dan Edwards in Beijing speaks to survivors about a wound that hasn't healed
Founding fathers (BBC NEWS) The French town with an unlikely Chinese past
China: A Threat to or Threatened by Democracy? (Dissent Magazine) How can one know whether China will or will not democratize? In general, as Karl Popper showed in The Poverty of Historicism, political futures in even the middle distance are unknowable because of the inherently uncertain and contingent dynamics of politics. Therefore, an analyst should focus on the multiple factors that make different futures more or less likely.
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