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 | FOUR people were hacked to death in a brawl over scooter parking fees last night in the city's Yangpu District, police said today.
Among the dead was the guard of a bike parking lot inside Lane 2100, Siping Road,... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 10:52:14) |
 | young couple, girl pulling away from boys advances. As if China’s hormonal and horny students haven’t got enough to contend with. With universities getting all up in their "are you or aren't you a mistress" business and some high schools already patrolling the halls for kissing couples, now "God" has gotten in the way of them even learning about doing it... at least in Yunnan. The Educational Bureau of Yunnan province has recently instructed schools and universities to... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-02 10:30:43) |
 | Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China. (BBC NEWS, 2010-09-02 09:57:50) |
 | by Xinhua writers Hao Yalin, Wang Li
China Wednesday called for the European Union to have a balanced, objective, comprehensive understanding of the world's largest developing country during an upgraded strategic dialogue held in the underdeveloped province of Guizhou.
State Councilor Dai Bingguo told the EU side that despite rapid economic growth, China has no possibility to be arrogant, nor is it pretending to be a richer or poorer country than it actually is, with unfathomable... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 09:34:21) |
 | A senior Chinese official, believed to have played a key role in North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's latest trip to China, has accepted an invitation to visit South Korea at an early date, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday, citing a South Korean politician. The unidentified politician said Wang Jiarui, head of China's Communist Party's international liaison department, said he would visit South Korea at an early date. (Kyodo News, 2010-09-02 09:10:11) |
| CHINA'S disaster relief authorities have stepped up the emergency response to a landslide that hit a village in the country's southwest, a statement from the Civil Affairs Ministry said today.
A team of officials... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 09:02:21) |
 | With China increasing its military power and influence in the strategically crucial Indian Ocean, a noted American expert has urged the Obama Administration to partner India to balance and counter Beijing's increasing influence (Phayul, 2010-09-02 09:00:00) |
| Investors worldwide have got a breather Wednesday after a week of economic woes, as both China and the United States reported better-than-expected factory data.
The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said that PMI, or purchasing managers' index, a major gauge of economic activity, rose to 51.7 percent in August, up 0.5 percentage points from July. The figure has greatly eased earlier fears of a precipitous decline of the world's second largest economy.
Later in the day,... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:47:10) |
| Typhoon Lionrock made a landfall in Zhangpu of east China's Fujian Province at 6:50 a.m. Thursday, bringing strong winds.
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| Three people were killed and 57 more missing in a landslide in Baoshan City of southwest China's Yunnan province.
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| All 246 tourists were evacuated Wednesday after being stranded for more than two days on an island in east China's Zhejiang Province due to approaching tropical storms.
The tourists, including six Russians and more than 30 students, boarded three speed boats Wednesday and arrived at a mainland harbor in the afternoon.
They had been staying in hotels in Nanji Island, a popular tourist destination in Wenzhou City of Zhejiang, after local transport authorities suspended ship services Monday ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:32:27) |
| The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) said on its website Wednesday that the country's Red Cross societies have received cash and materials donations equal to 2.32 billion yuan (about 342 million U.S. dollars) by Aug.17 for disaster relief efforts in quake-hit Yushu of northwest China's Qinghai Province.
The RCSC said so far, donations in cash and materials equivalent to 2.12 billion yuan had been delivered for reconstruction projects in Yushu, including 18.78 million yuan in cash and... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:31:28) |
| China has taken a new move to prevent wrongful convictions in death sentence cases and limit the number of death sentences by ensuring the appeals process for the condemned.
According to a judicial interpretation published by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and Supreme People's Procuratorate on Tuesday, once an appeal has been accepted by a higher court, those sentenced to death are not allowed to stop it.
"In some cases, defendants are threatened by police officers and judges... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:30:01) |
| The "straddle bus," a newly-developed vehicle that may reduce traffic jams by about 30 percent and is less costly than urban subway system has theoretically proved workable, its designer said Wednesday.
A work group led by Professor Zhang Jianwu from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University conducted the research that proved it could work, said Song Youzhou, the vehicle's inventor and chairman of the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment Company (SHFPE).
... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:29:49) |
| After living through major tragedies, such as the Wenchuan Earthquake that claimed over 68,000 lives and the Zhouqu mudslides that left 1,400 dead, the new semester starting Wednesday may bring a much-needed sense of normality to the affected students.
Senior high schoolers of the mudslides-hit Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province, began a new semester on a usual date, Sept. 1, which is the first day of school in many parts of China, but at a place 400 km south of Zhouqu, the prov... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:28:18) |
| A local smoking-control law came into effect Wednesday in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
The law covers all of Guangzhou City. There, smoking in most public places, like offices, conference rooms, halls and elevators, is strictly prohibited.
Places of business larger than 150 square meters or having more than 75 seats may designate an area for smokers.
Those who break the law will be fined 50 yuan (about 7.35 U.S. dollars) and businesses not meeting their... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:26:39) |
 | A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, China's state media reported on Thursday. (telegraph.co.uk, 2010-09-02 08:23:10) |
| China and Kenya pledged here on Wednesday to enhance exchanges between the parliaments of the two countries in experience of state governing and legislation supervision, and strengthen coordination in international and regional parliamentary organizations.
The move came after Kenneth Marendethe, speaker of Kenya's national assembly met Chen Zhili, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, late in the day.
During the... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:20:19) |
| China donated a number of acrobatics props to a Tanzanian arts institute on Tuesday in order to boost cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony held at the Tanzania's seventh world heritage site in the east of the country, Director of Culture Development of Ministry of information, Culture and Sports of Tanzania Herman Mwansoko expressed gratitude to China's assistance to his country in the sectors of cultural and education, as the... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:19:18) |
| Chinese and European Union (EU) officials held a high-level strategic dialogue on Tuesday amid heightened international discussion on where China is headed after displacing Japan as world's second-biggest economy.
Catherine Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, and State Councilor Dai Bingguo co-chaired the one-day, closed-door meeting in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.
The dialogue is to outlay the foundation for the coming... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:18:18) |
| China on Wednesday rejected reports of the presence of over 11,000 Chinese troops in northern Pakistan, saying that such "groundless reports" were made with "ulterior motives."
"We believe the attempts of some people to fabricate stories to provoke China-Pakistan or China-India relations are doomed to fail," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu in a statement.
The comment came in response to recent reports of some American and Indian press that China had deployed more than 10,000 t... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:16:37) |
| Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Wednesday asked Party and government officials to carefully use the power in their hands and to take responsibility to serve the people.
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| A senior Chinese official Wednesday urged local governments to cooperate with the central government in supervision and inspection work.
He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a meeting on central inspection work.
Head of the country's discipline and supervision work, He asked officials of local governments, especially those at the county level, to cooperate with central... (People's Daily, 2010-09-02 08:09:41) |
| We're not exactly who's behind these literal English translations of Chinese songs, but they seem to have gained quite a following! Youku user Ouzi (欧子, which could be literally translated into "Euro kid") has 27 videos of literal translations up on his page. The most recent one, about Chinese children's songs, was published 8 hours ago but has already garnered over 20,000 hits. All of the different songs follow the same easy, but hilarious format. Ouzi makes a literal translation of... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-02 06:15:03) |
| THE death toll from mudslides that hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province late Wednesday has climbed to four, and 44 people are still missing, local government said today.
As of 10am, rescuers had... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 06:01:50) |
| SHANGHAI'S Yangpu District police have detained a suspect of a group fight last night in which a man allegedly hacked three people to death and got himself killed, a local news Website said today. The brawl was caused... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 05:41:03) |
| Is it our sexy Bund waterfront? The promise of haggling in old merchant gardens? The Expo (probably not)? Whatever it is, Shanghai beat out Beijing and Chengdu as the place international tourists want to visit the most in China! The poll, co-conducted by Gallup and Fudan University, found that Shanghai ranked top in most of 12 qualities, which included criteria such as attractiveness, culture, environment, individuality, integrity and investment value. It was deemed lower, however, in security. (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-02 05:30:42) |
 | A Hong Kong man on Wednesday pleaded guilty at a Hong Kong district court to trafficking eight stolen watches from a Japanese department store last… (Japan Today, 2010-09-02 05:03:00) |
| The government is recalling about 40,000 cartridge oil tanks of heaters imported from China after fires believed to have been caused by fuel leaks due… (Japan Today, 2010-09-02 04:42:00) |
| THREE people died and 57 others were missing when landslides hit a village in China's Yunnan Province last night, local government said today.
The landslides happened at Wama Village of Longyang District, Baoshan... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-02 04:17:28) |
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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