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 | As this society grows richer, its social fabric and mores have been changing drastically, and sexual choice and expression are arguably in the leading edge of this upheaval. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-09-01 13:54:43) |
 | As this society grows richer, its social fabric and mores have been changing drastically, and sexual choice and expression are arguably in the leading edge of this upheaval. (New York Times, 2010-09-01 13:54:43) |
 | A 55-YEAR-OLD writer was held by police at his Beijing home on suspicion of illegal business dealing since a reportage he published at his own cost to reveal some migrants' struggling in life, which rankled local... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 13:43:42) |
| The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-09-01 13:40:02) |
 | Back when we covered the opening of Shanghai's first apple store in the IFC building of Lujiazui, we mentioned that this was just the beginning of a full retail onslaught Apple had planned for China. Now several people have reported seeing the next Shanghai Apple Store on Huaihai Lu. One tipster, who sent in the first picture, reported that it was located at the corner where there "was a computer/electronics market not too long ago (before it got shifted further east on Huaihai)..." The... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-01 13:00:00) |
| ENVIRONMENT authorities in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, said the amount of three hormone disrupting chemicals found in wild fish in the Yangtze River is within safe range and will not pose danger to people's health.
... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 12:42:34) |
 | Spain's Zapatero said he hopes China will increase its investment in the country's government debt, highlighting China's importance as a source of global capital. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-01 12:37:06) |
| This is an advertisement. That's Shanghai magazine is recruiting for two senior editorial positions: Life & Style Editor and Food & Drink Editor. Preference will be given to applicants with the following: Strong writing skills, preferably with prior magazine experience and / or journalist qualification; Spoken Chinese; Familiarity with, and enthusiasm for, all things Shanghai; Strong organizational skills and 100 percent commitment to deadlines; An abundance of ideas, creativity and... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-01 12:22:38) |
| BEIJING police are hunting a foreign couple who allegedly robbed a three-carat diamond ring worth 2.19 million yuan (US$319,400) from a local jewelry shop.
Witnesses said the the couple entered a Tiffany jewelry... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 12:18:33) |
| CITIZENS who provide corruption tip-offs will receive a reward of up to 200,000 yuan (US$29,168) from Chongqing Municipal Government.
An informer can get up to 8 percent of an official's illegally-obtained money... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 12:16:08) |
| ALTHOUGH Shanghai was fully prepared for a menacing typhoon, big rainstorm did not visit as expected. But typhoon Kompasu, meaning "compass" in Japanese, still brought showers in parts of the city, local weathermen... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 11:54:21) |
| TWO people were sentenced to prison terms for using a POS machine to cash credit cards for others, the Pudong New Area People's Court said yesterday.
The offenders, surnamed Xu and Huo, had illegally cashed out... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 11:25:34) |
 | Positive manufacturing reports from China eases concerns over a slowing Chinese economy. (BBC NEWS, 2010-09-01 11:01:27) |
| The Chinese navy begins artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea, days before the US and South Korea hold similar manoeuvres there. (BBC NEWS, 2010-09-01 10:57:27) |
| China's manufacturing rebounded in August, countering weakness in some other Asian economies and suggesting the region's growth won't slow down. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-01 10:38:39) |
| TROPICAL storm Lionrock will bring heavy rains and strong gales to southeast China's coastal areas closely following tropical storm Namtheun which hit Fujian Province a day ago, local authorities said today.
Tropical... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-09-01 10:37:26) |
| All the live music picks for this city from now until Sunday. This week brings a smattering of southern Norway rock, some sassy Taiwanese indie, violinists getting all modern with classical pieces, local bands heading back to school and the return of Australian song maestro, Jeff Lang! If you recall, we interviewed him last year and were absolutely wowed by his performance. If these are all our picks, he's our pick of the week. If you're looking for non-live music stuff to head out to, we... (Shanghaiist, 2010-09-01 10:30:00) |
 | A Chinese court Tuesday upheld the death sentence imposed on a man for the shooting to death of four people, including two policemen in south China's Guangdong Province last month.
The Guangdong Higher People's Court ratified the verdict Tuesday after reviewing the case as handled by the Intermediate People's Court in Jieyang City earlier in August.
The death penalty will now be examined by the Supreme People's Court for approval.
Hu Yihua, 29, robbed two people of 2,800... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:54:29) |
| Thousands of security guards have been deployed in kindergartens and schools on Tuesday, one day before the launch of the autumn semester in China, in a bid to better safeguard campus security.
About 2,000 specially trained safety personnel, uniformed and wearing helmets and knife-proof vests, are deployed at kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Beijing.
All schools in China should take student safety as their first priority and enact concrete measures to protect... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:54:04) |
| The impoverished population in rural areas of China's ethnic autonomous areas fell to around 19.55 million in 2009, down 1.48 million from a year earlier, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission said Tuesday.
Impoverished people accounted for about 16.4 percent of the rural population in ethnic autonomous areas, the commission said in a report.
The impoverished rural population in ethnic autonomous areas accounted for 54.3 percent of China's rural population in 2009, compared with... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:53:41) |
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&$Dark cloud is seen over downtown Shanghai, east China, Aug. 31, 2010. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are predicted to hit Shanghai as this year's six, seventh and eighth tropical storms are active at sea in east China. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)&$&$
Shanghai authorities Tuesday canceled all kindergarten, primary and high school classes for Wednesday because of typhoon Kompasu.
The deci ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:53:19) |
| An alarm over massive environmental damage along the Yangtze River and its Three Gorges reservoir has been raised by officials as authorities plan to spend billions of yuan treating sewage and planting forests in a major clean-up campaign.
"Generally speaking, the ecological state (of the river) is still far from what the people are demanding," said Jia Zhibang, director of the State Forestry Administration at a press conference organized by the State Council Information Office on Tue ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:52:51) |
| Southern China's Shenzhen City has drafted new labor rules to smooth industrial relations in the special economic zone (SEZ), after the manufacturing hub was stung by a series of worker strikes earlier in the year.
The draft law is scheduled to be reviewed as early as September in a meeting of the standing committee of the Municipal People's Congress, which stipulates that the class salary negotiations shall be conducted at least once a year.
Fu Bolun, one of the law's chief dr ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:52:13) |
| European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said here Tuesday that EU needs to know more about China as for the latter's phase of development, and hopes and goal in this regard.
China is progressing rapidly and has huge potential of the future, said Ashton, who emphasized that it was also important to better understand what China is up to so that EU could efficiently engage itself with China's process of development.
China absolutely... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:49:59) |
| Greek and Chinese authors and publishing houses here Tuesday signed a cultural exchange agreement to promote book publications in both languages.
Two children's books will be published according to the agreement.
One is written by a Greek author and illustrated by a Chinese illustrator. The other is written by a Chinese author and illustrated by a Greek illustrator. The two books will be published simultaneously in Greece and China.
Giorgos Poussaios, general secretary for... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:49:36) |
| China and Japan need to continue candid exchanges to smooth over thorny security and diplomatic issues and achieve mutual understanding.
This was the consensus from the two countries' political and security opinion leaders during the Beijing-Tokyo Forum, which ended Tuesday.
"Long-term cooperation and friendship is the only choice for both countries" against the backdrop of a globalized world, Yuji Miyamoto, former Japanese ambassador to China, said in a keynote speech at the f ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:49:13) |
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&$ Li Changchun (2nd L), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visits the 17th Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 31, 2010. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)&$&$ A senior Chinese official Tuesday urged state-run publishing houses to resist vulgarity.
Li Changchun, a Standing Co ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:44:41) |
| Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal and Mongolian Mining are planning initial public offerings in Hong Kong. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-09-01 09:37:53) |
 | Australian treasurer Wayne Swan hailed the growth as 'an outstanding set of figures' Australia's economy grew at its fastest pace in three years in the second quarter as demand from China and elsewhere in Asia boosted exports of iron ore and other commodities. The figures released Wednesday show the economy expanded 1.2% in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, accelerating from revised growth of 0.7% in the first quarter. Australia weathered the global economic downturn better... (Guardian Unlimited, 2010-09-01 09:36:54) |
| At least 246 tourists remain stranded on an island in east China's Zhejiang Province Tuesday as tropical storms and a typhoon cut off ship ferrying services Monday, local authorities said.
The tourists, including six Russians and 26 students, have to stay in hotels in Nanji Island, a popular tourist destination in Wenzhou City of Zhejiang, after local transport authorities suspended ship services Monday due to strong gales triggered by two approaching tropical storms and typhoon Kompa ... (People's Daily, 2010-09-01 09:28:29) |
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.
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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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