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 | The three Chinese kanji characters for Arita ware, a type of representative Japanese porcelain produced in Arita, Saga Prefecture, were found to be registered as… (Japan Today, 2010-08-31 04:15:00) |
 | President Jacob Zuma, criticized for going on a state visit to China during a strike by public employees, told government negotiators to return to the bargaining table with unions. (New York Times, 2010-08-31 04:10:23) |
 | A North Korean arms chief and Pyongyang's former ambassador to the U.N.'s nuclear agency allegedly have played leading roles in North Korea's development and testing of atomic weapons, and in a vast arms-trading network. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-08-31 02:30:51) |
 | PRESIDENT Hu Jintao held talks last Friday with North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Il in Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province.
At the invitation of Hu, Kim paid a five-day unofficial... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:41:36) |
| TO lure and cultivate more high-end professionals in the next decade, Shanghai has issued a new set of guidelines aiming to beef up services, possibly offer subsidies and other inducements, and improve living amenities.
... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:39:12) |
| THE Chinese government yesterday announced a global talent search to fill top posts at 12 major state-owned companies in its latest effort to turn huge government enterprises into global competitors.
Jobs advertised... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:32:52) |
| HONG Kong forensic experts yesterday inspected the bullet-peppered bus in which a hijacker killed eight tourists in Manila last week.
Anger has been rising in Hong Kong since the August 23 carnage in which a disgruntled... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:32:28) |
| A Shanghai Airlines flight en route to Hong Kong returned to the Pudong International Airport yesterday after smoke from the air-conditioning system filled the aircraft. Plenty of passengers were nervous, but none... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:30:52) |
| THE battle between Gome's jailed founder Huang Guangyu and its current board Chairman Chen Xiao grew tenser yesterday, when Huang's wife, who was convicted of insider trading, was released on probation, adding more... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 01:30:39) |
| Hon Hai said first-half net profit rose 22% but its Foxconn unit posted a wider loss. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-08-31 01:22:46) |
 | From Taiwan to Abu Dhabi to Afghanistan, there is anecdotal evidence that attention is being paid to the furious debate over mosque-building projects in American cities. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-08-31 01:14:26) |
 | Photo by Natasia More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here). (Shanghaiist, 2010-08-31 01:00:00) |
| A court upheld the 14-year prison sentence for the founder of Chinese retailer GOME Electrical. The founder, Huang Guangyu, meanwhile threatened to sever contracts between stores he owns and GOME. (Wall Street Journal, 2010-08-31 00:43:48) |
| IT almost had all the elements of a mafia movie but it was not a show.
Crawling out of a black Audi after it was rammed into by an unlicensed SUV, a young man struggled to escape from six or seven men jumping out... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:15:18) |
| THE local consumer rights' protection watchdog said yesterday that it has launched a new investigation-sharing channel with counterpart authorities in 20 other big cities, including Hong Kong and Macau, to raise efficiency... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:13:34) |
| From Taiwan to Abu Dhabi to Afghanistan, there is anecdotal evidence that attention is being paid to the furious debate over mosque-building projects in American cities. (New York Times, 2010-08-31 00:09:28) |
| SHANGHAI is working on a detailed regional plan under a national pilot program to better manage organ donations, prevent illegal organ sales and make sure organs are given to patients most in need of transplants, officials... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:06:49) |
| FIVE-YEAR-OLD Zhang Hao, born in a local farmer's family in suburban Jinshan District, is often called a "Little Monster" because of his face. But could it be that the future may turn out to be better for him?
Zhang... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:03:30) |
| WANG Xiurong, her left foot wrapped in bandage, recalled her lucky escape from a horrible roof-collapse on Sunday morning.
The 50-year-old local woman, living on the ground floor of the two-level dilapidated house... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:03:14) |
| MORE rainy and windy weather is expected as a tropical depression moves into the city to be followed by a severe tropical storm, weatherman said yesterday.
The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said three tropical... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:02:54) |
| LOCAL buyers of baby formula, cosmetics and other small items from online stores offering proxy purchase from overseas are rushing to stockpile their goods, in the face of an imminent hike in duties on items mailed... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:02:06) |
| SUPER capacitor buses, green vehicles with zero emission which were invented and produced in the city, are expected to be used on bus routes in Hong Kong, local bus operator said yesterday.
The buses are undergoing... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:01:37) |
| TIBET Week will be held from Wednesday until Sunday to celebrate Tibetan culture.
With the theme "Heaven in Tibet," the festival will include performances of traditional songs and dances, as well as exhibitions... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| FISH in the Yangtze River contain an "environmental hormone" that mimics the female hormone and can cause sexual prematurity and breast cancer, according to non-governmental organization members in four cities along... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| A prestigious Taiwan-based architectural award honoring innovation in Shanghai has been handed to the Expo "flying saucer" Culture Center and a suburban kindergarten. Four of the five finalists were not mega structures.... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| AN edible-oil manufacturer in central China secretly recalled several of its products because they contained excessive cancer-promoting substances, the Century Weekly reported.
Local government knew all about the... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| ONE week after 19 people in Nanjing City developed rapid muscle breakdown after eating crayfish, local authorities still cannot determine what caused the strange disease - but a business insider said it definitely... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| RAFAEL Nadal and Roger Federer, the No.1 and No.2 ranked tennis players in the world respectively, may appear at their national pavilions in October during the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
Seven national... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| THE Chinese architect of Saudi Arabia's spectacular Expo pavilion says his "moon boat" design shows that Chinese architects are the equal of any in the world. Yang Jian reports.
The star-attraction Saudi Arabia... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
| A LUCRATIVE but deadly trade in unlicensed weapons has attracted some Chinese farmers to make guns for money, and their whole county sometimes joins in.
The illegal guns made by farmers were as good as military... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-31 00:00:00) |
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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