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 | A special protection zone straddling the Chinese and Russian border is to be created to help the countries fight tiger poaching. (BBC NEWS, 2010-08-30 19:05:32) |
 | THE battle between GOME's jailed founder Huang Guangyu and its current board chairman Chen Xiao is escalating as Huang's wife, who was convicted for insider trading, was released on probation today, adding more uncertainty... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:54:18) |
| THE roof of an old house in Zhabei District collapsed on Saturday, forcing more than 10 families to evacuate. A local community official said repair work has begun today.
The roof of a family on the upper floor... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:38:57) |
| HONG Kong forensic experts today inspected the bullet-peppered bus in which a hijacker killed eight tourists in Manila last week, as the Philippines tried to calm China's outrage over the bloodshed.
Anger has... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:38:07) |
| SIXTEEN government officials in Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province, are under investigation for allegedly abusing their power to raise funds to build a 17-storey apartment building.
A widely-read online post sparked... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:36:20) |
| ONE week after 19 people in Nanjing, neighboring Jiangsu Province, developed acute muscle breakdown after eating crayfish, local authorities still cannot pin down the cause of the strange disease but a business insider... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:35:17) |
| HEALTH auhtorities in Mengcheng County, Anhui Province, have closed all restaurants and food stalls after 30 people showed Cholera symptoms of vomit and diarrhoea.
Twenty patients were still in hospital since the... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:35:07) |
| SHANGHAI is working on a detailed local plan under a national pilot program to better manage organ donations, prevent illegal organ sales and make sure organs are given the patients most in need of the transplant,... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:33:22) |
 | China’s government ran an enormous help-wanted advertisement on Monday seeking professional managers for some of its biggest state-controlled companies. (New York Times, 2010-08-30 18:30:02) |
| FOXCONN'S move to inland Henan Province has brought boom to the local job market as thousands of people joined a mile-long queue last week to submit job applications even though the company's name was tarnished by... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:28:49) |
| THE lucrative but deadly illegal trade in weapons has lured some villegers to make bootleg guns. And at some places, the illegal business involves the whole county.
The illegal guns made by villegers were said... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 18:26:48) |
 | N. Korean Leader Thought to Be Seeking Support for Succession Plan, but Son Apparently Not on Trip (CBS News, 2010-08-30 18:02:50) |
 | Chinese state television confirms visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, first official comment since Mr. Kim arrived in China (Voice of America, 2010-08-30 17:49:40) |
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&$The splendor of 2010 SportAccord Combat Games' opening ceremony [Photo: People's Daily online/Zhenyu Li]&$&$
The inaugural 2010 Beijing SportAccord Combat Games, attracting more than 1000 top athletes from over 60 countries and regions, kicked off on August 28, 2010. The opening ceremony of the SportAccord Combat Games took place on the same day, attracting more than ten thousand spectators.
Over 1,000 act ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:44) |
| Asian Development Bank recently released the "Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2010" report, asserting that China's middle class population has reached 817 million people according to its definitions.
According to the report, the middle class refers to those who consume 2 to 20 U.S. dollars per day. The bank has also divided the middle class into low, medium and high levels. More than 300 million of those who are in China's middle class population are at the low level and can easily... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:44) |
| Police from Beijing and Jinan joined forces to prevent a citizen's suicide attempt on the early morning of Aug. 28 after a woman publicized her plans to end her life online.
In the last hour of Aug. 27, a netizen in Jinan decided she would kill herself and published more than 30 posts on her micro-blog to broadcast what she had thought would be the last hours of her life.
At that time, officers of "Safe Beijing," the official micro-blog of the Beijing police, learned that someone was... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:44) |
| Five meters underground on the Taiwan Strait island of Kinmen, a dark concrete tunnel reverberates with sound of shelling.
But the noise of battle no longer drives the residents to their bomb shelters.
The sounds recreate the wartime footing that for long characterized relations between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland and now draws thousands of tourists from both sides of the Strait.
The tunnels, from a section of the civil defense facilities, have been converted into a ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| Chinese rescuers on Monday declared a victory in draining stagnant water in a mudslide-blocked river course, which had submerged the mudslide-flattened county of Zhouqu in northwest China's Gansu Province for 23 days.
The devastating avalanche of rocks and mud on Aug. 7 has left more than 1,700 people dead or missing.&$
&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| The Yangtze River has become the world's busiest navigable river, according to China Youth Daily.
Along with the deepening of China's opening up policy, the number of the foreign ships that sail into the Yangtze River, Asia's largest river, increased sharply from an average of hundreds per year at the beginning of the reforms up to an average of hundreds per day.
Statistics from the Changjiang Pilot Center show that the center has accumulated pilot work of more than 360,000 ships since... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| Beijing has approved a plan to experiment with using idle housing provident funds to build affordable houses. The city will borrow 20.9 billion yuan from housing provident funds to carry out affordable housing projects, and each project will have an independent escrow account, according to information released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Beijing will launch 36 affordable housing pilot projects, including 18 low-cost housing projects, 14... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| China announced Monday it would investigate whether the European Union (EU) members subsidized exports of potato starch to China, and if so to what extent the subsidies had harmed domestic industries.
It is China's first anti-subsidy probe into imports from the EU.
The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement posted on its website that it had received the anti-subsidy probe application submitted by the China Starch Industry Association on June 30.
It had reviewed the app ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| "Tibet Week" will be held at the Shanghai World Expo 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 of intangible Tibetan culture and street shows, said Tashi Dorje, deputy director of the Department of Culture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
"The exhibition of intangible cultural heritage will be the highlight of the event," said Norbu Sid ... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:43) |
| This is an age of advertising. For a big country showing itself on the mainstream stage in the world, it not only promotes its products, but also needs to show its behaviors, voices and quality. Besides, it cares about the brand recognition after the shows.
The Chinese national image video launched by the News Office of the State Council is now being shot. The video is composed of a 30-second "Character Chapter" and a 15-minute "Angle Chapter." According to schedule, the video will be... (People's Daily, 2010-08-30 17:46:42) |
 | Yesterday, I posted about the new kindergarten near my home. In the comment section, people are very interested in the low tuition - 180 RMB per month per person. That is just the tuition. The meal per day is 6 RMB, which is about 120 RMB, plus some minor fees. In total, it is not expensive at all. Why? The Public School Sponsored by Developer It is a public school. Most private school charges much higher than that. Before, Yifan attended a pre-kindergarten care. That charges about... (Wangjianshuo's Blog, 2010-08-30 17:46:28) |
 | China’s government ran an enormous help-wanted advertisement on Monday seeking professional managers for some of its biggest state-controlled companies. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-08-30 17:45:59) |
| METRO operator will add four ticket boxes at Entrance 7 of Metro Nanjing Road E Station to ease congestions during evening hours.
Since Line 10 ends its service about 8pm, only Entrance 2 and Entrance 7 remain open... (Shanghai Daily, 2010-08-30 17:45:55) |
| News agencies in China and North Korea confirmed that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, visited China last week but said little about his itinerary. (International Herald Tribune, 2010-08-30 17:28:00) |
 | Police said Monday that two Tibetan leaders were arrested in an apparent bid to thwart anti-China protests by Tibetan exiles on Sept. 2, the 50th anniversary of the founding of Tibetan democracy. Kelsang Nordup, president of the New Age Network, and its central committee member Tashi Dawa were nabbed at Boudha area on the outskirts of Kathmandu Sunday night, according to Boudha's police chief Govinda Pariyar. (Kyodo News, 2010-08-30 17:10:09) |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Chinese President Hu Jintao that he wished to see an early resumption of the six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programs, China's Xinhua News Agency reported Monday as Kim concluded a five-day secretive visit to China. During talks with Hu in Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, on Friday, Kim ''hoped for an early resumption of the six-party talks to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula,'' Xinhua said. (Kyodo News, 2010-08-30 17:10:09) |
| Beijing confirms North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited China last week and said he hoped for an early resumption of six-party nuclear talks. (BBC NEWS, 2010-08-30 16:08:14) |
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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