'Impossible' is just a word
Region: ChinaA personal exploration of realism vs. idealism During a recent exchange of emails with the director of a highly effective, and very well respected child welfare NGO, I received the following sobering caution: “As I’m sure you know, media can be complex when you are doing charity work. We try to keep a low profile and a very positive outlook because we are so grateful for the access we ha... more
Views: 1339Lu Guang Photographs China's Dark Satanic Mills
Region: China
On Oct. 14th, Chinese photographer Lu Guang won this year's $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his photos on China’s environment. The Fund’s website posts the following paragraph describing Lu Guang’s project: Lu Guang has been documenting the ecological disasters in China resulting from the rapid growth of the economy since 2005, focusing on environmental pollution and the... more
Views: 3390Hummer Sold to Chinese Maker
Region: ChinaThe great American brand hummer is now being sold to a Chinese heavy equipment maker. Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp has signed a deal and the brand will be sold to them on Friday. GM has now finalized the deal but still permission from the US and Chinese government is still pending and is yet to be taken. more
Views: 1546Is Bo Xilai's corruption crackdown good for China?
Region: ChinaWhile results from the ongoing crackdown on corruption in central China's Chongqing municipality have shown the campaign's effectiveness and boosted the popularity of Bo Xilai, the high-ranking CCP official heading it, online discussion has also featured several questions. Such as questioning of the CCP internal discipline ‘double regulation', through which has already led to the death of one high-ranking police... more
Views: 1954Placido Domingo's golden voice shines in Chengdu
Region: China
Last night, thousands of people in Chengdu were immersed in the golden voice of Placido Domingo when the Spanish tenor was performing on its sole concert in Chengdu, capital city of southwest Sichuan Province. More than 6,000 dressed audience swarmed into Sichuan Gym and witnessed the historical and exciting moments. The concert began with Johann Strauss Sr.'s most famous piece Redetzky March. After the ba... more
Views: 1616Beijing students protest against October 1st parade rehearsals
Region: China
In the upcoming October 1 celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing will be mobilizing over one hundred thousands secondary and university students for parades. As it is compulsory for students to participate in the prolong parade rehearsal, some are not happy about it. Apple Daily, a newspapers in Hong Kong, reported on 18 September 2009 that some students are a... more
Views: 2643Chinese Schoolgirl: I Want To Be “Corrupt Official" When I Grow Up
Region: ChinaOn the first day of China’s school term (1 September), Guangzhou’s Southern Metropolitan Daily interviewed some primary one kids about their life-goals. One of them told the journalist that her dream was to “become an official”. When the journalist asked what kind of official she wanted to be, she replied that she wanted to “become a corrupt official. Corrupt officials have a lot of good s... more
Views: 3301Uighur-Han Trials to Begin Soon
Region: China
Charges stemming from last month's Uighur-Han riots have been filed, which could bring some closure to the violent situation. Tensions still simmer, however. Wide Range of Charges Sources in this Story BBC News: Trials due over Xinjiang riots UPI: Migrants return to Western China findingDulcinea: China Conducts Mass Arrests in Wake of July's Ethnic Violence According to the BBC, ... more
Views: 1627China promotes bilingual education among ethnic groups
Region: ChinaThe Chinese government has been using all the media channels to advertise its efforts for minorities since the riot in Urumqi on July 5. One of the efforts, according to Zhang Qiang- a Hui ethnic and deputy director of the ethnic education department at the Ministry of Education- is working on promoting bilingual education, both mandarin and their own languages, among all the ethnic groups in order to hel... more
Views: 3417Abortion surges in China
Region: ChinaThe latest government survey shows over 13 million abortions are conducted every year, a jump from 9 million in 2003, reports China Daily. It also shows 62 percent of the women who had abortions are between 20 to 29 years old, and most are single. One of the major reasons behind is the lack of sex education. For example, over 70 percent of the callers to a pregnancy hotline in Shanghai know... more
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