In China, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Region: ChinaWritten by Oiwan Lam The past week has seen a real-life version of film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” reenacted in China. The Chinese protagonist, Xu Wu, has been detained in a psychiatric hospital for four years over a labour dispute against a state-run enterprise in Wuhan, Hubei province. He escaped from the hospital and told his story to a television station in Guangzhou, Guangdong provinc... more
Views: 1992In China, The Rich Are Fleeing
Region: China
By John Kennedy, Global Voices The 2011 China Private Wealth Study, released last week by China Merchants Bank and consulting firm Bain & Company has been generating a lot of buzz on Sina Weibo and elsewhere. Among the more controversial findings of the study is that 27% of the more than 20,000 Chinese multimillionaires with more than US dollar (USD) 15,000,000 in individual assets have already emigrated abroad, and ... more
Views: 2301In China, Clearing Urban Centers of ‘Unwanted' People
Region: ChinaWritten by Oiwan Lam, Global Voices From early 2011, major cities in China have started cleaning up “dangerous” and “low-end” elements of their populations. The proposal on “population control” was firstly introduced [zh] in the People's Congress held in Beijing in January 2011. It suggested that in the coming five years, the Chinese capital has to repress popu... more
Views: 2207In China, Recent Scandals Show Ongoing Battle for Food Safety
Region: ChinaWritten by Marta Cooper , Global Voices A slew of food scandals have occurred in China in recent weeks, highlighting the country's ongoing challenge with maintaining levels of food safety. Most recently, a report on broadcaster CCTV2 revealed that a Shanghai producer of steamed buns (mantou) used contained dye and excessive amounts of artificial sweetener in the product, and relabelled for sale buns that had a... more
Views: 2862In China, Playing Revolution on Twitter
Region: ChinaWritten by John Kennedy Have the Chinese caught the freedom flu, or is China's Jasmine Revolution a bunch of amplified wishful thinking spread almost exclusively on Twitter? Why was everything posted on Twitter? Why is there no leadership? Numerous arrests have been made, computers and cellphones seized and, already, charges of state subversion have been laid. Other questions floating around: Was the original anony... more
Views: 42590China asked to pardon innocent victims of illegal drug trade
Region: China
Millions of Filipinos around the world were ecstatic over the decision of China's Supreme People's Council (SPC) to postpone the execution of the three suspected Filipino drug couriers who were caught by the Chinese authorities when they unknowingly brought in some illegal drugs into China. This happened after Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay, former mayor of Makati City--the prime commercial district in... more
Views: 2125Drug Mules: Innocent or Victims?
Region: China
Three Filipinos are seeking the help from the Philippine government after they had been arrested by the Chinese authorities for bringing in prohibited drugs into Red China. One of them identified as Sally Ordinario-Villanueva is now awaiting execution for allegedly bringing in a huge amount of illegal drugs into China. Her parents and relatives are now appealing to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to seek repri... more
Views: 2355Outsourcing To China To Become A Norm Despite A Dearth Of English Speaking Workers
Region: ChinaAccording to emerging news reports, China is fast closing up on India as a leading destination for outsourcing. Outsourcing to China is dominating the offshoring landscape at the moment, and it will be interesting to see how it does in the global market on the heels of a recession. China is ready to take on the best players in outsourcing at this point. It has made attempts to set a uniform standard for its business p... more
Views: 1972How to Clean and Care Antique Furniture
Region: ChinaToday, antique furniture not only holds the interest of the true art enthusiast, but it is also popular among common house women, because it can liven up the grace of home décor and impart a classic touch to any house. There are various antique reproductions in the market, but these replicas can never surpass the true charm of a genuine antique item. So if you own a set of antique furniture in the living room, y... more
Views: 2163why hand carved wooden picture frame popular?
Region: ChinaA picture frame is a container for a picture, such as a painting or photograph, intended to display and protect the picture. It keeps your golden memories, and at the same time decorates your house. The Development of Picture Frame Initially, the frame examples were a container for the mummy portraits, hanging in owner's homes before putting it into the funerary equipment at 2nd century A.D. in Egypt. By the 13-14 ce... more
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