A breath of fresh air – China News

There are a lot of things you could do at the Shanghai World Expo besides going around and taking pictures. From jumping onto musical trampolines to climbing the snowy Alps–the Expo provides wholesome and fun times both for the young and old.

According to Seattle Times Writer staff writer Maureen O

What does a NY Times travel writer find most engaging and interesting about Chengdu? Read inside to hear Matt Gross’ impressions of Chengdu as he completes his first trip.

Norwegian Oyvind Aamot says his first memory in life was speaking Chinese on a train in China at age 27. He didn't realize he was on a train, that he was speaking Chinese or that he was a foreigner. He didn't know what any of these things meant.

So you just spent the best part of a decade learning Mandarin and accumulating China business experience. Suddenly you realise that the air in Shanghai/Beijing/Guangzhou isn't doing wonders for your young children. If you leave China, your Mandarin won't carry much weight in the job market. Oh, and there's a recession as well. So where do you go now? It's a question more people are asking.

The myth of a monolithic Chinese cyberwar is starting to be dismantled. A look inside the teeming, chaotic world that exists instead -- and that may be far more dangerous. The autobiography of hacker SharpWinner opens on a bunch of young men in a high-rise apartment thick with cigarette smoke, in an unnamed city somewhere in China.

Hey fellow HHReporters, just wanted to mention something that is likely strikingly obvious - we've upgraded/updated a few things around here. Changes include...

1) A new design. I wobbled over whether to change the design, but in the end, this layout has a lot more to offer. Check out the sidebar (now each menu is movable and collapsible).

A leading Chinese state-run newspaper has welcomed weekend elections in military-ruled Burma which have been condemned as a farce by the West. In an editorial headed "Myanmar's election a step forward", the official Global Times said Beijing supported "Myanmar's plan to transform its political system, but knows it will not happen overnight".

Kim Jong-il's regime is even weirder and more despicable than you thought.